Category Archives: USA

whatever walked there, walked alone

Posted on October 29, 2019 by Brian D. Butler

If you are looking for a memorable read for Halloween, you can’t go wrong with Shirley Jackson’s very spooky 1959 novel The Haunting of Hill House. The intriguing opening paragraph is one of the best in modern literature and will entice even … Continue reading →

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October : The rain falls like dirty string

Posted on October 28, 2019 by Brian D. Butler

Tom Clark October  

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It’s Poe Season Again

Posted on October 26, 2019 by Brian D. Butler
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MOMA gets a facelift

Posted on October 21, 2019 by Brian D. Butler

Devoted fans have been anxiously waiting for New York City’s Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) to reopen. The museum closed in summer for a four-month $450 million renovation project, and will finally unveil its makeover to the museum-going public today. … Continue reading →

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NYC Tourist Hoax

Posted on October 13, 2019 by Brian D. Butler

Sculptor, prankster, and big-time hoaxster Joe Reginella has struck New York City once again with a marvelously silly faux memorial statue. This one “remembers” all of the missing tourists who have been eaten by subterranean packs of wild wolves. The … Continue reading →

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Not Columbus Day Any More

Posted on October 12, 2019 by Brian D. Butler

Happy Indigenous Peoples Day  

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American Voyageur

Posted on October 11, 2019 by Brian D. Butler

Few American writers have achieved the cultural impact of Herman Melville, author of the eternal classic Moby-Dick, yet he died unrecognized by his contemporaries for his genius. To commemorate the 200th anniversary of Melville’s birth, Philadelphia’s Rosenbach Museum and Library has … Continue reading →

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Ghost Ship

Posted on October 9, 2019 by Brian D. Butler

For the month of October, a Ghost Ship can be found on the Delaware River at Race Street Pier  on the Philadelphia waterfront. The Ghost Ship is a project created by artists Biangle Studio, curator Ryan Strand Greenberg, and the Delaware River … Continue reading →

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Times Square Horror Show

Posted on October 8, 2019 by Brian D. Butler

Thanks entirely to a successful crowdfunding campaign, artist Mitch O’Connell raised enough money to put his horrific They Live billboard in New York City’s Times Square. What could be scarier than a conman, grifter, monster in power? If the money keeps coming … Continue reading →

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Library of Congress Crime Spree

Posted on September 29, 2019 by Brian D. Butler

  The U.S. Library of Congress has recently announced a new collaboration with Poison Pen Press to launch the Library of Congress Crime Classics Series. Beginning this Spring, classic American crime novels will see new life with the reissue of fiction … Continue reading →

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