Category Archives: USA

Our Cultural Chernobyl

Posted on January 9, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

Last month we posted two stories on Chernobyl’s new-found status as a tourist destination. This week we stumbled upon a photo-documentary by French photographers Yves Marchand and Romain Meffre that’s now available in the book Detroit in Ruins. The young … Continue reading →

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A bridge to…

Posted on December 29, 2010 by Brian D. Butler

Thanks to Wilson Dizard for the post idea.                                                                    

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Will You Be Part of TS2AS ?

Posted on December 28, 2010 by Brian D. Butler

Times Square in the heart of New York City is renowned around the world for its over-the-top public advertising. It’s an urban wonderland of kinetic billboards, enormous video screens and non-stop tickers. But one 22 year-old design student from the … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas

Posted on December 25, 2010 by Brian D. Butler

Lucasfilm’s 2010 company Christmas card

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Have You Ever Wondered…

Posted on December 13, 2010 by Brian D. Butler

Have you ever wondered what art museum guards are thinking about all day ? Well, now you can find out. There’s a new art and literature magazine being published by professional museum guards. In fact, everyone involved with Sw!pe —writers, … Continue reading →

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Support the 1st Amendment & Get Famous

Posted on December 4, 2010 by Brian D. Butler

 The First Amendment Project is a nonprofit advocacy organization dedicated to protecting and promoting freedom of information, expression, and petition. For nearly ten years, FAP has provided advice, educational materials, and legal representation to its core constituency of activists, journalists, … Continue reading →

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Visit Bucks County (for the art)

Posted on December 2, 2010 by Brian D. Butler

Bucks County, Pennsylvania is a wonderful place to visit even in the Winter. And the best place to visit is the historic, old village of Newtown. The cozy little borough’s newest art gallery, Countryside-Radhouse is the place see this December, … Continue reading →

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America’s Beautiful Libraries

Posted on November 28, 2010 by Brian D. Butler

                   

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Is This Your “Streetview” ?

Posted on November 24, 2010 by Brian D. Butler

Montreal artist Jon Rafman obsessively reviews tens of thousands of Google Maps Streetview images and compiles an intriguing ongoing world tour. A selection of his culled photos is currently on view at NYC’s New Museum in a show sponsored by … Continue reading →

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Just Your Typical NYC Station

Posted on November 23, 2010 by Brian D. Butler

The old City Hall Station, built in 1904 and decommissioned in 1945, is unlike any other New York City subway station. Filled with beautifully tiled vaults and arches, skylights, brass fittings and stained glass, it was once the terminus of … Continue reading →

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