PRODUCTS I’M USING RIGHT NOWW
3 41 2Dangerous when
bored.Newsletters EditorPAVLÍNA ČERNÁ
Canon G7 Mark II
Helps me travel light
and collect amazing
pictures wherever I go.Epson Home Cinema 880
The image quality for the
price is unmatched. Once
you see Michael Scott in
larger-than-life size, there is
no going back.The North Face
Hedgehog Fastpack GTX
Low Hiking Shoes
I’ve walked countless miles
in these shoes, including
Europe’s 500-mile Camino
de Santiago. I refuse to
retire them just yet.Kindle Paperwhite
As much as I love the
smell of printed books,
Kindle has made my book
addiction much lighter and
more bearable. It’s been
my constant companion
since 2013.Crochet All Day
My grandma taught me how to
crochet when I was 6, and I ran-
domly remembered the skill during
the first pandemic lockdown. Now
I make Disney characters and fruit
with eyes on request.
On My Reading List
The Vanishing Half , by Brit Ben-
nett—I’m just finishing this up and
don’t want the story to end. Also,
Dominicana, by Angie Cruz, and
The Midnight Library, by Matt Haig.Best Thing POP
Has Taught
Me (So Far)
I keep confirming that the
more I know, the more
there is to know. But in the
’90s, I used to religiously
watch Popular Mechanics
for Kids with my brother,
and I still remember
how to get an egg into a
bottle—that’s hard to beat.CURRENT PASSION
PROJECT
Translating a book,
Šikmý kostel by Karin
Lednická, from Czech to
English. It’s a historical
fiction about a Czech
town that vanished.
It’s much harder than I
thought. Sometimes I get
stuck on a single word
for hours, looking for a
perfect translation to
carry over the meaning,
and it’s just so satisfying
when I find it.@CernaPavlinaPaul Collins
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Finished Product
or Process?
Always the process. I’m here for the
journey, not the destination.
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