Category Archives: Tech

Mapping 2016

Posted on December 22, 2016 by Brian D. Butler

Every year, the National Geographic tantalizes cartography geeks with a selection of the year’s best published maps. The 2016 list is fascinating and wildly diverse in focus and design. I’ve shared some below, but you can view the entire list … Continue reading →

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Subway Rhapsody

Posted on December 19, 2016 by Brian D. Butler
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Light Up Winter

Posted on December 18, 2016 by Brian D. Butler

If you’ve ever visited Montreal during the winter months, then you know that it can be cold, dark and dreary, but each year the Luminothérapie festival discovers new and entertaining ways to dispel the gloom and lighten up the season. … Continue reading →

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Getting Trippy With The Tate

Posted on December 7, 2016 by Brian D. Butler

Animator Jack Sachs spent just three weeks creating this trippy little video tour of the Tate Britain Museum in London. Sachs’ surreal CG characters occupy the staid gallery while guiding us on an engaging tour of the art treasures. I … Continue reading →

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All who wander can now stopover

Posted on December 6, 2016 by Brian D. Butler

In my experience adding an inexpensive (or free) stopover, or planning multi-city flights, is usually a time-consuming hassle, with mixed results. Now Air Wander’s just launched search engine promises to streamline the discovery and booking process. To use Air Wander, you simply input your … Continue reading →

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Virtual History

Posted on December 3, 2016 by Brian D. Butler

On his death in 1837, English architect and avid collector Sir John Soane bequeathed his stately London mansion and personal museum and library to the nation, with the stipulation that it would be preserved intact. He also required that the … Continue reading →

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Autumn in Prague

Posted on November 29, 2016 by Brian D. Butler

If you’ve ever been to Prague and wondered what it looked like from above without climbing the 299 steps up the Petrin Hill Tower, this wonderful short film will answer all of your questions. But if you’ve never visited the … Continue reading →

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Natural Drama (for a change)

Posted on November 12, 2016 by Brian D. Butler

After days of political drama, high anxiety, and little sleep, I need some good old natural drama. Thank you Yannick Calonge for this amazing aerial footage of Iceland. Serendipitously, we were in country at the same time this September.

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I am curious yellow

Posted on October 17, 2016 by Brian D. Butler

I recently had a scintillating conversation about pencils with two artists. I only wish that I had seen this neat video beforehand so that I could have contributed some pithy pencil trivia.

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Watch This Space

Posted on September 25, 2016 by Brian D. Butler
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