This is One Thing, a column with tips on how to live. Growing up in Saudi Arabia, I learned cursive with a fountain pen in the third grade as part of the standard curriculum. I wasn’t good at school, ...

I'm a self-admitted fanatic when it comes to pens and writing utensils of pretty much any sort. I have lusted after fountain pens for a long time, and wanted to try and start using one for my day to ...

Last year, with a gentleness I didn’t know I was capable of, I coaxed my best friend into overcoming her lifelong fear of lipstick, helping her choose colors for herself, teaching her how to apply and ...

I typically also have approximately 10,000 TWSBI Ecos inked at any given time, because they're honestly the best value in fountain pens (more on that in a moment) and they come in a zillion colors so ...

Walk into any college lecture hall, and you’ll see a sea of laptops clicking away, accompanied by the occasional frantic scribble of a ballpoint. But every now and then, you’ll spot a glint of metal ...

Joel Blumberg was running a $75 million leather company when in 1992 he announced to his wife that he’d be going into the fountain pen business. She immediately wrote off the idea because she didn’t ...

Since its launch in 1924, the Meisterstück has spearheaded Montblanc’s innovation in writing instruments for over a century.

In a world split over Miyazaki’s hand-painted masterpieces and AI’s cold replicas, the quiet but elegant resurgence of fountain pens is a moment to savour. From novices to collectors, loyal and ...