"I got this pen in Japan and have loved it ever since for its fine tip and small design," says Espinal. "It writes so well and the ink doesn't smear unlike other ballpoint pens. Also, the clip is ...

It’s a debate as old as time and has had the world’s finest intellectuals at war for years – what is better to write with, fountain pens or ballpoint pens? Okay, maybe it’s not that ...

Look around you. Chances are, there’s a BiC Cristal ballpoint pen among your odds and ends. Since 1950, it has far outsold the Rubik’s Cube and even the iPhone, and yet, it’s one of the most ...

But what claim can a maker of good ol' ballpoint pens, lighters ... the creativity and fine motor skills you acquire when you write early in life are critical to brain development.