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The Monster at the End of This Blog

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When I was a little kid, I was the biggest scaredy cat you’ve ever met. I was terrified of the idea of ghosts, and the mere mention of wicked witches or vampires was enough to send me running from the room. Even Disney villains frightened…

Pencils and Pop Culture: Pencils, Puzo and "The Godfather"

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Pencils and Pop Culture: Pencils, Puzo & "The Godfather" It stands as one of the most revered films of all time with a dedicated fan following and scores of critical plaudits. However, had it not been for the unique, intense collaboration…

Pencils and Pop-Culture: Happy Birthday, Carrie Fisher!

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Pencils and Pop-Culture: Happy Birthday, Carrie Fisher! A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, a princess was born to two parents of supernova celebrity stature. Okay, so that's not quite how the story goes; the galaxy was Beverly Hills,…
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…
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…
Creative Arts Emmy Awards

The Creative Arts Emmy Awards: Honoring Creativity in Hollywood

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The Creative Arts Emmy Awards Honor Creativity in Hollywood A few weeks ago, the nominees for the 2011 Primetime Emmy Awards were announced and the Internet was abuzz with talks of who would win in all of the usual categories. Would Steve Carell’s…
Literary one-hit wonders

Literary One-Hit Wonders: The Double-Edged Sword of Greatness

In the world of music, the term “one-hit wonder” has long been used to describe artists that only have one song reach the Billboard Hot 100 list. The phrase has become synonymous with names like Toni Basil, Deep Blue Something and Chumbawamba,…
Mad Men

A Mad Man’s Pencil: Blackwing and Mad Men

A Mad Man's Pencil: Blackwing and Mad Men Imagine you are a fly on the wall of an office building on New York City’s Madison Avenue. A man in a green argyle sweater and pleated brown pants sits on an upholstered Scandinavian-style couch with…
Pencil Dreams

Sharpening Your Knowledge: Carl Sandburg’s Pencils

Sharpening Your Knowledge: Carl Sandburg’s Pencils As we continue our celebration of Blackwing Month and the release of the Blackwing 602, we’re focusing on writers who are letting their ideas come to fruition in the form of paper and graphite…
Chuck Jones

Blackwing Biography Series: Chuck Jones

Blackwing Biography Series: Chuck Jones Born in Spokane, Washington in 1912, animator Chuck Jones was perhaps most famous for drawing the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons for Warner Brothers for almost 30 years, starting in 1933, but…