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The Little Red Book of the National Gallery

Recently launched: 'The Little Red Book of the National Gallery' available through their online shop. Great response so far. Here's a snip from their online store.

"New and exclusive: The Little Red Book of the National Gallery. An indispensible pocket guide full of facts not only on National Gallery paintings but almost anything art-related.

Discover which early colours contained arsenic and mercury, the meaning of apples in religious and mythological paintings, and fascinating details on some of the Gallery's rather quirky sculptures..."

Learn more.

OPEN SESSION: The Moleskinerie Open Thread Discussion

Welcome to a Special Edition of OPEN SESSION:  The Moleskinerie Open Thread Discussion.

Moleskinerie invites you, our visitors to share your thoughts on a special topic.

Today it is: "Lost notebooks"

One minute it was there, gone the next. In a cab, on the train, in your room. Panic, frustration, anger. Share the feeling.

Image:"Whodunit?" by ABF All rights reserved  

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Sighting: Agatha Christie's Marple: Series 1

Our regular sightings sleuth, Vicki Johnson has sent in another report:

"I believe I saw a Moleskine notebook in the hands of one of the characters in the PBS Mystery production of Agatha Christie's  "Murder at the Vicarage." Our PBS channel has broken it into two parts, but you can view the entire film on DVD: Agatha Christie's Marple: Series 1 --it is the newest version, starring Geraldine McKwen. Just thought I'd let you know...in case no one has pointed it out yet. This is an older film...released in 2004, I believe.

About midway through the first hour, the character "an elderly Frenchman, Professor Dufosse" is seen taking notes in a notebook that I'm pretty sure is a Moleskine..."

DVD (Netflix) link

*Moleskine in the classics. Any more recent cameos?

Cahier Mods

From Markoen Flos (aka TeleC@ster)

"This is my hack:

For various purposes I also use three small cahiers but loose they are not that handy (too handy)

Once I bought a moleskine diary (small, daily) but decided not to use it after  the medium 1 and half year version came out. I could not throw it away and because I entered my name and one month of data, I
also could not give it to somebody else (a used diary is so personal if not dirty for someone else)
I sat on it for a year and than still I could not throw it away. Then I saw the light.

Now I use it to hold my three cahiers. The interior of the diary, well that I could throw away."

That's the story, See the pictures.

Book: 500 places to see before they disappear

MoleskineCity blog has posted a review by Franca Mochi.

"500 Places to see before they disappear" is the first Frommer  publishing's guidebook dedicated to passionate travellers who want to have the last chance to visit the most endangered tourist destinations in the world. f you are concerned about the earth's survival and you worry each time you hear an alarming bad omen on the future of the globe, this book is enlightening and useful for a better understanding of the nature of the threat against each place..."

Read more.

*I doubt if I can afford to travel to all 500. Maybe 10. What's on your list?

WALL TALK @ Facebook

Recent posts at our Facebook group:

Kim W (Chicago, IL) wrote

If I didn't have my 18month little black organizer I would be lost. Lost!

Melani P (Ecuador) wrote

I write on my Moleskine with my white Lamy fountain pen!
great match!
Anybody else loves Lamy too?

Dorin B asked:

Hey there, i was wondering what kind of pen,marker or pencil you guys use to write or draw in your moleskine ?

Join these and other discussions.
We're almost 4000-strong at FB. Even top blogger Shai Coggins is there.
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Engrave your book (or your Moleskine cover)

Engrave Your Book in Portland, Oregon make these one-of-a-kind notebook covers. For those who would rather have a mountain or a black bird to look at instead of the usual cover, here's a variety to choose from. A snip:

"Black Bird by Option-G

Cole Gerst is a graphic artist and painter in Los Angeles, California. Cole heads up the firm, option-g, a multidisciplinary design firm which provides illustration, graphic design, art commisions and animation to the music and entertainment industry..."

More at their blog.

Xin Nian Kuai Le/Kung Hei Fat Choy!

Our friends at Moleskiner.cn in Shanghai sent us this beautiful card to mark the New Year.

Best wishes to everyone celebrating the Chinese Lunar New Year.

Card designer ©2008 Yiying Lu

[Thanks Victor]

Discussion: Accent pens for Moleskine

David S has started a discussion on highlighters for our notebooks.

Hola, I am investigating using Highlighters in my moleskines for a variety of reasons--mostly information that I want to copy somewhere else is getting harder to find! Is anyone else is doing this? So far my experience has been very informative...The first thing I learned is that Highlighter appears to be a brand name for "accent pens", who knew?

The next thing that I learned is that different inks respond VERY differently to being written over with an accent pen--I could really use some help with this--right now I am mostly making very bright skid
marks. I am using a Lamy with Parker ink.

Finally, the pen I am using (Paper Mate W20 Highlighter) is doing fairly well on bleed through, but I assume that this can be a major issues. I am looking to move to the Sharpie accent pens (smaller size for pocket use). Has anyone tried those?

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Sighting: "Lost"

A familiar notebook was sighted by Lynda Gonzalez in the Season 5 Premier of ABC's "Lost"
Character Daniel Faraday's with his journal in the the "Dharma Initiative."

Is this the dawning of the Notebook Age? :)