For hopeless bibliophiles and coffee addicts like me there’s no place better to while away the hours than a bookshop with its own café. One of my all time favorites, the Housing Works Bookstore in Manhattan, is included with eight other terrific independent bookshop/café combos from across the United States in the neat short video below:
It will come as no surprise to learn that Paris’ newest floating bookstore specializes in travel and maritime literature. Librairie Peniche, which is housed in a beautifully restored and remodeled barge, is the passion project of Judith Rosa and Didier Delamare. They had some difficulty in establishing a permanent home for the bookshop, but now can be found at Quai de l’Oise in the 19th.
Smartify is a very clever free app that allows users to scan artworks to identify them and then get meaningful background information. This Shazam for art is already available for more than thirty major international art venues and more are being added monthly.
Along with museums and galleries, Smartify’s developers collaborated with Wikimedia Foundation in order to incorporate Wikipedia’s extensive media galleries to speed recognition and accuracy.
You can download both iOS and Android versions of the app here.
If you click on this link, it will take you on a short trip. Use your arrow keys and space bar to control the action. The charming little animated game was created by Australian artist, illustrator, and digital designer Alexander Perrin.
In recognition of Banned Books Week, here are some quotes from surprising literary works that have been banned or censored over the years.
h/t Tom Gauld
Facebook recently reminded me that last year at this time I was back in Iceland for another amazing roadtrip. While my own photos are good enough souvenirs for me, the award-winning video below captures the moody majesty of the country much better than I ever could. The magical timelapse video by the immensely talented Greek photographer Nick Kontostavlakis is titled “Whispering Iceland”. If you watch it, I’m certain that you will begin considering your own Autumn trip to Iceland.
The stunning video features locations around the country, including Vik, Reykjanes, Lake Myvatn, Go∂afoss, Snaefellsness Peninsula, Reykjavik, and the Jökulsárlon lagoon.
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