Welcome back to Birdbrained Science! April, also known as National Poetry Month, is fast approaching, so today I’m going to talk about something a little unusual for a science ...

President Trump explains why his famous bold markers are a budget-friendly alternative to the very expensive presidential ...

Stationerycore, as many call the culture, is having its moment, with devotees flocking to events such as the recent Chicago ...

Goodbye, stains!

At Park Street’s Pen Mahotsav, on till March 22, enthusiasts of all ages bond over craftsmanship, nostalgia and rare finds ...

From prestigious collector pieces to dependable everyday writers, the following pens stand out for their design, reliability, and reputation, making them excellent additions to any enthusiast’s collec ...

Anciently a man with bunched shoulder muscles squatted on his lean haunches and, with a piece of chipped flint, scratched a design on a piece of bone. That was writing. A Babylonian tucked his curled ...

In a corner on the fourth floor of Bishwo Shahitto Kendro, a small crowd, including me, leaned over a wide display case filled with fountain pens. Among them, a slender black pen gleamed like a relic ...

Joel Blumberg was running a $75 million leather company when in 1992 he announced to his wife that he’d be going into the fountain pen business. She immediately wrote off the idea because she didn’t ...

The enormous patina-green fountain pen juts over the sidewalk on F Street, two blocks from the White House, its gold nib pointing down at the front doors like a command. “Fahrney’s Pens,” the sign in ...

There are very few tools most people think less about than pens. They seem to spring logoed and logoless from a kind of inexhaustible reserve in cups, drawers, and backpacks. Any of these pens—or most ...

The Birmingham Pen Company is just one of a number of small companies worldwide that offer alternatives to heritage brands. By Rachel Felder When the brothers Josh and Nick Cotherman decided to start ...