The Facts: Number two pencils are, in fact, a great choice.But you should choose your pencil based on how it draws when sharpened well, not on which one is the most fun to sharpen. The artsy term ...

For $20 he'll sharpen your pencil, bag the shavings, cap the point with rubber, and sheath the pencil in a shatter-proof display tube - for safe delivery from his Beacon, N.Y., studio.

On Wednesday 11, Rees, along with not-yet-announced special guests, launches his new book, How to Sharpen Pencils: A Practical and Theoretical Treatise on the Artisanal Craft of Pencil Sharpening ...

"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 ...

Is How to Sharpen Pencils a joke? Well, was it a joke when, in the summer of 2011, Brooklyn-based Mast Brothers Chocolate announced it would be getting its coming year’s supply of cocoa (20 tons ...

Here's how to sharpen and a lip pencil without a sharpener. I love a creamy, soft, buttery lip pencil that lasts all night. As coveted a formulation as that sounds, sometimes it can mean delicate ...

David Rees, comedian and creator of the much loved Get Your War On cartoons in Rolling Stone, is out with a new book, How to Sharpen Pencils. It is both a manifesto and fully illustrated guide to ...