I usually don’t like to write about notebooks that are associated with crime– they usually involve the sociopathic journal entries of serial killers or mass shooters and I have no desire to give them any further publicity. But here’s a notebook that harkens back to an era of more romanticized (if not much less violent) … Continue reading Bonnie Parker’s Notebook
Notebooks have been in the news in Argentina! More than a dozen people have been arrested in Argentina after notebooks were found detailing what appear to be illicit political payments. They were kept by Oscar Centeno, who was employed as a driver by a public works official and describe delivering bags of cash. It’s quite … Continue reading Bribery Scandal Featuring Notebooks from Argentina
Which would you rather see a police officer using? This: Or this: I suppose for the sake of efficiency and accuracy in reporting crime, electronic record-keeping may be a good idea. But that old fashioned notebook looks nice! Read more at West Yorkshire Police to say “Goodbye” to traditional notebooks – Huddersfield Examiner.
How sad! Seen on the Brownstoner forums: June 30, 2009 Lost and Found? (Red Moleskine) So … riding my bike home last night I got bounced on by a bunch of kids on Franklin Avenue near Willoughby. Someone found most of my stuff down a stairwell the next morning but my … * Red Cowon … Continue reading Moleskine Monday: Mugged