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Cute and Adorable, Health and Togetherness Translation time, Pulp Fam!  If you didn’t already know, the Japanese word kawaii (かわいい) is most commonly translated as "cute" or "adorable" in English.  Example? OK, think tiny kittens, puppies, sea otters and chubby-cheeked babies all playfully interacting with each other. Get the picture?! Or the letter, rather!  Some even argue that kawaii is more than just a simple adjective; it represents a feeling of affection, healing, and joy, deeply rooted in the Japanese psyche.  But wait, there’s more to this heartwarming blogisode arc!  Ever heard of the Okinawan concept of 'Yuimaru'? It’s a Kintsugi...

Good Tidings, Besties. Welcome to the next instalment of ‘Behind the Stationary’ with Pulp. In today’s Blogisode, we look into an everyday, often overseen object: the sticker.  Hold on to your hats, kind folk; this narrative starts with the Ancient Egyptians. Again. The Powers That Be believe that the first stickers may date back to Ye Olde Egypt, as archaeologists have found remains of papers plastered to walls of ancient markets to display prices of goods. Mummified price tags - what next?  Well, ink stamps, that’s what. They were used in the United Kingdom from 1661. It was invented by...

It’s clean and fresh. It smells earthy. It’s smooth and perfect.  But a used notebook - a notebook you want to use - is another form of rich beauty. It holds promise. It invites you to share your ideas as paragraphs, dot points, illustrations, stickers, doodles, and saved notes from memorable experiences.  Shopping lists, manifestations, recipes, job contacts, lecture notes. Maybe a phone number scrawled from an admirer. Dog-eared pages, creases, coffee stains, warping and smudged ink infuse the notebook with your personality, memory and story: which is the point, right?  With a beautifully unique approach to design, the Midori...