The Clubhouse, Vol 2

View this email in your browser It’s time for the Writing Club monthly roundup. Here’s February’s serving of things that have entertained us, enlightened us and kept us busy.   This time, we’re seeking fortunes in cookies, sipping finely-described cocktails and getting a bit weird about the intricacies of pencil sharpening. Thanks for joining us.   CHANGING FORTUNES How Instagram made the cookie crumble What happens when the inspiration guy feels uninspired? In the world of #blessed quotes and sentiment-overload, one veteran fortune cookie writer has had enough. COPY ON THE MENU Shaken up and served with a twist   Cloud 9 is a cocktail bar that took an unconventional approach to menu-writing by letting Vice journalist Joel Golby do it. The result? Wonderful. The lesson? Be brave. WHY DO WE WORK SO HARD? How are you? Busy! How are you? Busy!   In 1930, John Maynard Keynes predicted that we’d all be doing 10-hour work weeks by now. And yet, here we are, at your desk. The Economist wonders why. A PEEK INSIDE THE MINDS OF GREAT DESIGNERS Binge-learning   This month we’ve been watching the Netflix series ABSTRACT, which explores the practises and philosophies of today's best designers. It’s well worth your time.   Netflix bonus: Get to the site’s hidden content using these secret codes. WORDS WORTH STEALING Can’t describe the feeling? Someone else probably can.   Dr Tim Lomas collects words from other languages that describe emotions that dear old English can’t quite capture. Learn some new ones at the Positive Lexicography project. SURE, YOUR PENCIL'S SHARP. BUT IS IT ARTISAN SHARP? Pencil sharpening done properly, with love, by hand, etc.   We’re coming late to the artisan pencil sharpening party. But the artisan pencil sharpening party is still going strong. AND FINALLY, FRESH FROM THE WRITING CLUB DESKS... ART, TECH, CHICKEN, BRICKS A picture of what we’ve been up to   It’s been a busy old month here at the Club. We’ve been providing words for Nando’s, Lego Education, Hive, Samsung, EE and the National Portrait Gallery. Which is a wonderful day out, by the way. Find some familiar faces here. Copyright © 2017 Writing Club. All rights reserved.  We’ve sent you this email because you signed up for our newsletter on our website. Our mailing address is: hello@writingclub.co.uk Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list

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