Category Archives: Art

Jean Paul Sartre Comic (part deux)

Posted on July 9, 2019 by Brian D. Butler
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The Original Swiss Trip

Posted on July 5, 2019 by Brian D. Butler

Brooklyn-based comic artist Brian Blomerth has released his debut graphic novel titled Bicycle Day. The technicolor confection recounts the infamous day in April 1943 when Swiss chemist Albert Hoffmann dropped the first dose of LSD. After injesting 250 micrograms of lysergic acid … Continue reading →

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Coffee and Inspiration

Posted on June 30, 2019 by Brian D. Butler

h/t Tom Gauld

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Jean Paul Sartre Stand-up Comic

Posted on June 28, 2019 by Brian D. Butler

h/t to Corey Mohler you can see more of this clever stuff at Existential Comics  

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Happy 200th Herman

Posted on June 19, 2019 by Brian D. Butler

With all of the hullabaloo about local literary star Walt Whitman’s 200th anniversary celebrations, I completely missed the fact that it is also the 200th birthday of Herman Melville. To celebrate the anniversary, Chronicle Books has published this splendid pop-up … Continue reading →

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Writing Science Fiction

Posted on June 18, 2019 by Brian D. Butler

h/t Tom Gauld    

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Just Another Lazy Caturday

Posted on June 15, 2019 by Brian D. Butler

 

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Get Get Shorty

Posted on June 13, 2019 by Brian D. Butler

Here at TBTP World HQ we are big fans of The Folio Society’s beautifully executed reissues of literary classics and popular modern novels. They have a knack for putting together a stunning package and commissioning the right illustrator for each edition. … Continue reading →

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Island Reading

Posted on June 11, 2019 by Brian D. Butler

Residents of the tiny Greek island of Kimolos, located in the southwest of the Cyclades island group, have installed free lending libraries at all the major beaches of the island to make tourists’ visits even more enjoyable. The little free … Continue reading →

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La Sagesse

Posted on June 9, 2019 by Brian D. Butler

La Sagesse (1940-1941). Tamara de Lempicka (Polish, 1898-1980). Oil on panel. La Sagesse, or “Wisdom,” takes its inspiration from the Old Masters, all the while exuding Lempicka’s signature style. The layout and type of figure in this painting bring to … Continue reading →

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