Tag Archives: New York City

Occupy Wall Street

Posted on October 7, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

As the Occupy Wall Street protests continue to to grow and spread, in their down-time hundreds of demostrators are reading books donated to the protest’s official outdoor library. If you’d like to donate reading material to the library, here’s the … Continue reading →

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City Guides: Yes, We Still Need Them

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

Herb Lester Associates in London recently introduced a wonderful series of quirky and hip pocket guides and maps to some of the world’s great cities (with more to follow). These tres-retro little guides and maps are created in collaboration with a … Continue reading →

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New York City : Visitors Etiquette

Posted on September 29, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

About three weeks ago we posted an article on one artist’s valiant (and funny) campaign to raise the standards of behavior on New York City’s subways. Since then we’ve had some interesting conversations from infrequent visitors and potential tourists about … Continue reading →

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Humans of New York

Posted on September 22, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

The Humans of New York Project is an admirable effort to create a photographic census of New York City. The project, brainchild of photographer Brandon Stanton, hopes to collect 10,000 street portraits and to plot them geographically on an interactive … Continue reading →

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Never Forget

Posted on September 11, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

9/11/01

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More Maps, Yes More Maps

Posted on June 7, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

The clever Seoul-based design group ZeroPerZero is reimagining subways and railway systems from around the world for a brilliant set of travel maps. Here’s their offerings (so far):

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New York City Loves Its Libraries

Posted on May 17, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

It’s the 100th anniversary of the New York Public Library Beaux-Arts Schwartzman Building at Fifth Avenue and 42 Street, and they want New York City residents to celebrate by reading—but the NYPL doesn’t want them to pick up just any … Continue reading →

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PEN World Voices Festival Pt.7

Posted on April 17, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

A veritable United Nations of world literature will convene next week in New York City for the 7th annual PEN World Voices Festival of International Literature. Hundreds of writers from more than three dozen nations will meet in NYC to … Continue reading →

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Amy Sedaris Can Be So Nasty

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

Along with pithy book reviews and commentary on the New York literary scene, writer Bill Ryan posts cleverly insulting book dedications that he elicits from his literary heroes on his wildly funny blog Insulted By Authors. Be forewarned, the language … Continue reading →

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New York, New York

Posted on January 21, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

The Architectural League of New York recently featured artist/photographer/printmaker Michael Neff’s captivating ongoing project “The Night Shadow” on their website. Brooklyn-based Neff outlines the contours of shadows with chalk and then photographs the resulting drawings. “I chose chalk for this … Continue reading →

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