The Power of Penmanship | The Art Of Manliness Podcast
The Power of Penmanship | The Art Of Manliness Podcast This is a fascinating interview with Michael Sull, a master penman.
Author: Shawn Mihalik
Ink Foraging in Central Park — The New Yorker
Ink Foraging in Central Park — The New Yorker On a recent drizzly Tuesday morning, a small group of ink enthusiasts—already rain-slicked, under umbrellas and po...
Star Trek Isn’t a Paperless Future
I thought this was a fun video.
Chuck Palahniuk on Joe Rogan
Chuck Palahniuk on Joe Rogan This whole conversation is great (although largely NSFW), but the relevant part for The Cramped starts at about 38:30 (linked), whe...
Why Stephen Hacket Uses Paper Notebooks in 2018
Solid video.
Timex Expedition Scout Review (or Why Watches Are Kind of Like Paper)
I know, I know—The Cramped is about analogue writing tools, not watches. But this post isn’t about watches, not really. It’s about choosing simple tools that do...
Smartphones Killed Handwriting. Let’s Bring It Back | The Wall Street Journal
Smartphones Killed Handwriting. Let’s Bring It Back | The Wall Street Journal I was skeptical of this piece at first (I thought it was just going be full of rec...
Schools are removing analogue clocks from exam halls
The Telegraph: Malcolm Trobe, deputy general secretary at the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL), said youngsters have become accustomed to using ...
The Analog-Digital Life | Leigh Reyes
The Analog-Digital Life | Leigh Reyes There are days it feels like I’m living from screen to screen. I answer several messages on your phone, check Instagram, h...
The Beginner’s Guide to Mechanical Pencils | JetPens
The Beginner’s Guide to Mechanical Pencils | JetPens A new guide from JetPens. In-depth and useful. Also, I’d never really thought about it, but apparently mech...