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Category Archives: South America
Death Before Decaf
As a life-long coffee addict and devoted aficianado, I was thrilled to get turned-on to a periodical that is “about coffee, the people who drink it, and the cities they inhabit.” Drift magazine is all about the joys of wandering great cities, … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Photography, South America, Tourism, Travel Writing, USA
Tagged Coffee, Havana, Magazines, Melbourne, Stockholm, travel magazines
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Underground Books Go Digital
For more than 20 years, public transit riders in Santiago, Chile have been able to borrow books from a network of mini-library vending machines in Metro stations. Now the service, which is provided by the municipal government and the Directorate … Continue reading
Posted in Books, ebooks, Libraries, Public Transport, South America, Tech
Tagged Chile, digital books, Santiago
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March of the Penguins
Paper penguin sculptures have been popping-up in cities around the world to raise awareness about protecting Antarctica from exploitation. The penguins were created by German artist Wolfram Kampffmeyer for the new Greenpeace campaign titled March of the Penguins. The sculptures have been … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Art, Asia, Europe, Middle East, Public Transport, South America, USA
Tagged Antarctica, Greenpeace, penguins, Street Art
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Tales From Black Mirror
If you are not a fan of Black Mirror, these wonderfully retro illustrations won’t mean much to you. But if you can’t get enough of the show, Brazilian artist and illustrator Butcher Billy’s project Tales of the Unexpected Black Mirrors is just … Continue reading
Posted in Animation, Art, South America, Tech
Tagged Black Mirror, Netflix, Pulp Fiction, Television
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Coffee Makes The World Go Round
Folks who know me will vouch for my life-long love of coffee. For the most part, I’m a coffee purist; I tend to stick with simple and direct caffeine delivery systems. Give me a doppio espresso, a Red-Eye, or just … Continue reading
Posted in Asia, Europe, Middle East, Restaurants, South America, Tourism, USA
Tagged affogato, Coffee, coffee shops, espresso
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Dance Macabre
La portentosa vida de la muerte (The Prodigious Life of Death) by Joaquín Bolaños, is a late 18th century Mexican novel that stars Death as a female protagonist ( la muerte in Spanish is a feminine noun). The story begins in the Garden … Continue reading
Stephen King Inspired
I’m a huge fan of the always wacky art work by the brilliant Brazilian artist and illustrator who goes by the name Butcher Billy. These seasonally appropriate pulp fiction and horror inspired faux book covers are a treat. Here’s what … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, South America, Writing
Tagged book cover design, Pulp Fiction, Stephen King
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Mother Tongues
The National Geographic’s senior graphics editor Alberto Lucas López created this wonderful pie chart to illustrate the proportional representation of the world’s twenty three most spoken languages. López based the graphic on native speakers, with each language marked by black … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Asia, Canada, Europe, Maps, Middle East, South America, USA
Tagged infographics, Languages, Linguistics
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Perspective on Transportation
You may be familiar with the brilliant work of Argentinian filmmaker Fernando Livschitz from his opening credits film for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert or his wild video Buenos Aires Inception Park, but his crazy short Perspective will blow your mind.
Posted in Air Travel, Animation, Film, Public Transport, South America
Tagged CGI, Filmmaking, Stephen Colbert
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Free Vintage Posters (no April Fools)
The website Free Vintage Posters offers free downloadable posters in many genres including travel, advertising, films, propaganda, food, liquor, events, and much more. There’s no catch; the images are free to use.
Posted in Air Travel, Art, Europe, Film, Public Transport, South America, Tourism, USA
Tagged airlines, Alaska, Mexico, Paris, Travel Posters
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