In 1952, a twelve-year-old film fan named Peter Bogdanovich started keeping track of every single movie he watched on 4×6 index cards. He continued the practice for almost two decades, until shortly ...

Like every graduate student, I once holed up in the library cramming for my doctoral oral exams. This ritual hazing starts with a long reading list. Come exam day, the scholar must prove mastery of a ...

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? Index cards are mostly obsolete nowadays. We use them to create flash cards, write ...