Blog - Pen Boutique — Category_Jonathan Swift

A good satirist is arguably one of the cleverest, funniest and most informed members of society. Theyare skilled in one of the most enviable genres in the literary world, and just about every author or youngprotégée with a pencil and notebook crave the wit and humor that satirists use to showcase and ridiculethe vices, abuses and follies of society with the intent to shame society into improvement. (Althoughsatire is usually meant to be funny, its greater purpose is constructive, social criticism that uses witas a weapon. Satire features strong irony, sarcasm, parody, exaggeration, comparison, analogy anddouble entendres to create a...

It’s not quite over yet, but as far as I’m concerned 2012 has been an extremely eventful year. On the positive, the Queen had her Diamond Jubilee, China launched its first female astronaut into space, the 2012 Summer Olympics were held in London, Curiosity landed on Mars, and chances are good no kind of apocalyptic event will happen on the 21st of December. In addition to this notable, one-of-a-kind achievements, I believe it should also be noted that 2012 has been a particularly good years for the world of stationery and its subsequent accessories. The pens, pencils, inks and writing...