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Category Archives: Uncategorized
Bookish TV
Folks in the UK may be au fait about this, but it’s news to me. Bookish, a new six-part murder mystery series created, starring, and written by Mark Gatiss (Sherlock, The League of Gentlemen), will premiere January 11 on PBS, with … Continue reading
“Dissent is NOT Un-American!”
Twenty-five years ago San Francisco’s iconic City Lights Books initiated a bold project using a series of banners hung along the front of the bookstore. That 5-panel banner installation was the first in a series followed by a period during … Continue reading
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Tagged Bookstore Tourism, City Lights Books, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, San Francisco
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Bookstore Tourism : Your Suggestions
Here at TBTP Global HQ we often get referrals to bookshops from readers who are regular customers and from travelers who are impressed with their discoveries. And, of course, there are the random gems that show up serendipitously. So, the … Continue reading
Not making any suggestions, but just in case…
During World War II, the U.S. government urged citizens to become everyday saboteurs when faced with Fascist regimes. In 2008, the US Central Intelligence Agency made public the handbook written for grassroots sabotage. Titled the Simple Sabotage Field Manual, the … Continue reading
It’s That Day (again)
In keeping with tradition we at Travel Between The Pages Global HQ stop to acknowledge Public Domain Day in the good old U.S. of A.. As the kids say, there’s a shit ton of free culture coming our way. “On … Continue reading
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Tagged Agatha Christie, Marx Brothers, Public Domain, William Faulkner
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And to make an end is to make a beginning
“For last year’s words belong to last year’s language And next year’s words await another voice. And to make an end is to make a beginning.” – T. S. Eliot
Performative reading and other leftover accretions
If all human activity can be measured on a spectrum of authenticity and performativity, what metrics can we use to weed out the genuine from the fabricated? Will we just know? And why do we care? If our culture of … Continue reading
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Tagged A Christmas Carol, Coffee, pirates, R.Crumb, Reading, Salman Rushdie
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“Sir, that is no way to treat a book!”
British writer and photographer Ben Schott published an essay in the New York Times Book review guaranteed to elicit a cringey response in even the most casual bibliophile. Confessions of a Book Abuser I have to admit I was flattered … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Uncategorized
Tagged Bibliophiles, Books, New York Times Book Review
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Peace on Earth
Since George Harrison’s passing in 2001, his family and estate have periodically released new videos of some of his older songs. The most recent video, for “Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth)”, is from a possibly surprising director – Stranger … Continue reading
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