•The Independent has published its list of the 50 Best Stationery items. Making the cut: the Waterman Expert, the Uni Kuru Toga and Uni Posca marking pens, Stabilo highlighters, the Yard-o-Led Diplomat, and, inexplicably, Bic Cristals.
General Interest
Pilot B2P – The Official Pen of Climate Change
A familiar brand of recycled rollerballs got a little recognition last month when they were designated as the official pen of the international climate change conference in Copenhagen.
Probably a Good Pen?
Arun Prabhudesai has written an amusing post at Trak.in, his business blog, about a gel and ballpoint pen advertisement that appeared on the front page of the Times of India.
(Some) MPs Have Expensive Tastes in Pens
When the Manchester Evening News recently mentioned an expense claim by a certain MP that included an expensive ink pen, we got curious. What other pen-related claims had been uncovered in the expense reports of MPs?
Turns out, there have been a few.
A Whole New Meaning to Exploding Pens
You’d think the worst that could happen if a pen exploded would be a giant blue stain on your favourite …