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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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Atoma Notebooks

There are a few things you need to know about these Atoma notebooks from Belgium. First, everything is in German which, while confusing, makes them even cooler in our opinion. Second, Atoma has been making notebooks like this one for 60 years so they clearly know what they're doing. Most…

By Ben Dahl
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The Inkless Metal Pen

Graphite is for people who aren’t confident in what they’re writing and accountants. Ink is for doodling in meetings. Metal is for everything else. If you want to make a point (that doesn’t require any sharpening or refilling), look no further than the Inkless Metal Pen. There’s no ink to…

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AG Spalding & Bros. Pens

When people tell you to write things down it isn’t a suggestion, it’s a deterrent. You write the grocery list, or your next great idea or the list of Christmas presents so you don’t get yelled at or ultimately end up forgetting. In order to do that, you need a…

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Custom Machined Aluminum 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…

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Sharpie Marker Cover – Checkers

Sharpie markers are the greatest thing to happen to college pranks, office shenanigans and general purpose labeling since, well, ever. But whenever you need one, they never seem to be around. The problem is the fact that they all look the same. It’s easy for Joey from Office Services to…

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