Overwhelmed by which pens to buy for back-to-school season? That’s understandable, considering that there are many types of pens, not to mention hundreds of different brands and designs within these ...

The Sharpie S-Gel pens write with a smooth flow and bold lines. Right now, they're cheaper than they have been all year, just in time for school shopping. By Stan Horaczek Published Aug 11, 2025 1:16 ...

If you’re lucky enough to work from home or take classes from your apartment, you can pretty much make all the noise you want. Bang those cabinets closed, and leave that podcast playing on loud all ...

The Standard's journalism is supported by our readers. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Handwriting can tell us a surprising amount about a person.

My favorite activity leading up to the New Year is ordering my favorite planner — the Techo Cousin from Hobonichi — and getting it all set up for January 1. I buy a protective cover from Etsy, some ...

I remember the days when all I needed was a pack of gel pens to make me happy. Those guys could be used for many purposes and were like the coconut oil of the stationery world. However, you might not ...

Gel pens and milky pens are everywhere these days. The $1 to $2 pens are so popular that one company that makes them, Sakura, sold three times as many in 1999 as it did in 1998. We asked Peter Ouyang, ...

If you buy something from a link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. “Pastry people love organization, efficiency, and cute shit,” says Mimi Mendoza, who oversees the desserts ...

A great pen is a critical tool when you use a daily planner. When sorting through the many options available, keep in mind that the best pens for planners are made with inks that flow smoothly, dry ...

Though they’ve become marginally more open to using digital technology in recent years, Studio Ghibli still has a well-deserved reputation for doing much of their work the old-fashioned, hand-drawn ...