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 ...

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The daughter-in-law of founder Marcel Bich, who perfected the ballpoint pen and launched French company Société Bic in 1945, has allegedly threatened to sue her sons.

Ballpoint pen is artist Mike Nudelman's instrument of choice. The Santa Fe-based artist has worked with ballpoint pen on paper over the last decade. His works will be featured in the show "Yet Again" ...

Ballpoint pen is artist Mike Nudelman’s instrument of choice. The Santa Fe-based artist has worked with ballpoint pen on paper over the last decade. His works will be featured in the show “Yet ...