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We delve deep into the mesmerizing world of a girl whose life unfolded against a backdrop of Hollywood glitz and familial mysteries. Her grandfather’s dreams painted the city’s skyline, her dad’s music echoed through its streets, but it was the sinister allure of a cult that would cast the longest shadow. Join us on this enigmatic journey, a blend of chilling revelations and heartfelt revelations, where the pursuit of stardom and the weight of secrets converge. We’ll navigate the hushed whis ...
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We talk writing and music this week alongside our typical super-charged banter. And the notebook of the week! Fire Mike Miles Louise Gluck The Work of Art by Adam Moss Tabula Rasa: Volume Four by John McPhee in the New Yorker Story Club with George Saunders Waxahatchee Good Morning Charley Crockett DEHD NYT Magazine: How Khruangbin’s Sound Became t…
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Adam finds a tonic for spider bite, makes Uber conversation, Ted reads the Hobbit, Adam witnesses a short story, Ted passes a collision center. We also talk about the fun and potential of drawing little comics in our notebooks as more of a daily practice. Original Sin Black Widow Cider Vox review of Making Comics by Lynda Barry Papier Tigre From 20…
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Baseball writer and storyteller Paul Jackson of Project 3.18 joins us to discuss his project, wherein he serves up truly fabulous true stories from baseball’s past. The kind of stories you’ll tell and re-tell at fantasy baseball drafts. Alphabetical Diaries by Sheila Heti A Long Petal of the Sea by Isabel Allende Project 3.18 by Paul Jackson. Baseb…
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We dig into our book club read Vertigo by WG Sebald, share our notebook of the week, and more. The Vaster Wilds by the master Lauren Groff Denim jacket stuff on our newsletter ABOUT: BLANKS, our notebook of the week Boston General Store The Locavore by Caroline Weaver Peter Mendelsund Vertigo edition with Mendulsund cover Take Note episode about Sl…
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Dapper Notes – Enon Avital’s unique, beautiful notebooks covered in lush paper and fabric and filled with excellent paper – occupy a special place in the notebook landscape. Brimming with color and texture, they elevate the pocket notebook to an art form, and the hand of their creator quite literally graces every book. Enon is that creator, and we …
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Lemn Sissay Lemn Sissay and Lebogang Mashile on Start the Week The Trumpet of the Swan How Emilly Wilson Made Homer Wilson Modern Emily Wilson YouTube Field Notes Birch Bark Field Notes Shelterwood Robert Frost Birches Vandals Who Trashed Robert Frost's Home Take Poetry Classes as Penance Dromgoole's Clairefontaine Collection Atlas Stationers' Clai…
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Episode 3 of "I Am Number Eight," is a step forward in our story. We gently move beyond the foggy recollections of the past, like a morning mist slowly lifting to reveal a still blurry landscape. We're starting to get a clearer sense of the story that remains shrouded in mystery that haunts our narrator as she uncovers more memories of history, and…
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In this second episode of "I Am Number Eight," our narrator stumbles upon a forgotten diary, a relic from her youthful days, brimming with family secrets seen through the eyes of 12 year old girl navigating a unique family life. With a wry and skeptical style, she invites us to join her on a journey through the winding corridors of her coming of ag…
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We delve deep into the mesmerizing world of Hollywood glitz and familial mysteries. A grandfather's dreams painted the city's skyline, a dad's music echoed through its streets, but it was the sinister allure of a cult that would cast the longest shadow. A blend of chilling and heartfelt revelations, where the pursuit of stardom and the weight of se…
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Summer is almost over, so what could be more appropriate than breaking down the stories in the New Yorker’s summer fiction issue? Ryan Slie joins us, to our delight. Sign up for the Substack newsletter! Field Notes DDC Standard Issue Factory Floor Elton John’s “I Guess That’s Why They Call It the Blues” Houston Astro Bill Doran Field Notes Kraft - …
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Solarpunk Judge John Hodgman: This is the Name of Your Mullet Galveston Railroad Museum Field Notes Coffee Farm Costa Rica Field Notes DDC Logos Dave Eggers on Maurice Sendak Jesse Ball Arthur Bradford's Dogwalker Adam's June 2023 Playlist (Apple Music) (Spotify) The Wager by David Grann The Collected Maxims of W.G. Sebald Those Who Leave and Those…
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Adam reflects on his experience with Martin Amis, Adam’s archive is all screwed up, Ted bounces around San Francisco and reads a couple of books. And a correction: Ryan Slie was not reading Anna Karenina. Field Notes Leap of Faith Martin Amis Kinokuniya San Francisco Lamy Flagship Store San Francisco City Lights bookstore The Real Work by Adam Gopn…
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We talk more about notebooks for a specific purpose, wherein Ted gives up on his dream journal while Adam thrives as a dream journaler. Meanwhile, Packaging World breaks news of new Pentel packaging: we break it down. Dapper Notes Pentel Reimagines Blister Packs as Plastic-Free, Packaging World magazine Saving Time by Jenny O’Dell…
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We talk journals for specific purposes (aka a good excuse to start another journal) and Ted shares his books and stationery explorations in Charlotte, NC. And listener Scott B. builds on our discussion of refilling Pilot pens. Main Street Books, Davidson, NC BOOKS! Good Postage Elisa Gabbert Fine Point Communications Write Notepads Paper Journal Ba…
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John Prine "Lake Marie" The Decembrists "Don't Carry It All" Michael Marra "The Lonesome Death of Francis Clarke" Buster Keaton "One Week" Uni Ball Jetstream Uni Ball Signo 207 The Rest is Noise Kakuyo Lead Pencil 1.3 Field Notes Unexposed Dapper Notes Playground Baseball Prospectus 2023 David Lynch Weather Report Radio France La B.O. Klimt (Malkov…
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Adam makes a song recommendation that becomes a cultural tidal wave in Ted’s household, and they swap yarns about going for the double cheeseburger, cabin fireplace safety, radical baseball honesty, and more. Spy novelist Mick Herron Field Notes Hatch Print Michael Marra on Spotify BBC Radio 3 (DJ honorific to Sarah Mohr-Pietsch) Robert Burns…
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Field Notes Snowy Evening Schon Design Pocket Six The Candy House by Jennifer Egan A Promised Land by Barack Obama Nemone on BBC6 Lessons by Ian McEwan Midori Traveller's Notebook Anderson Pens Vintage Pens Field Notes Hatch Print Lamy Tipo Platinum 3776 Standard Memorandum 2023 McDonald Observatory Dapper Notes Flying To Lady Into Fox by David Gar…
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Adam provides a timely addition to the ongoing summer beverage series, we run through some new stationery acquisitions, and Ted revels in a playlist Adam culled from the far reaches of Radio France. Costco Vonbee Honey Citron & Ginger Tea Fourth Pres Church, Chicago Lousy Liner recycle ink and pens craighill.co Kepler pen Main Street Books Davidson…
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Adam and Ted get some IRL face time, Ted watches the old Willow with the family, and Adam negotiates with his reptile guy and puts in place a backup plan. We also talk about the new Field Notes edition and Field Notes Kraft Plus edition anvil cards, Houston Field Notes Hatch Show Print edition Huckberry x Draplin Field Notes Take Note Substack news…
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What’s the proper note-jotting etiquette? Notebook vs. phone? We dig into the etiquette a little further. In whaddya gots, parents must choose whether to display their allegiance, Adam spins a yarn of disrespecting Natalie Merchant via submarine sandwich, has a near-miss medical non-situation, and plans ahead with Baron Fig. Field Notes Harvest edi…
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