Good News: Since the safe return of the Artemis II astronauts, photos and stories of the success of the mission and beautiful images of the moon, earth and space are being seen around the internet. Bask in the good space vibes. Links below.
Bad News: There’s a link below announcing price increases for postage stamps in the US starting in July. Starting April 26, all parcel shipment prices will increase by 8% and are expected to stay at this higher level through January 17, 2027. Be prepared that this will affect all shops small and large.
Still Feeling Space-y:
- Stunning Artemis II Phone Wallpapers (via Kottke.org)
- How the Successful NASA Artemis II Mission Made History (via My Modern Met)
- My Moon Mission PPK (via Fueled by Clouds & Coffee)
Pens:
- Comparing Two Popular Multi Pen Systems: Pilot Hi-Tec-C Coleto and Uni Style Fit (via The Gentleman Stationer)
- Do I really need every colour of [insert pen brand here]? (via Inky Imaginings)
- Sailor’s New Steel Nib Fountain Pen: 1911 Casual L Stable (via Yoseka Stationery)
- A Largely Casual Review of the Sailor 1911 Large Casual (via Stationery Vagaries)
Ink:
- Octopus Fluids – Celestial Shimmer Ink Collection (via FOUNTAIN PEN INK ART)
- ink review : iroshizuku jurojin (100th Anniversary) (via inkxplorations)
- Pilot Iroshizuku Shin-kai (via Inkcredible Colours)
Pencils:
- Pentel Graph 1000 for Pro Drafting Pencil Review (via The Pen Addict)
Planners, Notebooks & Paper:
- Finding Your Planning Personality: Functional, Decorative, or Somewhere in Between (via Planner Fun)
- ‘Planner Reset’ (via Philofaxy)
Art & Creativity:
- Post-Digital Digital Glitch Collages (via Kottke.org)
- Incredible Digital Photography That Transforms Everyday Architecture Into Melancholic Scenes (via Design You Trust)
- Breathtaking Cinematic Illustrations That Will Make You Rethink Sci-Fi Concept Art (via Design You Trust)
- Artist Gives Away “Pinkest Pink” for Free on Its 10th Anniversary (via My Modern Met)
- Abi Castillo’s Ceramic Beings Contrast Delicacy With the Natural World (via Colossal)
Other Interesting Things:
- Ope, I’m Back (via Left Hook Pens)
- Review – Legends & Lattes (via Rachel’s Reflections)
- New, Old, and Random — April Notes (via Line Variation)
- The Unanswerable Question (via Rachel’s Reflections)
- Enjoy Collection 2026: Q1 (via Dime Novel Raven)
- 2026 Atlanta Pen Show (via Olive Octopus)
- A Half Hour of Scrappy Joy (via Modern Daily Knitting)
- U.S. Postal Service Recommends New Prices for July (USPS Newsroom)
- Experiencing the world with all my senses (via Baum-kuchen)
- This tiny e-ink reader is small enough to attach to the back… (via Kottke.org)
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