How often do you consider the pencil? Barely registers on your scale of mildly interesting objects, you say? For shame! You and I know that without the pencil, it would be difficult to come to the ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. David Rees, the man behind the popular political comic Get Your War On, ...

Times must be tough for David Rees. The author and political cartoonist behind works such as Get Your War On started a second job in summer 2010, selling hand-sharpened writing implements—complete ...

The event promised a tutorial on pencil-sharpening techniques both novel and advanced, and that’s what the audience got. “This,” said London, pointing at the apron, “says baking cookies.” “It’s my ...