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February 20, 2006

Putting Pen to Paper Anew

The Washington Post is catching the feel of the paper breeze. In an article titled, Putting Pen To Paper Anew, the Post looks at the back-to-paper Moleskine phenomenon.

That urge -- to take command over a tidy, small expanse of paper, to quickly write in your own hand -- has turned the smartly marketed literary throwback into one of the odder trends of the instant-information age. Moleskine use has erupted in Washington and elsewhere, driven in part by a subculture of tech-savvy people otherwise electronically gadgeted to the hilt.

They bond online about Moleskines, often sharing their need for order. "I know some of you, like me, are multiple-Moleskine nerds," wrote one, setting off a chain of 118 responses. "It's sad, but this is how God's made us." He offered a way to keep them all straight: label the spines with an icon for each Moleskine style.

Great stuff! Read the rest from the Washington Post here.

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