The typewriter is, among things, an archetype of today’s computers. But while computers are increasingly products of our disposable consumer culture – assumed and built to be upgraded often – ...

You might think if you've done one pushup, you've done them all, but there are more than likely a few variations you've yet to try. Guys will never stop dropping to rep out sets of pushups when ...

A typewriting trend among teenagers could help kids become better writers, experts say. Russell Watson, who founded Sunshine Coast Typewriters, said he had noticed a surge in interest among young ...

After graduating from Brown University, Thurber took a teaching role at Worcester Latin Grammar School, before becoming a ...

Imagine all of the waiting rooms and typing classes it's seen in its half-century on earth. IBM this week is celebrating the 50th birthday of its best-selling Selectric line of office typewriters.

Sholes and Glidden gussied up an early model with floral ornaments, in imitation of sewing machines. Alamy In 1866, Christopher Latham Sholes, a Wisconsin newspaper publisher and former state senator, ...

Then, after closing out the registers, Gustafson descends one last time to the store's lower level, the part of the bookstore stuffed with volumes on cooking and gardening, travel and history. And he ...

Many wordsmiths have created their magnus opus on typewriters -- tapping away into the early hours of the morning -- but artist Keira Rathbone uses these now largely obsolete machines to type pictures ...

Actor Tom Hanks has made us believe he can be anyone and do anything on the big screen. Now he's taking us on a journey on the page: Tom Hanks has written a book. It's a collection of short stories, ...

When I put out a call for freelance pitches last week, I also asked readers to send me post or topic ideas they’d like to read—even if they didn’t want to write them themselves. Which is how it came ...

Typewriters from the storied collection of actor Tom Hanks will start the new year in Sag Harbor, as Barneys creative director, author, and Shelter Island resident Simon Doonan brings to life “Some of ...