Category Archives: USA

Staff Picks

Posted on March 3, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

This week, Melville House Publishing announced the inauguration of the Independent Booksellers Choice Awards — the first award for indie publishing judged by indie booksellers. Why yet another book award ? Because independent booksellers are the cognoscenti, who are hooked-in … Continue reading →

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Dam Breathtaking

Posted on March 1, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

Photographer James Stillings took these breathtaking shots during the construction of the new Hoover Dam Bridge. The Phoenix Art Museum will be presenting a solo show of his amazing work August through November 2011. All photos © James Stillings

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Why Save PBS ?

Posted on February 25, 2011 by Brian D. Butler
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Why We Fight ( For Libraries )

Posted on February 22, 2011 by Brian D. Butler
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Despite What Eminem Says…

Posted on February 20, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

Despite the touching platitudes from the resurrected hip hop artist, and the hard-boiled TV commercials from the supposedly resurgent Chrysler brand, Detroit is 138 square miles of ramshackle, crumbling ignominy. Take a look at a few examples of America’s humiliation … Continue reading →

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When Air Travel Meant Luxury

Posted on February 17, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

Once considered the zenith of air travel luxury, the long-gone Boeing 314 Clipper could transport pampered flyers to faraway, exotic locales in only a matter of days. The enormous airliner, first launched in 1936, had the amazing range of 5,200 … Continue reading →

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I Can’t Believe We Lost To Lewisburg

Posted on February 16, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

It’s official. Newtown, Pennsylvania is cool. But only the seventh coolest small town in America, to be precise. The borough took the seventh spot in the “Coolest Small Town” competition by Budget Travel Magazine. With 15,082 votes, Newtown came in ahead of … Continue reading →

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Google Frees the Art

Posted on February 2, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

If you’ve been put-off by ever rising museum entrance fees or have been unable to get to your favorite museum collections, our friends at Google have a fantastic new application just for you. The Google Art Project transcends budgets and … Continue reading →

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Typography for Travelers

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

Axis Maps has announced the release of their mapping/art project “Typographic Maps”. These unique maps use nothing but type to depict roads, highways, neighborhoods, parks and physical features of cities like Boston, San Francisco, Chicago and New York. They manually weave … Continue reading →

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The Long Goodbye

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

Adios LA is a larger than life visual kiss-off to the city Jon Jackson has called home for years, as the artist/designer heads East to NYC for a job in Brooklyn. Not one to string a city along, jackson has … Continue reading →

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