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Category Archives: Writing
Walking New York
The New York Times Magazine commissioned the French street artist known as JR to create this amazing cover for this week’s edition. JR painted an eye-popping 150-foot tall image of 20-year old Azerbaijani waiter Elmar Aliyev and then had it … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Art, Tourism, USA, Writing
Tagged Flat Iron Building, New York Times, NYC, Street artist
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It’s World Book Day !
I’m certain that all of you bibliophiles know that today is UNESCO World Book and Copyright Day. Readers around the globe are celebrating with all manner of bookish events. My friends in the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB) are … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Bookstore Tourism, Europe, Libraries, Museums, Tourism, USA, Writing
Tagged Amsterdam, Haarlem, Lucca, UNESCO World Heritage, Vienna, World Book and Copyright Day
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Tales from the Void
Leave it to the ever creative crew at the Le Gun art collective to come up with a wonderful installation that celebrates Paris’ legendary Shakespeare and Company bookstore. The pop-up show, called “Tales from the Void”, is comprised of a … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, Bookstore Tourism, Europe, Writing
Tagged Artist Books, Paris, Shakespeare & Company
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Call Allen Ginsberg
I nearly forgot to mention that this is National Poetry Month. To celebrate San Francisco’s literary heritage and to commemorate the Beat Poets, a clever cabal of contemporary hipsters developed the “Call Allen Ginsberg” project. They installed street art pieces … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, USA, Writing
Tagged Allen Ginsberg, Beats, National Poetry Month, Poetry, San Francisco
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Sonnet 27
Two years ago, the New York Shakespeare Exchange launched an ambitious, crowdfunded project to create 154 short films based on Shakespeare Sonnets. The Sonnet Project, which features 154 different actors filmed in 154 different New York City locations, aims to … Continue reading
London G. O. T.
It seems that most people that I know are counting down the hours until the new season of Game of Thrones begins tonight. Although those of us who were early readers of the Ur text are already grumbling about the … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Europe, Maps, USA, Writing
Tagged A Song Of Ice And Fire, Game of Thrones, George R. R. Martin, London
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Why Not Brooklyn
When I first heard that there was a store in New York City devoted to the humble pencil, I assumed that it was in Brooklyn—the home of all things artisanal. But surprisingly CW Pencil is located on Forsyth Street in … Continue reading
It’s In the Bag
Musician and writer Nick Cave just released a new book that provides a visual chronicle of a 22-city 2014 North American tour. The Sick Bag Song is an absorbing collection of poetry, lyrics, drawings, doodles, and ideas all captured on … Continue reading
Posted in Air Travel, Art, Books, Canada, Music, Public Transport, USA, Writing
Tagged Montreal, Nashville, Nick Cave, Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds, Toronto
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Maybe They Should Call It Seussville
Springfield, no not the home of the Simpsons, but Springfield, Massachusetts the home town of Dr. Seuss, has announced plans to open the world’s first museum dedicated to the beloved children’s book author. The Amazing World of Dr. Seuss Museum … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, Museums, Tourism, USA, Writing
Tagged Dr. Seuss, Springfield, Theodor Seuss Geisel
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