Crossword puzzles have been a fixture in New York Magazine’s pages since the first issue hit newsstands in 1968 — in which the puzzle was created by none other than Stephen Sondheim. (He even wrote a ...

Though this one’s hard to plan for, a great origin story never hurts when it comes to marketing. After several corporate acquisitions, the Blackwing pencil ceased production, much to the chagrin of ...

Forget your yellow-barreled smudgey number twos, your multi-colored refillable mechanical instruments: Scribbling addicts around the world are obsessed with the sleek, smooth-writing Eberhard Faber ...

If you need to make a mark, finish a crossword, or just doodle a bit, this Blackwing sharpener proves its point. If you need to make a mark, finish a crossword, or just doodle a bit, this Blackwing ...