Pencils aren’t supposed to flex. When I investigated, I found that the manufacturer had decided to mix sawdust with some sort of adhesive and use the resulting substance to make ...

He was charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon; it's unclear whether he'll get any Brownie points for ...

In most things in life, I lean toward enrolling in the old school. When it comes to computer use, which I’ve gotten better ...

When a windstorm damaged a large oak tree in their yard several years ago, John and Amy Higgins made a somewhat ...

This 20-foot-tall No. 2 pencil was once a beloved 180-year-old oak tree. Now it’s the star of a bizarrely wholesome ritual.

Throngs of people gathered Saturday in a scenic Minneapolis neighborhood for an annual ritual — the sharpening of a gigantic ...

Every year in June, a quiet Minneapolis neighbourhood near Lake of the Isles turns into the site of one of America’s most ...

LOTI Pencil creator and wood sculptor Curtis Ingvoldstad made a 4-foot-tall wooden pencil sharpener that he hoists onto the tip with help from his friend John Daugherty, and the pencil gets pointy ...

Residents will gather Saturday in a scenic Minneapolis neighborhood for an annual ritual — the sharpening of a gigantic No. 2 pencil.

LOTI Pencil creator and wood sculptor Curtis Ingvoldstad made a 4-foot-tall wooden pencil sharpener that he hoists onto the tip with help from his friend John Daugherty, and the pencil gets pointy ...