Tag Archives: Maps

Flora and Fauna

Posted on July 27, 2025 by Brian D. Butler

The wonderful, eclectic webcomic site XKCD mapped the most observed plant and animal for all 50 US states as reported by iNaturalist users. I’m not surprised that bumble bees were such a popularly observed animal — the common eastern bumble bee (Bombus impatiens) … Continue reading →

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the first cut is the deepest

Posted on July 21, 2025 by Brian D. Butler

The impressive artwork of Joanathan Bessaci includes maps cut out and layered to form images. I presently work with old Michelin maps dated from roughly 1920 to 1970. I use old French Michelin maps because I like their color and texture but … Continue reading →

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Everyone wants to see it

Posted on July 20, 2025 by Brian D. Butler

Like millions of other people, seeing the aurora borealis had long been on my list of travel goals. I was overjoyed eight years ago to finally experience the Northern Lights in Iceland after visits to Norway, Alaska and Iceland. Surprisingly, … Continue reading →

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Odds and Ends

Posted on July 15, 2025 by Brian D. Butler

Regular visitors to TBTP know that I love my coffee but I’m not sure this is a good idea.  Vampires are typically depicted as being weakened or even incinerated by sunlight.  Now the Department of Computer Science at the Eastern … Continue reading →

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“A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away”

Posted on July 13, 2025 by Brian D. Butler

I recently finished watching the outstanding Star Wars prequel Andor, which IMHO is the best one yet. But while viewing the series I was at a loss trying to place the planets featured in the program. Fortunately, there’s a terrific map of the Star … Continue reading →

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Maps explain so much

Posted on June 13, 2025 by Brian D. Butler

Wen-Jen Deng, “Globalization at table” (2023), embroidery, indigo dyeing, burlap fabric, mixed media.    

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Who reads what where

Posted on May 19, 2025 by Brian D. Butler

If you believe the main stream media reports, it would seem that folks across the United States have given up on reading and spend all of their time glued to a mobile phone. But those of us in the book … Continue reading →

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Everybody Has A Podcast

Posted on November 6, 2023 by Brian D. Butler

Maps.fm is a clever project that lets you use a world map to select podcast episodes that are about or related to a specific location on the map. Want to instantly be able to access every single podcast ever recorded … Continue reading →

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Taste The World

Posted on June 10, 2022 by Brian D. Butler

Taste Atlas is a website based on a map that will help you discover delicious local food around the world. The next time you are planning a trip, consider checking the taste atlas site to locate a tasty new treat or … Continue reading →

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Waterman Butterfly, Hobo-Dyer, or Goode Homolosine

Posted on May 16, 2021 by Brian D. Butler

I nearly did a Master’s degree in Geography, but the constant battles over map projections put me off. This clever video by Randall Munroe helps to explain some of the most popular options. You don’t have to be a map … Continue reading →

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