Category Archives: Art

Exercise for Bibliophiles

Posted on September 13, 2023 by Brian D. Butler

Dave Coverly  

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AI Fictions

Posted on September 11, 2023 by Brian D. Butler

 

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Dialing for poets

Posted on September 8, 2023 by Brian D. Butler

I recall similar projects, but none as widespread as the Telepoem Booth. This  brilliant interactive project is built around installations made from vintage phone booths. Users simply dial a number and listen to poetry. Even if you are not able … Continue reading →

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Crisis in the Library

Posted on September 5, 2023 by Brian D. Butler

 

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Take the Train

Posted on September 2, 2023 by Brian D. Butler

The New 20th Century Limited, 1939. Leslie Ragan (1897-1972). In the 1930s, technology began to reflect the sleek, aerodynamic lines of the Art Deco movement, and the New 20th Century Limited, designed by Henry Dreyfuss, was the pride of the … Continue reading →

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Who Made That

Posted on August 31, 2023 by Brian D. Butler

Many years ago, as I was watching one of my all time favorite films Pulp Fiction, I noticed that many of the charcters were smoking a peculiar brand of cigarette called Red Apple. For a moment I wondered who created the prop packaging and … Continue reading →

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Lou Reed meets Edgar Allan Poe

Posted on August 28, 2023 by Brian D. Butler

I have long been a fan of the late great Lou Reed, but I only recently discovered that he created an updated version of the iconic poem The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe. In 2003, he  set Poe’s most famous stories and … Continue reading →

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Modern Classics Revived

Posted on August 22, 2023 by Brian D. Butler

I was happily surprised to learn that Penguin Modern Classics has revived its crime and espionage series with titles by the likes of Josephine Tey,  John le Carré, Len Deighton and Chester Himes, published with an updated version of their … Continue reading →

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Recommending A Book

Posted on August 21, 2023 by Brian D. Butler

 

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So Long Simon and Schuster

Posted on August 20, 2023 by Brian D. Butler

The recent sale of the U.S. publishing house Simon & Schuster to some soulless private equity company that will probably sell it for parts reminded me of the story of the creation of the firm’s colophon. Richard Simon and Lincoln Schuster … Continue reading →

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