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Stranger Than Kindness
A major donation by Australian singer and writer Nick Cave to an Oxfam bookshop in Hove on England’s south coast has drawn fans to browse the items from his personal library. The 2,000 volumes come from the recent Stranger Than Kindness art … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Bookstore Tourism, Music, Uncategorized
Tagged Brighton, England, Nick Cave, Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds, secondhand bookshops
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Don’t Get Lost
The Underground Electric Company in London published this series of posters in 1925. The set was designed by Kathleen Stenning. Each bold image promotes catching the Tube to escape the predictably unpredictable English weather.
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Tagged London, London Underground, poster art, Public transport
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the first cut is the deepest
The impressive artwork of Joanathan Bessaci includes maps cut out and layered to form images. I presently work with old Michelin maps dated from roughly 1920 to 1970. I use old French Michelin maps because I like their color and texture but … Continue reading
Everyone wants to see it
Like millions of other people, seeing the aurora borealis had long been on my list of travel goals. I was overjoyed eight years ago to finally experience the Northern Lights in Iceland after visits to Norway, Alaska and Iceland. Surprisingly, … Continue reading
How Amsterdam Was Built
I have visited hundreds of cities over the decades, but Amsterdam is the one place that I have returned to over and over. If you have been there, it’s probably one of your favorite cities too. And, if you haven’t … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Europe, Film, Uncategorized
Tagged Amsterdam, Netherlands, urban planning
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The hardest season
I was saddened yesterday to read of the passing of the American poet Andrea Gibson at the young age of 49. Here is A lovely, beautiful, and uplifting obituary of poet and activist Andrea Gibson. “One of the last things … Continue reading
Odds and Ends
Regular visitors to TBTP know that I love my coffee but I’m not sure this is a good idea. Vampires are typically depicted as being weakened or even incinerated by sunlight. Now the Department of Computer Science at the Eastern … Continue reading
Rediscover Your Childhood Reads
The books that we read in our childhood often guide us through the world all of our lives. They make us reflect upon our actions and how they can impact those around us; and, perhaps most of all, they outline … Continue reading
“A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away”
I recently finished watching the outstanding Star Wars prequel Andor, which IMHO is the best one yet. But while viewing the series I was at a loss trying to place the planets featured in the program. Fortunately, there’s a terrific map of the Star … Continue reading
Travel Between The Pages 