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Blackwing Pencils

Palomino Introduces Blackwing Pearl Pencil

Palomino Introduces "Balanced and Smooth" Blackwing Pearl Pencil Yesterday, Palomino announced the Blackwing Pearl pencil, a new addition to their family of Blackwing pencils, notebooks and accessories. The pencil will be available for purchase…
Autocorrect Fail

Avoid Autocorrect Fails with a Pencil

Avoid Autocorrect Fails with a Pencil You know this has happened to you: you're composing a text message to someone you don't talk to much. Maybe you've just met, inviting them to meet at the ice cream bar at noon. You tap each key very, very…
Songwriter Ned the Kids Dylan

12 Year Old Songwriter Sensation Ned The Kids Dylan

12 Year Old Songwriter Sensation Ned The Kids Dylan Ned Mansfield, better known by his stage name Ned The Kids Dylan, is an energetic and free-spirited musician and songwriter who plays original music with an authenticity not seen on the…
Youth Art

Celebrate Youth Art Month Every March

Youth Art Month March is Youth Art Month – a whole month of dedicated to promoting and celebrating youth art and art education. It was founded in 1961 and called Children’s Art Month until 1969, when the name was changed to include junior…
Matt Gallagher Author Photo

Fire and Forget: Interview with Author Matt Gallagher

Pencils.com spoke with Iraq War Veteran Matt Gallagher, author of, "KABOOM: Embracing the Suck in a Savage Little War," about his work on the recent anthology Fire and Forget. Edited by Matt Gallagher and Roy Scranton,…
How to Sharpen Pencils

How to Sharpen Pencils Goes for the Top Spot – PPC

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Well folks, we just finished up an intense movie award season, from the Oscars to the Golden Globes, to the Independent Spirit Awards and every professional film-making guild under the sun. I fully admit to not having seen any of those films…
Art of the Mixtape

Is the Art of the Mixtape Dead?

If you're like me, you've wondered whether the iconic "Boombox Scene" from Say Anything would've been quite so dramatic if John Cusack was holding up an MP3 player instead of a boombox that housed a mixtape. Or can you imagine High Fidelity without…
Natural History

Timberlines Explores Natural History With Hough’s American Woods

Over at Timberlines, Woodchuck has started a natural history series aimed at exploring "the history of early naturalists as well as the development of various scientific disciplines within the broad field of natural history." Below is a brief…
How to Put Your Hair Up

How to Put Your Hair Up With a Pencil

Long-haired ladies (and gents!), if you've ever wondered how to put your hair up with a pencil, this article is for you. It's a skill I've always admired and, today, I am making a commitment to mastering it, and I’m going to help you do the…
Send a Card Day

Send a Card on National Send a Card Day

This Thursday is National Send a Card Day. Personally, I'm a huge fan of cards. I like sending them, and I like receiving them. I love the ones with cute animals on the front, and the ones that have a pop-up scene inside. Some cards even…