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Love Is In The Air. And So Is The Year of The Dragon.
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Time to Write Some Poetry and Give Out /Receive Money Bags! Righty-ho, Pulp Aficionados, here’s a question for you. Which came first? Chinese New Year or Valentine's Day? Here’s more than a clue: Have you ever heard of the Shang Dynasty? No? Well, this dynasty from 16000 BCE held sacrificial (gulp!) ceremonies to appease the gods at the start of every new year to ensure what lies ahead would be trouble-free and prosperous. Must keep those celestial beings feeling jocular! Also, the Shangs developed the first “fully developed writing system” in the form of The Oracle Bone Script. Shabby, that...
Soft Entries Into Autumn, Going Back To School and New Beginnings.
Making Things More Fun When It Feels Like the Fun Is Over? Challenge Accepted! Not possible! I hear you cry. Pulp Enthusiasts, there’s no going back, yet the only way forward is by going back—quite the conundrum. But let’s make it easy, beautiful and fun. Bring your back-to-school kit-packing attitude to the fore. And, no, we’re not talking about golf. Things That Make You Go ‘Hmmm’ Here, we present you with five things that - when asked “Are you looking forward to the year ahead?” will make you go ‘Hmmm’ - in a ‘yes’ way. Hanemuhle Sketch and Note Diary. ...
Eleventh-Hour Energy: Plan a Last-Minute Trip Before the Holidays Self-Destruct.
This Is Not a Drill. Your Mission is to Squeeze Out the Last Funsies of Summer! People of Pulp, you’re in luck. We have the kit to help make your holiday things happen. Just in the nick of time! While the stone fruits are plentiful in the markets, the smell of coconut oil permeates the air, and all your long-sleeved clothing is still in storage, it’s time to hot-foot it for a ‘lil late Summer getaway. For those of us who are into listing everything so nothing gets lost, becomes confusing, or just like to be organised, here are...
EL SCORCHO! Summer ‘n’ Stationery: An Unlikely Power Couple.
We’re a Hot Mess, Pulpmates! And I Don’t Just Mean We’re On Fleek. Barack and Michelle, Beyonce and Jay Z, George and Amal… The list could go on! The thing about Power Couples is that they bring out the best in each other. The first power couple in history was -arguably- Marc Antony and Cleopatra. They fell in love and were politically beneficial for each other during the governance of Ancient Egypt. Serious stuff! Hollywood made a movie, and Shakespeare even wrote a play about it. Super dramatic. Summer Lovin’ Composition It's categorically toasty this year. We are incandescent!...
Well, Well, Well … If It Isn’t 2024.
2023 is Kaput. Long Live 2024! Pulp Friends! Group hug! How was it? Did you party hard? Did you party soft? Whatever you did or didn’t do, for better or worse, the party’s over. Relief, sadness, contemplation, elation. All of the above? Whatever the feels, truth be told, now there’s time to think, decompress and lean into the new year. New Year's are always loaded with expectations, revelations and resolutions! That’s a mouthful. But if you thought that putting the past behind and getting on with the Future Of You was a modern invention, then it’s time to rethink. Ye...