From late June 2022, the mysterious pencil ' metacil' that can be erased cleanly with a special core containing graphite and metal will be released. Since it is possible to write about 16 km without ...

Readers respond to an article in which Adrian Chiles describes being forced to write his column in ink Dear Adrian Chiles, if you found no joy in using a pen to paper, might I suggest reviving your ...

Many children today are entering school without a functional pencil grip, often due to underdeveloped fine motor skills ...

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your account’s ‘Saved for Later’ section. The rest of the editors around here know about the pencils I use. They are black, with oddly shaped ...

If you want a quality writing implement, you can rely on people who use them in their line of work every day to know the best ones to use. So when Studio Ghibli puts their name to a mechanical pencil, ...

The British Library exhibition Writing: Making Your Mark tells the story of how writing flows through the last 5,000 years of human history. Visitors might easily pass by three little pieces of lead ...

Like many skills, good writing comes with good practice. Just ask Jane Hyatt Yolen, author and editor of more than 280 books, whose most notable quotes include: “Exercise the writing muscle every day, ...

As mentioned on an earlier Happy Hour podcast, I have a giant collection of iPad styluses, having tested dozens of them since the first iPad debuted in 2010. Earlier this week, my colleague Zac Hall ...