10E2019: Pointer Brand site refresh

Holy upgrade Batman! Great to see a new site and more on offer from Pointer Brand. OK a few broken links but nobody is perfect... Check the Special Make section.

10E2018: Field Notes Brand gets into publishing

"What are the last two words of the National Anthem? “Play Ball” of course." - Field Notes

Offered yesterday to their subscribers and today to everyone, Field Notes Brand (of Aaron Draplin memo book fame) have created something called Field Notes Brand Books. Their first release is a A Drive Into The Gap; "a true story about baseball. And fathers and sons. It’s about memory and identity, and an insidious illness that can rob a person of both." Read chapter 1 and get sucked in here.

The deal is you get a 3 pack of Field Notes (Outfield Green, Infield Brown, and Hardball White) and the book printed in that same recognizable style for $12. These guys are in serious danger of making reading seem cool...

10E2017: Cucumber Salad w/ Rice Vinegar

This is a super quick, crisp and cool salad for anytime. Heat the rice vinegar and add a dash of sugar. Boom, done.

You can def slice the cukes thinner, or add toasted sesame seeds at the end, or even add thinly sliced shrimp [that is good -ed.].  These cucumbers from Enterprise Farmers (MA) via the hardworkers of the Somerville Mobile Market.

10E2016: Book Wars

I have not been to this particular local book club yet but they have a great idea for discussions; book wars. Brilliant. Paraphrased as below.

Read books by authors who were also rivals and compare the works.

A pair that springs to mind is Faulkner vs. Hemingway.
Faulkner: "He has never been known to use a word that might send a reader to the dictionary."
Hemingway: "Poor Faulkner. Does he really think big emotions come from big words? He thinks I don't know the ten-dollar words. I know them all right. But there are older and simpler and better words, and those are the ones I use."

Or Mario Vargas Llosa vs. Gabriel Garcia Marquez? The former once punched the latter in the face, and no one quite knows why (http://www.mentalflos...) 

Any other ideas for rivalries? 

 Killer idea. Hope they go through with it.

10E2015: Julia Child's 100th Birthday

To celebrate what would have been Julia Child's 100th birthday on August 15th, WGBH is hosting a month's worth of Julia. The remix above might not hit Mr Rogers levels but it brings a smile. Huge fans of JC here at 10e - so more to come on this upcoming "birthday". If anyone knows of corresponding events in Somerville/Boston give a shout.

10E2014: Team Spirit by Errol Morris

This is flat out incredible film-making. Errol Morris hits it out of the park [... -ed.] with this look at sports fans who incorporate team spirit into their funerals. Not silly, or arch. Just a master interviewer. Found via CreativeReview.