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Amsterdam in motion
Filmed over three days in August 2024, this wonderful video shows off Amsterdam at its touristic finest. Filmmaker Kirill Neiezhmakov captured 60 sequences and 40 of them made his final cut which you can see below. The film is a … Continue reading
Bookstore Tourism: Your Suggestions Part Deux
I haven’t been to Wooster, Massachusetts, for more than fifty years, so I never visited the Bedlam Book Cafe which only opened in 2018, but if I ever pass that way again, I’ll definitely drop in. Many thanks to TBTP … Continue reading
Ten Words We Should Revive
Sometimes contemporary language fails to provide the nuance required to adequately express our thoughts and opinions. Here are some that I encourage you to sprinkle throughout everyday conversations to confound and entertain.
Inventio Fortunata (unrelated to Harry Potter)
With constant coverage of Greenland in recent news cycles, the infamous Mercator projection has come under fire anew for distorting the real shape of the world’s continents — objects closer to the poles appear larger than they should. That results in … Continue reading
Reading Road Trip
The Library of Congress, in partnership with its Affiliate Centers for the Book and PBS Books, has launched the new video series, American Stories: A Reading Road Trip. The cross-country streaming series “uncovers the literary treasures of individual states and territories … Continue reading
A little airline drama
Here at TBTP Global HQ we are always on the lookout for entertaining airline safety videos to share. While most flyers ignore safety videos because they are generally boring and repetitive, the new Philippine Airlines’ safety video utilizes a clever … Continue reading
not to have entirely wasted one’s life seems to be a worthy accomplishment
Like many writers from working-class backgrounds, Charles Bukowski suffered through numerous mind-numbing jobs before he found success as a full-time author. In his thirties, he took a position as a fill-in mailman for the U.S. Postal Service. By his late … Continue reading
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Tagged American novelists, American Poets, Black Sparrow Press, Charles Bukowski
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None dare call it travel hacking
I am relieved that actual travel writers and bloggers have stopped the tiresome use of the term “travel hacking” and just get on with the business of helpful suggestions. Here are a few of those that I’ve recently spotted. If … Continue reading
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Tagged Air Travel, airport lounges, Passports and Visas, Uber
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Blue (Rider) Winter
Despite being surrounded by artists, I know so little about art. However, as they say, I know what I like. Many years ago, I was fortunate to stumble on a wonderful exhibition on the Blue Rider (Der Blaue Reiter) movement … Continue reading
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Tagged Expressionism, Gabriele Münter, Painting, Wassily Kandinsky
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Free Books For Kids
I’m a sucker for feelgood stories about folks who are promoting literacy programs for children in their communities, but when you add book vending machines with free books for kids I’m sold. Ymani Wince isn’t just the owner of a … Continue reading
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Tagged Children's literature, indie bookstores, literacy, St.Louis
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Travel Between The Pages 