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What is Fire and Why Do We Like It

September 23, 2021 by Chuck Stanion

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Everyone loves fire. Perhaps not when it's burning down our house or enveloping neighboring forests, but under controlled circumstances, fire is hypnotically soothing. Few activities are more satisfying than gazing at a campfire, and we especially appreciate the way fire ignites our favorite tobaccos. ... Read More

The 2021 Release of Peterson Christmas Pipes

September 10, 2021 by Chuck Stanion

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Pipe smoking somehow seems even more enjoyable when combined with Christmas. Many of us select our most cherished pipes for our Christmas celebrations, and reserve our rarest tobacco, like that tin of super-aged, high-sugar Virginia beckoning from the back of the closet, the one that's just too luxurious for everyday life. But when we smoke that tobacco in a favorite pipe on Christmas, ... Read More

Top 10 Best-Selling Savinelli Pipes

September 9, 2021 by Truett Smith

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In 1876, Achille Savinelli opened one of Italy's first shops dedicated solely to tobacco and smoking accessories, located near Piazza Duomo in Milan and still in operation to this day. Soon after opening the shop, Achille began designing his own pipes and sourcing their manufacture to local makers in Varese, with some even exhibited in the 1881 Italian Industrial Exposition ... Read More

Lou Holtz: College Football's Pipe Smoking Coach

September 3, 2021 by Jeffery Sitts

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Lou Holtz is widely considered one of the greatest college football coaches of all time, having won over 200 games and notably being the first NCAA coach to lead six different programs to bowl games. In addition to being a legendary and inspirational coach, Lou Holtz is also a pipe smoker and has been for nearly 60 years, often smoking ... Read More

Pipe Smoking Desktop Backgrounds: September 2021

September 1, 2021 by Andrew Wike

It's time for another round of beautiful pipe smoking desktop backgrounds! As in previous months, we've compiled some of our favorite shots and artwork to share with you. Below you'll find eight unique images, split between desktop and mobile orientations and available for download in two high-resolution formats. They're ready for you to use however you'd like. Feel free to download and set them as your desktop or phone background, or print them out and hang 'em on your wall. ... Read More

J.R.R. Tolkien: Builder of Pipe-Centric Worlds

August 27, 2021 by Chuck Stanion

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The influence of John Ronald Reuel Tolkien on modern literature, culture, and even pipe smoking, is immeasurable. He supercharged the fantasy genre and made it more accessible to millions. Enormously popular games like Dungeons and Dragons are loosely based on his literary inventiveness. Because of Tolkien, cultural understanding of classically imaginary creatures like elves and ... Read More

P.G. Wodehouse: World-Class Pipe Smoking Humorist

August 20, 2021 by Chuck Stanion

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P.G. Wodehouse was a craftsman of the English language, his grasp of humor evident in flawlessly constructed sentences and hilarious, character-driven plots. Perhaps the most admired humorist of the 20th century, he experienced challenging times but brought delight to millions, all while maintaining a childlike glee, his goal always to bring happiness into the lives of his readers. ... Read More

Top 10 Best-Selling Peterson Pipes

August 19, 2021 by Truett Smith

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Kapp & Peterson of Dublin is the world's longest-operating pipe workshop, and while the Irish marque's techniques and processes have evolved with modern technologies, its foundational shaping style, quality craftsmanship, and iconic innovations have remained stalwart for over 120 years. ... Read More

J.B. Priestley: Literary Giant, Enthusiastic Pipe Smoker

August 13, 2021 by Chuck Stanion

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A prolific writer, dramatist, poet, novelist, critic, political theorist, and pipe smoker, John Boynton Priestley is among the most highly regarded names in English literature. He wrote 26 novels, 39 plays, and multiple volumes of criticism and essays for a total of almost 200 works. He reinvented himself as a writer ... Read More

Flake and Tamper

August 11, 2021 by Truett Smith

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We pipe smokers are like everyone else: We put our pants on one leg at a time, or not at all if we work from home. We have jobs, and families, and weird idiosyncrasies like eating only the orange Skittles or refusing to set the TV volume at anything other than a multiple of five. Some of us prefer toilet paper to roll over; others argue that under is the only acceptable option; and still others laugh at such primitivity by using bidets. ... Read More