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The Most Famous Pen in History Turns 100 This Year
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The Most Famous Pen in History Turns 100 This Year
By Brett Braley
I Moved To Ireland For a 3-Month Brewing Internship. Here’s What It Was Like
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I Moved To Ireland For a 3-Month Brewing Internship. Here’s What It Was Like

I spent the last three months of 2022 working at Kinnegar Brewing, an Irish craft brewery in Letterkenny, County Donegal. For homebrewers who want to learn what it’s actually like to work in a brewery, an internship like this provides invaluable lessons—including lessons that can be applied to being a…

By Dillon McLaughlin
The Reversible ALTI Desk Mat Includes Wireless Charging
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The Reversible ALTI Desk Mat Includes Wireless Charging

We'll always be big fans of desk mats. While our previous favorites were standard cutting mats, those were quickly replaced once we found out about the ALTI Wireless Charging Desk Mat. The ALTI features a premium vegan leather surface on one side and plush felt on the other, with a…

By Ben Dahl
Dango Products Pen Tray
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Dango Products Pen Tray

Depending on how serious you are about your personal writing instruments, you probably already have at least one or two pens from Dango Products. If you do, you’re familiar with their approach to manufacturing. Namely, they make attractive, durable pens and desk accessories out of machined aluminum. This pen tray…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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Display a T-Rex Tooth, Some Mammoth Hair, a Bit of Human Skull and More on Your Desktop

In your search for random trinkets to make your workspace unique, you've probably come across a few that have helped catch the attention of your fellow cube dwellers. None of these even come close to the attention-grabbing ability of the Mini Museum. Constructed by Hans Fex, each Mini Museum -…

By Mike Newman
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Entertainment
This Sketchbook Stores Those Important Ideas You Drew on Napkins

Some of your most brilliant ideas have probably come to you after you've had a couple glasses of vino. When you're out, those ideas get quickly transcribed onto bar napkins that proceed to get wet and leave your plans to create a working time machine lost forever. This sketchbook from…

By Mike Newman
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Tools
Use Your Bic Pen on Your iPad

We're sticklers for the written word. Heck, we created these damn things. Still, technology dictates that we have to do certain things with our i-devices and smartphones. Bic, the classic pen brand, is changing with the times but keeping us die-hards in mind. The Cristul Stylus gives you the classic…

By Mike Newman
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Mover & Shaker Pens Built For Writing on the Go

The one issue with 90% of the pen projects posted on Kickstarter is they are so elaborate that they really only make sense for using at your desk. Let's be honest, if your jotting notes on the go, a pen with a threaded cap or an aluminum holster isn't going…

By Mike Newman
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Podpad Is Your New Modern Workstation

If you're going for a clean and minimal aesthetic in your home, Podpad should be your new office. The wall-mounted unit not only stores all your devices, but it also opens up to reveal a desk and a space for files, mail, or a stack of TPS reports. The design…

By Mike Newman
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