Ladies and gentlemen, may I present what is arguably one of the greatest fountain-pen friendly papers and best notebooks in the world:
Life Noble!
And, of course, it's Japanese. What else did you expect?
Expat. Books, coffee, movies, fountain pens, straight razors, rum, beer, bread, chocolate, Heritage style.
Ladies and gentlemen, may I present what is arguably one of the greatest fountain-pen friendly papers and best notebooks in the world:
Life Noble!
And, of course, it's Japanese. What else did you expect?
Bit of a milestone.
Keep in mind this is on a 175cc Kymco scooter.
Cynicism is cheap–you can buy it at any Monoprix store–it's built into all poor-quality goods.
- Graham Greene, The Comedians
Where there is Black Thunder there is happiness.
SMEG, the newish owners of La Pavoni, want to force workers to relocate or else be laid off. Please contact SMEG ( smeg @ smeg dot it ) and ask them to reconsider. (Letter available in the ALT text of pic 3)
Thank you!
A perfect Sunday. 'Nuf said.
"It's a little weird to be getting a lifetime achievement award at the half point of my career."
83-year-old Harrison Ford in his acceptance speech at the 2026 SAG Awards
🤣
The Sparrow and the Peacock, one of the best thrillers in modern times, is set to have a film adaptation.
(Yes, I have the author's permission to switch the title around like that. 😁)
#Books #Movies #ISBerry #ThePeacockAndTheSparrow #TheSparrowAndThePeacock
https://variety.com/2026/film/news/peacock-and-the-sparrow-spy-thriller-film-1236682613/
Kudos to Jim Carrey for giving this speech entirely in a foreign language. Love his comment at the end asking about his French.
Now I'm not much for the theatrics of the judges on Britain's Got Talent, but this is flippin' amazing! Literally. Or, as today's urban youth would say, it's fire. Literally.
I became aware of Redzepi over a decade ago with his connections to specialty coffee through Tim Wendelboe & James Hoffmann. I had no knowledge of his horrible actions, but took a disliking to him based on how he projected himself & his restaurant.
https://www.theguardian.com/food/2026/mar/11/noma-chef-resigns-rene-redzepi
#Coffee #Noma
Hooray! The province of British Columbia is finally getting rid of the barbaric practice of switching on and off of daylight savings time.
Fun fact, I've never lived in a place that has adhered to this vile custom, and I hope I never have to.