After the massive flop that was the Wii U, consumers had every reason to believe the original Switch, released in 2017, would ...

In most things in life, I lean toward enrolling in the old school. When it comes to computer use, which I’ve gotten better ...

What began as a creative restoration has grown into a beloved local ritual held near the Lake of the Isles. The annual pencil-sharpening event now draws hundreds of attendees, complete with music, ...

To keep the point pointy, they haul a giant, custom-made pencil sharpener up the scaffolding that's erected for the event. Like a real pencil, this one is ephemeral. Every year they sharpen it, it ...

Artist Curtis Ingvoldstad touches up his 20-foot-tall pencil sculpture ahead of its annual sharpening on Wednesday, June 4, 2025 in Minneapolis, Minn. (AP photo/Mark Vancleave) MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — More ...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — More than 1,000 people gathered Saturday in a scenic Minneapolis neighborhood for an annual ritual — the sharpening of a gigantic No. 2 pencil. The 20-foot-tall (6-meter-tall) ...

The giant pencil, known as LOTI Pencil, will get its fourth annual sharpening on Saturday afternoon. The event kicks off another Minneapolis summer filled with outdoor art festivals and (hopefully ...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — More than 1,000 people gathered Saturday in a scenic Minneapolis neighborhood for an annual ritual — the sharpening of a gigantic No. 2 pencil. The 20-foot-tall (6-meter-tall) ...

MINNEAPOLIS — (AP) — More than 1,000 people gathered Saturday in a scenic Minneapolis neighborhood for an annual ritual — the sharpening of a gigantic No. 2 pencil. The 20-foot-tall (6-meter ...

Despite all his accolades and achievements, Dwight D. Eisenhower remained modest and plainspoken. “The proudest thing I can claim,” he noted after his triumphant return to the U.S. from World War II, ...