Category Archives: Asia

Way Too Cold For Me

Posted on January 2, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

Work began back on December 1, 2010 for the 27th annual Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival, but the official opening ceremony doesn’t take palce until January 5, 2011 in the capital of China’s Heilongjiang Province. The amazing event will … Continue reading →

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The Art of the News

Posted on January 1, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

San Francisco artist Johnny Selman has created a challenging internet project, BBCX365, which aims to bridge the enormous knowledge gap between Americans and international news. Each day he designs a new and compelling poster based on a BBC headline. Once … Continue reading →

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A bridge to…

Posted on December 29, 2010 by Brian D. Butler

Thanks to Wilson Dizard for the post idea.                                                                    

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First Cut Is The Deepest

Posted on December 12, 2010 by Brian D. Butler

Like most booklovers ( and bookdealers ), I still cringe a little at the notion of cutting-up a book for art. But the brilliant work by Japanese artist Ryuta Iida is definitely engaging. With just a knife and an old … Continue reading →

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Don’t Forget Your Umbrella

Posted on December 5, 2010 by Brian D. Butler
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Attention Map Geeks

Posted on September 12, 2010 by Brian D. Butler

The amazing new exhibition, Strait Through: Magellan to Cook & the Pacific at the Main Gallery of the Firestone Library, Princeton University runs until January 2, 2011 The fascinating exhibition documents the drama of the unfolding European exploration of the Pacific … Continue reading →

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Maps A la Carte

Posted on September 9, 2010 by Brian D. Butler

I was pleased to see a brief story about travel friend Andrew Owen’s A la Carte Maps project on the New York Times Intransit Blog and in Sunday’s NY Times travel section. Although they only cover ten cities, A la … Continue reading →

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Books Not Bombs

Posted on September 5, 2010 by Brian D. Butler

The mission of Operation Medical Libraries is to collect and distribute current medical textbooks and journals to war-torn countries through partnerships with American medical schools, hospitals, physicians, dentists, medical professionals and the US military. Almost all medical professionals in the … Continue reading →

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The Atlas Obscura…don’t get lost there

Posted on July 6, 2010 by Brian D. Butler

 Welcome to the Atlas Obscura, a compendium of this age’s wonders, curiosities, and esoterica. The Atlas Obscura is a collaborative project with the goal of cataloging all of the singular, eccentric, bizarre, fantastical, and strange out-of-the-way places that get left … Continue reading →

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A World Mapped By Stories

Posted on June 5, 2010 by Brian D. Butler

Controversial author Salman Rushdie spent a decade in hiding after his novel The Satanic Verses resulted in a deadly fatwa from Iranian dictator Khomeini. Now the Indian born novelist is the focus of an extraordinary public multi-media exhibition entitled “A … Continue reading →

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