It’s safe to say that there are few people on Earth who don’t know the story of Romeo and Juliet. William Shakespeare 's tragic story of two star-crossed lovers has been adapted hundreds—if not ...

Join the Movement Why is Retta the first official papertarian? Because like most of us, her life and career were built on paper. And it’s about time we call it what it is: a movement. But if you ...

On its surface, Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a straightforward story about a boy and a runaway slave floating down the Mississippi River. But underneath, the book—which was ...

Did you know that paper and paper-based packaging are among the most recycled materials in the United States? And you can feel good knowing that by recycling, you are reusing resources, making the ...

Journaling is good for both the body and mind. But there are some times where you need a little inspiration. This is where writing prompts come in handy. Writing prompts are topics and questions that ...

The choices we make, from our meals to our clothes, have an effect on the environment. And sometimes we can fall into habits that aren’t the best for us or the planet. For example, maybe one of your ...

What Is Paper Made Of? What Materials? Most paper is made from the cellulose fiber found in trees. While the majority of timber harvested in the U.S. is used for things like home construction and ...

Writing out notes on paper takes time. And that’s sort of the point. It’s a psychological phenomenon called “desirable difficulty.” Writing out notes by hand on paper forces students to process the ...

Not everyone is willing to try writing as a primary or supplementary approach to problem-solving. Those who are—even when they are skeptical at first—almost always find writing to be a powerful and ...

Even in the digital age, print books are a favorite; in 2021, 65% of Americans reported reading at least one print book in the past year, according to Pew Research Center. It’s good news too, since ...

The pulp is run through a papermaking machine that drains the moisture from the pulp slurry while beginning to press the material into sheets. Through a series of belts and presses, the material ...

If you have kids or attend school yourself, you might have noticed that cursive handwriting—that loopy, continuous written style popular in the 20th century and recently cast aside in favor of ...