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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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Armed Notebook – Nunchucks

Yes, our first love of nunchucks came from a cartoon turtle (see: Michelangelo), but we’ve gained more of an appreciation for the weapon after years of watching Bruce Lee and martial arts movies. To scribble down all the techniques and moves we want to pull off with a pair (as…

By Cool Material Guest
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Magic 8 Ball Pen

Pens are cool. Magic 8-Balls are cool. Naturally, combining the two is a fantastic idea. Which is, obviously, what this pen is all about. Is that third Jager bomb going to end up haunting me later? "Without a Doubt." Will I finally win the Mega Millions? "Dude, No Way." "Not…

By Ben Dahl
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Kaweco Special Pen and Pencil

If you enjoy the impermanence of writing in pencil over the finality of putting something down in ink, you should still invest in a quality instrument to use when doing so. This Kaweco Special Push Pencil will prove far nicer than any yellow Dixon you used in your school days.

By Cool Material Guest
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Turntable Notebook

Crafting the perfect mixtape or playlist takes a lot of thought. You don’t just sit down at the computer and start dragging and dropping files. A quality playlist has flow and is planned out. You think you’re really going to win her heart opening with “More Than Words?” No, you…

By Cool Material Guest
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Rules of Work Poster Set

Stop us if any of these things haven't crossed your mind while at the office. "Think before printing... and sleeping with co-workers." "Nothing good comes from hitting 'reply all.'" "If it's really funny it's probably harassment." Unfortunately, we don't all work at Dunder Mifflin or in an Alec Baldwin run…

By Ben Dahl
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