Bent over a century-old machine, Tunisia's sole artisan pipe-maker Anis Bouchnak carves smoking pipes from native briar wood, a craft passed down by his grandfather and father. "I am proud to be the ...

Now, Bouchnak makes pipes in his own original style — while not sacrificing functionality. Bent over a century-old machine, Tunisia’s sole artisan pipe-maker Anis Bouchnak carves smoking pipes from ...

Albert Einstein loved his billiard-shaped briar pipe and thought smoking a pipe contributed "to a somewhat calm and objective judgment in all human affairs" — a statement used more than once in ...

A few months ago my friend Nancy asked me if I would like to join her for the opening of the Henri Matisse exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in Manhattan. Although I am not that well versed in ...

As I sat down at my desk this morning to write this article, something caused me to take stock of everything on it. A computer, of course, reading glasses, assorted labels and stationery, a couple of ...

Bent over a century-old machine, Tunisia's sole artisan pipe-maker Anis Bouchnak carves smoking pipes from native briar wood, a craft passed down by his grandfather and father. "I am proud to be the ...