Category Archives: Europe

Mad for Madrid

Posted on September 21, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

Joanna Gniady Olivia McDaniel Julia Bolchakova Nate Padavick Natalie Shenker Yusef Zapata Veronica Cerri

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Oxford Inklings

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

Recently, while doing some research on an early edition of one of J.R.R. Tolkien’s lesser known books I ran across a brief article about the author’s life in Oxford and his social network there. The venerable university city of Oxford … Continue reading →

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Paris is Haunted

Posted on September 18, 2011 by Brian D. Butler
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Crete via the Scheimpflug Principle

Posted on September 16, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

This clever tilt-shift video was filmed by Joerg Daiber at locations around the amazing isle of Crete.

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London by Bus

Posted on September 12, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

If you’re like me, you love to wander through cities the lazy way : by public transit. It’s always a bit surreal to take-in the city as it swims by a bus or tram. This excellent short film of London … Continue reading →

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Paris Skyliners

Posted on August 30, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

Five young men of questionable sanity recently attached a thin nylon line between Paris’ twin 400 foot Tours Mercuriales. Then then proceeded to defy death by cavorting on the slackline for this amazing video. You can see more of their … Continue reading →

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Belgium : The Last Horse Fishermen

Posted on August 29, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

Oosterduinkerke, on the coast of Flanders, is the last place in Europe to see the 500 year-old tradition of commercial fishing by horseback.

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Paris Orly : Virtually Helpful

Posted on August 23, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

Orly Airport in Paris is experimenting with virtual boarding agent avatars to assist and inform passengers. The pilot project at Paris’ second airport, just south of the city, began in July, and has so far been met with a mix … Continue reading →

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Sunday Should Be Random

Posted on August 21, 2011 by Brian D. Butler
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Paris : L’impensable

Posted on August 17, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

Baker Jean-Louis Hecht operates a small chain of traditional boulangerie around Paris, but that has not stopped him from embracing a hitherto unthinkable method of delivering the iconic baguette. Earlier this year he began experimenting with a vending machine that … Continue reading →

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