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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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Maxx & Unicorn Leather Notebooks

If you're looking for a well-made notebook that you won't want to toss out after you fill it up like something from your local office supply store, Brooklyn's Maxx & Unicorn has you covered. They teamed up with Marilyn Glinka of Emgie Libris to create a handbound journal that's crafted from a…

By Mike Newman
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Goods: Back to work Tech

It’s time to get down to business. Yeah, the summer was loaded with fun in the sun, but now it’s time to start plugging away again. Before you start going back to that full Friday schedule and your tan slowly fades, gear up with some new gadgets for the days…

By Mike Newman
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The Bolt: Machined Bolt Action Pen

Yes, this is another Kickstarter project about a pen. Right now, it's only a project video, but eventually it will probably end up in the Approved: list. So, what makes The Bolt different? There's a sweet bolt action mechanism to release the ink. There's no cap to lose. The materials…

By Ben Dahl
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Typodarium 2013 Calendar

We can't explain why we love different fonts and certain typeface, but we do . . . a lot. We have a calendar this year that has each month written out in a new and interesting style, but the fact is, that far from satisfies our curiosity for checking out new design.…

By Mike Newman
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Moleskine Audio Cassette Notebooks

We've got a notebook for just about everything we want to keep track of. We've got a frayed stack of ones filled with old To-Do lists, we've got one or two for reviewing movies and we have plenty of suds-stained beer rating numbers that, at times, are illegible. Our next project…

By Mike Newman
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