Tag Archives: Mexico

One Minute in Mexico

Posted on January 30, 2014 by Brian D. Butler

It’s been a few years since I’ve been to Mexico, but it’s a rare week when I don’t have Mexican food. I challenge you to watch this terrific video and not crave Mexican food for dinner. The video is from … Continue reading →

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Get Ready For Roadtrippin’

Posted on May 11, 2013 by Brian D. Butler

Rand McNally has been publishing a terrific road atlas for 90 years. To celebrate the handy old-school atlas’ anniversary, they’ve combined all of the detail of the paper road maps with digital functionality. The iPad app ($4.99) includes maps for all … Continue reading →

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Keep Reading

Posted on March 15, 2013 by Brian D. Butler

This exciting series of award-winning, promotional videos was produced last year for the Mexico City bookstore chain Libreria Gandhi by the advertising firm Ogilvy Mexico and the videos were directed by Rodrigo Garcia. If you’re in Mexico City, be sure to … Continue reading →

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Traveling Photographer

Posted on January 18, 2013 by Brian D. Butler

This ingenuous short documentary by Max Monty is entitled “A Traveling Photographer”. The film documents the unpretentious, but often poignant work that photographer Kevin Russ creates on his wanderings through the U.S. west and in Mexico. Russ’ pared down technique … Continue reading →

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Free WiFi

Posted on May 2, 2012 by Brian D. Butler

Free wifi service in public spaces has become common in the United States and in Europe, but the concept is not widespread in Mexico. Now South American internet provider Terra has come up with an amusingly creative way to bring … Continue reading →

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Tacky Tourists, Tacky Photos

Posted on November 3, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

Let’s face it, when we travel we all become tourists. But are we all destined to become tacky tourists, who take tacky tourist photos ? The hilarious website Tacky Tourist Photos, curated by Darren Garnick and Peter Koziell, seems to … Continue reading →

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All the museum that money can buy

Posted on March 5, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

Carlos Slim could be the world’s richest person with an estimated wealth exceeding $53 billion. But on March 1st he was just another art patron unveiling his personal museum. The Museo Soumaya, named for Slim’s late wife, will open officially … Continue reading →

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Just Sublime

Posted on November 26, 2010 by Brian D. Butler

British artist Jason de Caires Taylor creates extraordinary life-sized cement sculptures of people in a variety of poses and then submerges them in the sea off of the Mexican Yucatan and in the Caribbean Sea off of Grenada. Eventually, the … Continue reading →

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El Dia de los Muertos

Posted on November 2, 2010 by Brian D. Butler
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