Tag Archives: Las Vegas

Bookstore Tourism: Las Vegas

Posted on July 6, 2019 by Brian D. Butler

When I think about bookstore tourism, Las Vegas is not the first place that comes to mind. In fact, the last time that I was in Vegas—about a decade ago—there wasn’t an indie bookshop to be found. That changed in … Continue reading →

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Visit Planet Vegas

Posted on July 2, 2016 by Brian D. Butler

Director Philip Bloom has created an otherworldly version of Sin City in this surrealistic, slo-mo, infrared video peek at Las Vegas. Actually, it’s exactly as I remember it.

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Magic Mountains

Posted on May 18, 2016 by Brian D. Butler

Just about 20 minutes south of the famous Las Vegas Strip, Swiss artist Ugo Rondinone has erected a monumental installation of stacked boulders. Rising 10 meters above the desert, “Seven Magic Mountains” is constructed of colorfully painted limestone rocks, which … Continue reading →

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Sin City

Posted on February 17, 2015 by Brian D. Butler

I have to admit that I was dazzled by my first view of Las Vegas from a plane, but photographer Vincent Laforet’s images of Sin City from 10,000 feet at night are truly breathtaking . Taken while literally hanging out … Continue reading →

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Passion for Postcards

Posted on April 26, 2014 by Brian D. Butler

The Boston Public Library has uploaded more than 90,000 images to their Flickr page in 380 different sets. One of my favorites is a wonderful, nostalgic collections of over 25,000 postcards of U.S. sites. The linen textured, colored postcards were … Continue reading →

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This Is Not A Map

Posted on February 3, 2014 by Brian D. Butler

Poetry Wanted is a tiny Paris-based publisher with a somewhat incongruous focus on photography. Last year the company founder, photographer Rémi Noël launched a project called “This Is Not A Map”, which produces a publication that looks like a map … Continue reading →

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There’s An Infographic For That

Posted on July 14, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

       

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