The Journal

Notes from the kitchen

What we learn printing books for people we've never met.

August 24, 2026

Everything at a wedding is about the people. Except the gift.

The Knot surveyed 10,474 couples who married in 2025. What they say matters most and what people give them turn out to have almost nothing to do with each other.

Ricardo · 5 min→

August 24, 2026

Polaroid and the camera for the analog life

A camera company decided its competition was not other cameras. It is one of several brands reading the same wave, and reading it early.

Ricardo · 5 min

August 24, 2026

Turning dinner parties into a new going-out culture

Going out stopped being worth the money, so a generation stayed home.

Ricardo · 4 min

Friend cooking together in cozy apartment

August 24, 2026

How to start a Cookbook Club

Pick a theme. Write down two rules. Cook it in the same kitchen. Everything after that is decoration, and the decoration matters more than you would think.

Ana · 4 min