Link Love: Desk AV Club?

I’m always surprised by what I find in my RSS reader each week and this week was no different. First, there were many posts I didn’t include. Suffice it to say they were many posts that made me sad, angry or frustrated with the state of the world. My wish is that we are kind to the world, to those that are different to us, who might not understand or agree with.

In more happy, positive posts, Studio Ghibli made multiple appearances. Nothing makes me happier than Totoro so that vastly improved how I felt. There are several new films coming soon: one about Foley artists and one about chef Anthony Bourdain. I’m adding both to my “to watch” list. Should we start a Desk Film Club?

In the pen community, Joe at Gentleman Stationer posted a follow-up to Jesi’s post about the End of Tomoe River paper and the Fountain Pen Pharmacist reviewed one of my all-time favorite inks Pen BBS Tolstoy.

Pens:

• Fountain Pen Review: 2021 Lamy Safari Special Edition Terra Red and Savannah Green (via Rants of The Archer)
• News: M605 Green-White Special Edition (via The Pelikan’s Perch)
• Video-Review: Lamy Imporium (via Scrively)
• St. Louis Pen Show 2021 Ink: KWZ’s Meet me in St. Louis “Forest Park Green” (via Inkdependence!)
• Montblanc Around the World in 80 Days Blue Fountain Pen Ink (via Gourmet Pens)
• Monteverde Fireopal on World Craft Freiheit (via Inkcredible Colours)

Ink:

• PenBBS #224 Tolstoy (via Fountain Pen Pharmacist)
• Backpack Ink London Navy (via Fountain Pen Pharmacist)
• Diamine Writer’s Blood (via Mountain of Ink)
• Monteverde Fireopal on World Craft Freiheit (via Inkcredible Colours)
• Kobe 58 Hyogo Canal Blue (via Mountain of Ink)

Notebooks & Paper:

• What Are Dutch Doors? And Tips To Creating Them In Your Own Bullet Journal (via Archer and Olive
• The Big Paper Retesting and Rerating (via Fountain Pen Love)
• The End of Tomoe River (?) and Possible Replacements (via The Gentleman Stationer)
• Notion: The best digital Bullet Journal companion (via Rediscover Analog)

Art & Creativity:

• Learn How to Stitch Amazing Women With ‘Empowered Embroidery’ Book (via Brown Paper Bag)
• I’m on Sneaky Artist podcast (via Parka Blogs)
• Behind the Scenes This Week: What it’s Really Like to Run an Art Business (via My Giant Strawberry)
• How much iPad storage do you need for digital art? (via Parka Blogs)
• Work (Even the Creative Kind) Won’t Love You Back (via Hyperallergic)
• 19 artists come together to Stop Asian Hate in a print collaboration with Paperboy (via Creative Boom)

Other Interesting Things:

• The joys of the returning pen meetup (via mnmlscholar)
• Mid-Year review: Personal Favorites (via The Gentleman Stationer)
• Mid-Year Review: Popular Content from the First Half of 2021 (via The Gentleman Stationer)
• Scar Cover-Up Tattoos Help Women Regain Confidence in Their Bodies (via My Modern Met)
• More details of the Studio Ghibli theme park revealed, including an area inspired by My Neighbor Totoro (via It’s Nice That)
• Film Prop Makers Built a Totoro-Themed ‘Dream Studio’ in the Blue Mountains of Australia (via Spoon & Tamago)
• Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain (via Kottke.org)
• Daylight Robbery: Photographs by Andy Billman that explore the 1696 Window Tax in London (via Creative Boom)
• You Can Now Get Cat Sticker To Cover Up Racist Graffiti You Find On The Streets (via Design You Trust)
• Footsteps: How Movie Sounds Are Made (via Kottke.org)
• The Typography of Watches (via Kottke.org)
• How to Write Engaging Letters to Kids (via The Postman’s Knock)
• U.S. Postal Service Delivery of Mail Sees Across-the-Board Improvements as Recovery from Pandemic Continues (via USPS Newsroom)

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