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When Fragrance Meets Smoke. Brighten your spirit, lighten your soul by burning aromatic incense, Pulp Incense Enthusiasts. Yuragi Incense, to be precise.  Originally, incense was used for religious purposes in Mesopotamia, Egypt and India. Back then, it was made primarily from cinnamon, sandalwood and jasmine.  The Ancients burned the delightfully smelly stuff to “counteract disagreeable odours and to drive away demons”. Go them!  Japanese incense, in particular, is an essential (pun intended!) aspect of Japanese Culture. Legend has it that a log of agarwood washed up on the shores of Awaji Island during the Asukura Period in 595 CE. The piece of...

Carry-Alls that Promote Warm and Fuzzy Beliefs and Feelings!  Pulp Bag Fans. Here we are. It's the time of year when the weather maybe -just maybe- feels like it's getting a little cooler. And if not, then you’re probably (definitely?) thinking that you wish it were cooler.  In any case, the heat has been going on for quite some time now, and if you love or hate it, you kinda wanna cosplay Autumn right now, but you don’t want to fully wrap up in a coat, boots and thermals.  No fear, there are other ways. We’re here to help you...

Are you a Sun Lover and a Note-Taker? Us Too!  The definition of you: The sun is out. You’re going to the beach, gardening, going for walks, taking naps in the daylight, seeking out that vitamin D! You’re reading and writing in the sun!  We know you, Pulp sun children. We got you. And we have the perfect item for this unique mix of personality and productivity … peachy!  But first, let’s bask in a small history lesson on the origins of sun-worshipping.  Sun worship was prevalent in Ancient Egypt. Horus, the god of the sun and sky, was “kind...

What does Valentine’s Day mean to you, Pulp Friends?  Well, once upon a time, it was specifically for all the people who were with a significant other out there. And let’s be honest, it was a day that divided people. The chasm between those who were in couples and those who were not was decidedly wide and scary! Indeed, the poet Chaucer (who was alive in the Middle Ages) was the first to associate Valentine’s Day with Romantic Love. So we have him to blame/thank!  But let’s leave the past behind and focus on the present moment. The relevance of Valentine's...

Keep your cool, valuable and sentimental objects near and dear to your body and heart. Pulp Cohorts! We know you well, and we like you a lot. An obvious statement, but we had to say it.  There’s a reason we keep calling you our besties.  If we were professional tennis players, you’d be our doubles partner. If we were starting up a podcast, we’d want you as our co-host! If we were synchronised swimmers, we’d wanna do water ballet with you. The list goes on … Being close to you is really all it’s cracked up to be. We know...