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Star Wars in a notebook

Star Wars in a Notebook!

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Phantasmo submitted this animated tribute to the film that started the whole saga.

" Playing with the idea of "how you remember the movie, back then" and using things in common when you were in school like notebooks, cut-out figures, cotton and the alike. The short recreates in three minutes the original movie, using some random and sometimes witty ideas/comments from me and other kids that have seen it in the last few years. It's like a crazy summary by a kid who sees the movie for the first time."

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Rick Steves’ Travel Journal

Buzzine contributing writer Charissa Arsaoui shares her impressions of Rick Steve's Travel Journal:

Containing 182 lined pages and 16 blank pages for sketching, it is the ultimate companion for your trip abroad. Lightweight and portable, it can be stashed in a bag or suitcase effortlessly and taken out whenever you want to capture a moment with a thought or enclose a souvenir within its pages.

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The Lettered Set

This article jolted us out of our intermittent hiatus:

"Stationery aficionados say the cost is worth it: for the feel of the artisan’s hand — cutting the die, sliding the tissue into the envelope, feeding the printing press — married to the effort of one’s own hand.

“It’s a little flash of character and extra care,” said Celerie Kemble, a Manhattan designer who created a line of limited-edition stationery for Dempsey & Carroll last fall. “Using a card says, ‘You stopped me in my tracks and this comes from my heart.’ ” When you pair that idea with the choice of paper, font and ink — what Ms. Kemble called “a reinforcement of a decorative identity or a kind of personality stamp” — you have a memorable object, a keepsake.

Link to the New York Times article