Women around the world are speaking up and revealing the magnitude of the problem of sexual assault and harassment. Men too. Scrivinor is a place where you can share your story, big or small. Th...
Recently, (Oct. 28 to be specific) there was a LGBT march that happened in Taiwan, and it was the largest one held in Asia!
Personally, I attended and walked in the march for about an hour, and ...
This pen really puts it all together:
Yes, it's another new Chinese fountain pen. If you like the Wing S 698, you'll appreciate the Caliarts Ego. The two pens are virtually the same size a...
Attention fountain pen lovers. PenBBS is at it again. They've just rolled out another new pen. The new PenBBS 355 is interesting from a couple of angles:
Bulk Filling System Pen makers h...
The first thing you notice is the size of the pen.
It's larger than the current crop of Chinese CC fountain pens such as the Jinhao 992, Jellyfish Series, Lingmo Lorelei or Delike New Moon, all ...
Kaco has been busy. Their new pen is interesting.
Kaco is a Chinese stationery company that put themselves on the fountain pen map with their Sky model.
The Sky set itself apart is a couple o...
I’ve waited some time before writing this review. This has been my go-to pen for about a month now, making lists, jotting notes and annotating life as it goes by. The regular stuff.
The long a...
It's no secret I like the PenBBS 350 aluminum pen, especially since I swapped a #6 M nib for the standard PenBBS one. It's a great writer and very comfortable in the hand.
I can safely say, ho...
If you'd asked me a year or two ago to have a look at a wood-bodied fountain pen, you'd not have gotten much more than polite interest. I mean, where do you find wood in vintage pens or among mo...
Chinese pens continue to impress. It’s clear manufacturers are investing in improving their products to grab market share. The Wing Sung 618 is an excellent case in point. Bottom line: this is a...
Part of the pleasure of vintage pens is thinking about what it was like to experience the the golden age of fountain pens. The drawback is it’s an impossible task.
NOS (new old stock) and vin...
This was a pen I was prepared to like. At $12, it's a bargain. Its small size, however, will keep it from becoming a personal favorite. But for some folks, this new Delike wood fountain pen can be ...
It doesn't take too long poking around the pocket knife world to discover great swaths of titanium.
Traditionalists may consider it out of bounds, but titanium is a premium handle material for...
For a moment there, orange was my color of choice. I think I was coming off a sepia phase, but don't rightly recall. I got myself some Diamine Autumn Oak and took a flier on J. Herbin Orange Ind...
This is a fun, diminutive-sized writing instrument, with a twist. The nib retracts! It's proving to be a pleasant alternative to the larger pens I've been enjoying lately. I can see it as a take-...
Think PenBBS, think great pens and quality nibs. Even if the nibs only come in one size. 😄
Think ink too! I just got my hands on a bottle of no. 232, Ugly 丑. What a name! What a color!
More a...
A vintage Aurora 88 has been on my grail list ever since I first encountered pelahale’s landmark video paean to this pen, HeartBreaking Pens of Staggering Genius. Naturally, I set my sights on an...
There was a moment there when mechanical pencils took my fancy. My interest was peaked partly because of my son. Deep in the math weeds, pencils were his weapon of choice in his studies. It was ...
First things first. This pen works really well. It's an achievement in terms of design and functionality. The more I use and understand it, the more I appreciate what the Parker 45 accomplished. ...
There's something going on among knife collectors and hobbyists. Folks are looking back to the roots of the art and finding much to like. And I don’t mean antiques. Traditional patterns in fol...
Wing Sung have released a lot of pens recently. But, then again, so have Moonman and Delike. It’s easy to lose track, especially when new pens don’t jump out and generate a bunch of buzz in the p...
It was my first good knife. I can almost picture the the out-of-the-way tool store I bought it at, there being no fancy kitchen shops where lived. I certainly remember the kitchen job where I use...
For so many things in the kitchen, shiney means good. Gleaming is modern. You’re a good cook if all that stuff is polished and perfect. Enter carbon steel. It's a different paradigm. Old school...
There's a direction connection between the new PenBBS 471 pocket pen and the PenBBS 469 double-ended eyedropper.
In a nutshell, take a PenBBS 469, chop it in half and you have the new pen. Wit...
Article originally posted in Nov. 2015 on the Fountain Pen Network. The nibs were part of a group buy that took place on the forum.
The Ambitious Nib group buy proved to be a real treasure trove...
URI The Surgical Strike is a Bollywood movie which is going to release on 11 January 2019. It is an action-packed movie with stars like Paresh Rawal & Vicky Kaushal. The movie is about the 2016...
Burger joints have become fairly common in Taipei. Bravo Burger was one of the earliest to open and has gone from strength to strength. The original location was a small place just off Minchuan E...
C'mon. This doesn't need to happen. If Apple can build a bazillion dollar headquarters down the road, somebody can come up with the peanut shells to keep the Oasis open.
The news broke a couple ...
The pen business must be OK in Taiwan. The Lee brothers have moved their store 小品雅集 to new digs around the corner.
The new place is impressive.
More than enough pens to keep you busy for a...
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