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Category Archives: Uncategorized
Life Lingers On Blank Pages
Regular visitors to TBTP know that I am a huge admirer of the Spanish street art collective known as Luz Interruptus. They recently completed this extraordinary installation for the first International Festival of Light at the beautiful Plaza Mayor in … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Europe, Tourism, Uncategorized
Tagged Arts festivals, Madrid, Spain, Street Art
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If you see one coming, you should run
Aa a child I was fascinated by the old European Jewish tales of the Golem. When I visited Prague just after the Velvet Revolution, I had the opportunity to walk the streets of the ancient Ghetto and see the places … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, Europe, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged Folklore, Kabbala, Prague
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What’s The Word
If you haven’t heard about the daily word game Wordle, you must have been off on a silent retreat somewhere. Launched in October, with no fanfare whatsoever, the simple little online game has gone viral, with millions of users. Josh Wardle built … Continue reading
Books Saved the Town, Now the Internet Is Killing It
Four decades ago, the little Belgian town of Redu was revitalized by its transformation into the Village Du Livre. The village that had been shrinking fast as farm jobs disappeared and families moved away. But in the mid-1980s, a group of … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Bookstore Tourism, Europe, Tourism, Uncategorized
Tagged Belgium, Bookselling, booktowns
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Mary Shelley Shattered Expectations
Each year at this time I check out the Rare Book Hub Top 500 prices paid at auction in the books and paper field for the previous year. In 2021 prices skyrocketed across the board. Here’s a link to the … Continue reading
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How is a book like a spoon ?
I was recently asked by a TBTP subscriber why I never posted any stories about e-books or e-readers. My flippant response was to share the quote (above) from the late, great author/philosopher/bibliophile Umberto Eco from his book This Is Not the … Continue reading
Foxfires New Year’s Eve
Foxes gather at the large, old enoki (hackberry) tree on New Year’s Eve to prepare to pay homage at the Ōji Inari shrine, the headquarters of the Inari cult in eastern Japan (Kantō). The cult centers on the god of … Continue reading
There’s Nothing Funny About The Haunted Clown Motel
I have stayed at some sketchy motels over the years, but nothing quite equals the bizarre Clown Motel in Tonopah, Nevada. Located adjacent to and on top of an old west cemetary, the motel/roadside attraction offers spooky, and IMHO very creepy, accomodations … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Hotels, Tourism, Uncategorized, USA
Tagged clowns, ghosts, Haunted Hotel, motels, Nevada
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Just in time for Halloween
I have no intention of ever setting foot inside the Salem, Massachusetts Salem Witch Board Museum but this spooky little museum in the historic town seems like the perfect spot for Halloween. The attraction located in the town that’s famous … Continue reading
Posted in History, Museums, Tourism, Uncategorized, USA
Tagged Occult, Salem, witches
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Seeing Into Tomorrow
In my early adolescence I was deeply moved by the powerful writings of Richard Wright. It was difficult to imagine that anyone who read his novel Native Son or memoir Black Boy would not be enraged by his depictions of America’s … Continue reading
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Travel Between The Pages 