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
I’m sure you’ve read about Moleskine’s foray into new product lines such as backpacks, reading glasses and other non-notebook items. They’ve been a little vague about the full extent of their expansion, but through some behind-the-scenes contacts, I managed to get one of the first samples for review: Moleskine underwear, aka “Moleskivvies!” From the catalog: … Continue reading Sneak Peak at One of Moleskine’s New Non-Notebook Items!!
Keep an eye out for these funky notebooks in your favorite gift or stationery shop! I spotted some at Cog & Pearl in Brooklyn a while back… They’re very cute, smaller than the usual cahier-type notebook. See more at Red Horseshoe Paper, notebooks, journals, labels, stationery, diaries, notepads, tattoos, palmistry and more.
Check out this online advertisement I stumbled across: very notebooky! They’re marketing a high-tech smartphone, but still come back to good old-fashioned paper.
I forget how I stumbled across this book, but I love the cover: The Amazon page for The Vinyl Cafe Notebooks doesn’t have much info, but it turns out Stuart McLean is a Canadian author who has a radio show called The Vinyl Cafe. Find out more here.
How cool is this? A notebook that looks like the SIM card from a cellphone! SIMbook Notebook is designed to look like the SIM card for your mobile phone. Description The SIMbook Notebook is a handy notepad for jotting down notes, making shopping lists or making memos. It’s the ideal little pad to keep in … Continue reading SIM Notebook
Check out 0MAk0’s Moleskine Volant notebook, which was inadvertently left in some laundry: Ouch!
Now this is a cool way to disguise your MacBook Air! The composition book cover is great, but the lined paper skin around the keyboard really completes it! Via Cult of Mac.
Karl Rove made a speech to the Yale Political Union, in which he held up a member’s two Moleskines as a sign of pretension: The man known as “Bush’s Brain†doesn’t like the recent healthcare legislation, global warming or Moleskine notebooks… “I have never before been in a group that was so obviously and clearly … Continue reading Moleskine Monday: Karl Rove Doesn’t Like Them