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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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Render K Custom Machined Pen

At this point, it's all but assumed that every one of you reading this owns at least one nice pen. You probably also own at least one nice bag, one set of cups and some pretty sweet accessories for your phone. What's the point? Owning one doesn't mean you can't…

By Ben Dahl
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Accessories
Travelteq Pencil Holder

The last time we had anything that stored pencils in it, it was a tin case emblazoned with Batman, and not the black clad Dark Knight, no, we're talking blue and gray garb. So it's been a while since we've carried around a bunch of #2's. Thanks to this pencil holder from…

By Mike Newman
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Dunder Mifflin Copy Paper

We can safely say this is the most excited we've ever been about copy paper. After watching The Office for seasons on end and getting sucked into the inner workings of the lamest/most hilarious workplace on television, we're finally able to get our hands on some real Dunder Mifflin Copy Paper. Our…

By Mike Newman
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Inbox Mini Cargo Crate

Normally hearing the term "inbox" gives us a slight anxiety attack. We think of all the emails we've put off responding to that are now buried in a pile of spam trying to sell us "enhancement" pills, painkillers and toner cartridges. No thank you. We would feel a little better about tackling that…

By Mike Newman
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Gig Posters 2012 Wall Calendar

Thanks to cell phones, wall calendars have gone the way of clocks, disposable cameras and hand writing things. You don't really need a calendar, but you don't need a watch either and every one of you knows how much we love those. It isn't really a matter of convenience anyways, it…

By Ben Dahl
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