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Category Archives: South America
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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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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