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Thursday, May 8, 2008 at 11:18 AM

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Posted by Christopher Stevenson

Have you ever observed a cultural phenomena, a hip trend, and just not gotten it? I'm not talking about the things that are here today and gone tomorrow like 80's hair-bands, parachute pants, and leg warmers--those things that offend the senses when you look back ten years later. I'm referring to things that are inoffensive, innately good, but only simmer under the culture surface until something causes them to surge onto the scene and build a cult-ish following. In particular, I'm referring to Moleskine notebooks.

Moleskine-style notebooks have been around for years. Rumor has it that artsy folk like Ernest Hemingway, Matisse, and Picasso held them near and dear for jotting down ideas. Journaling   

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