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Category Archives: USA
City Guides: Yes, We Still Need Them
Herb Lester Associates in London recently introduced a wonderful series of quirky and hip pocket guides and maps to some of the world’s great cities (with more to follow). These tres-retro little guides and maps are created in collaboration with a … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Maps, Tourism, Travel Writing, USA
Tagged England, Glasgow, Hackney Wick, Harlem, London, New York City, Old Street, Paris, Travel and Tourism
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New York City : Visitors Etiquette
About three weeks ago we posted an article on one artist’s valiant (and funny) campaign to raise the standards of behavior on New York City’s subways. Since then we’ve had some interesting conversations from infrequent visitors and potential tourists about … Continue reading
Posted in Tourism, USA
Tagged Big Apple, Cab Drivers, Etiquette, Manhattan, MetroCard, MTA, New York, New York City, NYC, Subway, Taxi
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BBW : Celebrate the Freedom to Read
Banned Book Week, which runs from today through October 1st this year, celebrates the freedom to read what we choose and the essential protections offered by the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. It highlights the many benefits of free … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Freedom of Speech, USA, Writing
Tagged 1984.Great Gatsby, ABA, American Library Association, ASJA, Banned Book Week, Book Web, First Amendment, First Amendment to the United States Constitution, Grapes of Wrath, Libraries, Library and Information Science, PEN, The Catcher in the Rye, United States
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Solving Travel Mysteries
Crime novelist Marcus Sakey will write and host a new Travel Channel television series called Hidden City Sakey describes of the show: “It’s sort of Anthony Bourdain‘s No Reservations meets Castle.” Throughout the twelve-episode series, Sakey will travel to Anchorage, Atlanta, … Continue reading
How to Get a Passport …today !
Have you ever had one of those travel anxiety dreams where you are about to leave on a trip abroad and you discover that your passport is missing ? Well today, National Passport Day, is the one day each year … Continue reading
Driving Jersey (New not Isle)
“Driving Jersey represents the most misunderstood and misrepresented place and people in all of America.” This terrific series of mini-documentaries features profiles and interviews by fimmakers Steve Rogers and Ryan Batt as they travel Jersey’s highways and backroads capturing … Continue reading
Green (and metaphorical too)
Columbian artist Miler Lagos works in many mediums, including video, collage, sculpture and installation. His work, which often incorporates repurposed reading materials, is often a metaphorical take on the precarious balance between human culture and the forces of nature. Miler’s … Continue reading
New York City : more MTA
It’s a clever marketing synch: the MTA, which has had its history of collusion with corrupt politicians and historic subway trains running old stock to promote a TV show about a crooked politician. HBO is paying the Metropolitan Transit Agency … Continue reading
New York City : Subway Manners
New York artist Jay Shelowitz has embarked on an admirable campaign to help his fellow New Yorkers (and visitors too) behave civilly on the city’s subway. He’s been putting up hundreds of posters modeled after the MTA’s service changes notices. … Continue reading
