Minneapolis neighborhood has a bizarre annual tradition — and it involves a gigantic No. 2 pencil

Minneapolis neighborhood has a bizarre annual tradition — and it involves a gigantic No. 2 pencil

Residents will gather 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) pencil was sculpted out of a mammoth oak tree at the home of John and Amy Higgins. The beloved tree was damaged in a storm a few years ago when … Read more

Pat McGrath’s favorite lip pencil, Louis Vuitton bag and light-therapy mask

Pat McGrath’s favorite lip pencil, Louis Vuitton bag and light-therapy mask

New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you buy through our links. Pat McGrath’s eyeshadow can sell out as fast as, say, Taylor Swift concert tickets. When the influential makeup artist dropped her first small-batch product, GOLD 001, it was gone in record-breaking time. And when she unveiled a beauty … Read more