Category Archives: USA

Manhattan, Brooklyn & da Bronx too

Posted on August 4, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

by Margot Miller by Gwen Leggett by Cybèle by James Gulliver Hancock by Cindy Leon

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Keepin’ It Minimal

Posted on July 31, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

You’ve got to love Chicago-based artist/designer Christian Jackson’s clever reimagining of covers for classic children’s books and fairy tales.

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One Day On Earth

Posted on July 21, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

Created on 10/10/10 by documentarians, students, video volunteers and just plain folks, One Day On Earth offers a unique glimpse of humanity through a recording of a 24 hour period in every country on the planet.

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The Secret Bookshop

Posted on July 20, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

Watch this engaging video about Brazenhead Books, a secret bookstore that’s been tucked away in Michael Seidenberg’s apartment on the Upper East Side ever since the rent for his original retail space in Brooklyn was quadrupled. (Jonathan Lethem used to … Continue reading →

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There’s An Infographic For That

Posted on July 14, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

       

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Flying Car : Finally Street Legal

Posted on July 9, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

Some of us have been waiting decades for our promised flying cars ( and jet packs) and now they’ve finally arrived. It’s been a bumpy road for the Terrafugia company in its development of a “roadable aircraft” over the past … Continue reading →

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Don’t Call Us…

Posted on July 8, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

Shaun Usher, who curates the brilliant Letters of Note blog, which gathers all sorts of fascinating correspondence, postcards, memos,faxes and telegrams, has published a wonderfully amusing letter from the late, great John D. MacDonald. The novelist referenced his early history … Continue reading →

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Just In Time for the 4th

Posted on July 4, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

Just in time for the July 4th weekend, PAVEL ZOUBOK GALLERY is presenting the exhibition MARK WAGNER: Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death, featuring the artist’s monumental 17 x 6 foot currency collage Liberty, a 1/11 scale play on … Continue reading →

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Libraries Without Borders

Posted on June 27, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

The Haskell Free Library and Opera House is probably the only cultural institution that’s bisected by an international border. That’s because the US/Canadian border slices right through the library’s Kenneth Baldwin International Reading Room. You enter the imposing turn-of-the-century building … Continue reading →

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Looking For A Cheap Place to Stay in NYC ?

Posted on June 19, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

Are you searching for a reasonably priced place to stay in New York City? How about camping ? No, not in a cardboard box on the sidewalk. New York may be the last place that comes to mind for sleeping … Continue reading →

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