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Category Archives: South America
The Life You Can Save
In 2009, philosopher Peter Singer wrote the first edition of The Life You Can Save to demonstrate why we should care about and help those living in global extreme poverty, and how easy it is to improve and even save lives … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Asia, Books, ebooks, South America, Writing
Tagged hunger, poverty
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Another Metamorphosis
I am embarrassed to admit that I had never heard of Argentine artist and book illustrator Luis Scafati until recently. His take on Franz Kafka’s classic The Metamorphosis is creepy, but spot on. I have since discovered that Scafati has illustrated many … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, South America, Writing
Tagged Argentina, book illustration, Franz Kafka, Luis Scafati
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Train in the Rain
The Book of Questions, III Pablo Neruda – 1904-1973 III. Tell me, is the rose naked or is that her only dress? Why do trees conceal the splendor of their roots? Who hears the regrets of the thieving automobile? Is … Continue reading
Posted in Public Transport, South America, Writing
Tagged Chile, Pablo Neruda, Poetry
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Libros Para el Viaje (Books for the Journey)
Libros Para el Viaje is the brainchild of Denise Chávez owner of Casa Camino Real Bookstore in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Since the summer of 2018, she has been collecting books and distributing them to refugees at the southern U.S. border … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Bookstore Tourism, South America, USA
Tagged ABA, Central America, Immigration, New Mexico, refugees
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Bad Cartography
I love a good map, but a bad map, or a just plain silly map, can be hilarious. Terrible Maps is an anonymous online project that has been sharing some truly wacky and ridiculous examples for nearly three years. Here are a … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Europe, Maps, South America, Tourism, USA
Tagged Cartography, Comedy, Greenland, Satire
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A Book Is An Altar
The Portable Mayan Altar was created by Taller Leñateros (The Woodlander’s Workshop), an indigenous publishing house in Chiapas, Mexico founded by poet Ámbar Past in 1975. This book features a cardboard case in the form a traditional Mayan house that opens up … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, South America, Writing
Tagged artists' books, Chiapas, Mayan culture, Mexico, Publishing
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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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