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The 15 Best Baseball Songs Ever Written

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The 15 Best Baseball Songs Ever Written The World Series is underway and while pundits across the globe examine Tony LaRussa's bullpen management or Nelson Cruz's ability to hit a fastball from Arlington to El Paso, I'm going to focus on baseball's…

Dick Perez: Drawing Baseball’s Immortals

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Dick Perez: Drawing Baseball's Immortals If we were to choose one person that best personifies the relationship between sports and the world of creative endeavors that Studio 602 champions, that person could well be Dick Perez. Born in San…

Pencil Artist of the Week: Rajacenna

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Last week, we mentioned this week’s pencil artist on our Tumblr page. At the time, we did not know her name, where she came from or where she learned to wield a pencil. Well, now we do. Her name is Rajacenna, and she is an 18-year-old Dutch…

Paul Simon Discusses his Songwriting Process

Paul Simon Discusses his Songwriting Process The great Paul Simon celebrated his 70th birthday this week. One of the greatest songwriters ever to pick up a pencil, his credits include "Mrs. Robinson", "The Sound of Silence" and "Bridge Over…
Weird words

Brabbling Over A Whisternefet: Weird Words and Their Meanings

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Brabbling Over A Whisternefet: Weird Words and Their Meanings When at a loss for words, most of us reach for the dictionary to find the appropriate sentiment. However, thousands of words are omitted from stand-bys like the Oxford English Dictionary…

Ten Unique Halloween Costumes Full of Tricks and Treats

Halloween approaches, and the time to gather the elements for unique Halloween costumes is disappearing faster than the last of the summer heat. Studio 602 has ten unique costume suggestions that you are unlikely to see at any other Halloween…

Five Notebook Blogs to Follow

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Regardless of the brand of notebook you prefer (though we hope you'll try the new lines from Blackwing, Fabio Ricci, ForestChoice and Palomino at Pencils.com), your notebook is where ideas find their home. Here are five blogs that can inspire…

Pencil Artist of the Week: Brent Sommerhauser

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This week’s pencil artist is a sculptor by the name of Brent Sommerhauser. His body of work features everything from glasswork and wood sculptures, to a sculpture made entirely of copy paper. It’s what Brent does with the common pencil,…
Emmy award shows

And the Winner Is: Pencils and the Emmys

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And the Winner Is: Pencils and the Emmy Awards We live in an age where the spoiler is king. Information is readily available from all corners of the globe with just the click of a button, and the rise of social media has encouraged users to…

The Lost Notebooks of Hank Williams

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The Lost Notebooks of Hank Williams When country music legend Hank Williams died in the backseat of a cadillac somewhere between Knoxville, Tennesse and Oak Hill, West Virginia on New Year's Day 1953, police found alongside him an empty bottle…