As post-war shortages faded in memory, the 1970s-80s became a time period when middle-class Americans felt relatively comfortable financially and increasingly able to indulge themselves. During ...

For years, the knife was the most commonly used tool to sharpen the wooden writing instrument known as a pencil (which historians believe was invented in the 15th or 16th century).

I can never find a pencil sharpener when I need it and resort to shaving off wood with a sharp knife more often than not. What I need is this pack of pencils that Notcot found at Lowes.

Manual pencil sharpeners are one thing. Electric-powered sharpeners are another. But nitro engine-powered sharpeners are in a whole different league. A whole different, glorious league. Built by ...

Yes, "The Campaign for the Accurate Measurement of Creativity" is a Kickstarter for a pencil sharpener attached to a mason jar. And yes, this is pretty silly. It's also, however, a worthwhile ...

We forgot to pencil it down in our calendars, so National Pencil Day came and went on March 30 without much fanfare. But David Rees probably celebrated it. The writer and humourist is the author ...