David Rees thinks he knows how to sharpen pencils. He says people have entrusted 1,500 pencil points to his sharpening business. I know a little something about working with sharp pencils, and let me ...

(CBS News) It's 30 days to Christmas, and over the coming weeks we'll be looking at intriguing holiday offerings, large and small. Even in our electronic age, the humble pencil is still very, very big ...

A lip liner can be a make-it-or-break-it tool in your everyday look, so when the tip crumbles or breaks, it can be a nightmare — especially if you don't have a lip pencil sharpener. Luckily, there are ...

“How to Sharpen Pencils: A Practical and Theoretical Treatise on the Artisanal Craft of Pencil Sharpening” (Melville House, $19.95), by David Rees, is not your average book about pencil sharpening. In ...

In the barroom outside the shotgun performance hall at Pete's Candy Store, a woman's singing threatened to drown out a free lecture on artisanal pencil sharpening. "They're making an acetate record ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. David Rees, the man behind the popular political comic Get Your War On, ...

LONDON, Feb 22 (Reuters) - A guide to sharpening pencils and a craft manual about how tea cosies changed the world are among a shortlist of books released on Friday that are competing for the Oddest ...

The eyes and the "Kys" have it! Kylie Cosmetics is dropping two new Kyliner Kits on Friday, Sept. 23 at 4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. ET in the form of Chameleon and Bronze. Technically, it is two brand new shades ...

When I was growing up, my parents always used a knife to sharpen their pencils. Whittling off the wood casing in that manner resulted in rough cuts and the lead point was blunt. My parents were frugal ...