Back to School Special

Paper company exec E. Bryant Crutchfield, inventor of the Trapper Keeper, has died at the the age of 85. His three-ringed gizmo, memorialized on a 2000 episode of South Park, was a feature of millions Gen-X grade-school backpacks and lockers in the 1980s. It was revived in 2021, but probably needs to add an iPad case.

More:

“E. Bryant Crutchfield, 85, Dies; Gave the World the Trapper Keeper,” Clay Risen, New York Times

“E. Bryant Crutchfield, creator of the Trapper Keeper, dies at 85,” Emily Langer, Washington Post

“The History of the Trapper Keeper,” Erin McCarthy, Mental Floss

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School Supplies

“Florida Christian School in Miami put a few order forms on its website to make school supply shopping easier. Parents can purchase their children T-shirts bearing the school’s logo or some snugly winter wear. Or, for $120, they can buy them bullet-resistant panels designed to slip into their backpacks in case of a school shooting.”

— “Florida school lets parents buy bulletproof panels for students to put in backpacks,” Travis M. Andrews, Washington Post

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“It weighs less than a book and can stop a bullet. It’s a backpack option at Miami school.” Alex Harris, Miami Herald

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Back to School

“The back-to-school season is the second-biggest shopping period of the year, behind Christmas. But while families will spend more than before, how they will do it — and where they will do it — varies widely.

A growing list of designer notebooks, luxury desk accessories and even beanbag chairs now caters to wealthy back-to-school shoppers. Shoppers can buy a $195 Gucci headband, a $572 Versace backpack and a $28 Terez pencil case on the back-to-school section of Saks’ website. Restoration Hardware has a new ‘teen’ line that includes a $2,000 ‘riveted aluminum’ desk and $250 faux fur beanbag chairs.”

— “Back-to-School Divide: $195 Headbands and $1 Glue Sticks,” Rachel Abrams, New York Times

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