Category Archives: USA

Asterisms

Posted on November 16, 2012 by Brian D. Butler

While checking out the Kandinsky 1911-1913 show at the Guggenheim Museum in New York, I ran across a new exhibition by NYC-based Mexican artist Gabriel Orozoco titled “Asterisms”. The binary show features thousands of diverse objects Orozoco collected from the … Continue reading →

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Caught Mapping

Posted on November 13, 2012 by Brian D. Butler

In this era of Google Maps, Street View, GPS and satnav systems, most of us take the humble road map for granted. We don’t appreciate the complex and tedious work that was involved in the production of accurate road maps … Continue reading →

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Pity the Holiday Travelers

Posted on November 12, 2012 by Brian D. Butler

In less than two weeks the United States will be celebrating our annual Thanksgiving holiday. With more than 42.5 million Americans hitting the road, Thanksgiving week is one of the busiest travel periods in the U.S. each year. This revealing … Continue reading →

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We Still Love NY

Posted on November 8, 2012 by Brian D. Butler

Millions of New Yorkers have been impacted by Hurrican Sandy, including the city’s arts community. The Chelsea arts district was particularly hard hit by flooding which devastated many galleries and studios. NYC-based, Chilean-born artist Sebastian Errazuriz has created a series … Continue reading →

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First Book

Posted on November 7, 2012 by Brian D. Butler

First Book, a nonprofit organization that promotes reading among children of low-income families, has opened a relief fund to provide books to schools and families impacted by Hurricane Sandy. Every $2.50 donation will provide a new book to a child and … Continue reading →

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Be Prepared

Posted on November 6, 2012 by Brian D. Butler

Many of us who live on the East Coast of the United States have been rudely schooled on the importance of being prepared for natural disasters and emergencies. Lots of folks that I know will wish that they had heard of the … Continue reading →

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Posted on November 5, 2012 by Brian D. Butler

In 2009, the RTL television network in the Netherlands filmed a feature in New York City on a proposal to construct a Dutch-style storm barrier across New York harbor. In light of last week’s visit by Hurricane Sandy, it seems … Continue reading →

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Take Thunder Rd to The Killing Fields

Posted on October 26, 2012 by Brian D. Butler

The witty folks at the British design  group Dorothy created this faux-vintage map of Los Angeles based on film titles. The Film Map cannily incorporates more than 900 movie titles that replace the actual street names, sites and geographical features, … Continue reading →

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Every Dot On The Map

Posted on October 21, 2012 by Brian D. Butler

“Every dot on a map interests me.” “unless the sun inside you is burning your gut, don’t do it.” Samizdat is here. Sometimes we all want to run away and live in cave.

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Or, the Whale

Posted on October 19, 2012 by Brian D. Butler

Yesterday, Google treated us to a neat Google Doodle to celebrate the 161st anniversary of the publication of Moby Dick, or, the whale, the iconic American novel by Herman Melville. If you have yet to meet the challenge of the … Continue reading →

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