I loved this little item from the Lumina News: The legendary mailbox at the north end of Wrightsville Beach found a new home after Hurricane Irene. Twice. First installed beside a north end dune in 2003 by Bernie and Sidney Nykanen, the couple inscribed the phrase: “Leave a Note” on the mailbox door. Inside was … Continue reading A Public Journal on a North Carolina Beach
Dave has been featured here before: Slow Boat’s Chinese Notebooks. It turns out his collection of Asian notebooks goes much further, including these quirky finds! See more notebook photos and commentary at Dave’s blog, Slow Boat. Thanks for sharing these, Dave!
Here’s a Moleskine page that’s gone viral: I knew about some of these, but others were a surprise! Time to go back and study Shakespeare, I guess! Read more at Things We Say Today And Owe To Shakespeare : The Two-Way : NPR.
Here’s an interesting article– not about notebooks in itself, really, it brings up some interesting questions about how people “recycle” vintage imagery for stationery and other products.  Two young women in Cincinnati are testing the fringes of Fabulous Fifties nostalgia by selling reproductions of 1955 police mug shots. And their company, Larken Design, … Continue reading Notebooks Featuring Old Mug Shots
Check out the Triangle Notebook if you want to try something really different! It’s from MoMA’s Destination: Istanbul collection. Via CoolHunting: Triangle Notebook
Moleskine’s latest celebrity devotees: Charlotte Rampling: “She writes regularly in Moleskine notebooks, jotting notes and reflections.” via Forever femme fatale. and Heidi Klum: “As anyone who knows me well will tell you, I love making lists. I think they are the best way to keep my life organized and I am never without a Moleskine … Continue reading Moleskine Monday: Fabulous Female Fans
I always like coming across random images of notebooks in advertisements. This one is rather intriguing: Here’s a close-up: I can’t help wondering where they got that notebook! Or perhaps they made it? It sort of looks like a Midori Traveler’s Notebook, with the raw-edged leather cover and 3 smaller booklets within. But the booklets … Continue reading Notebook in Arnold Sandwich Thins Ad
The other day, I was getting on the subway to go to work in the morning when I spotted a guy who seemed like a walking stereotype. He was a big, tall guy, with the physique of a football player. He had a baseball cap on backwards, and was wearing a t-shirt, khaki shorts and … Continue reading Moleskine Monday: It Takes All Kinds…
I love coming across odd little stories about notebooks. This one taught me that a “lakh” is 100,000 in the Indian number system. I also had no idea that it was customary to celebrate politicians’ birthdays with extravagant gifts. It’s nice to see that someone turned that tradition into something that would benefit school children: … Continue reading Indian Government Official Gives Away Notebooks
Here’s someone whose notebooks I’d be very curious to see: Former WWE Champion Ultimate Warrior revealed on his official website last week that he is working on a book documenting his career.”Been pulling out and putting together all the files and materials of work that Ive done on and off for years,” he wrote. … Continue reading Even Wrestlers Keep Notebooks