- A long-lost diamond, found
Daily Edition • November 7, 2025 SUPPORTED BY This one is for the DIYers out there, and those who aspire to be DIYers. Wirecutter writer Tim Heffernan recently composed a thorough guide to a home project that can be harder than it looks: painting furniture. If you don’t have something around the house that you’ve been eyeing for a paint job, Heffernan recommends practicing on a piece from a secondhand store, like a picture frame or stool (but ideally you wouldn’t start with an old chair —…Read more
- No gym? No problem
Daily Edition • April 1, 2025 SUPPORTED BY Heads up: Today is April 1, which means it’s April Fools’ Day, which means you should probably think twice before taking what you hear or read at face value. The silly, unofficial holiday is at least several centuries old — some link it to the ancient Roman festival of Hilaria (meaning “joyful”), while others say its roots are in the 16th century, when Pope Gregory XIII moved New Year’s Day from late March to January, but, as legend has it, not...
- Have you heard of “gigil”?
Daily Edition • March 31, 2025 SUPPORTED BY It can often feel like the news is all about problems these days, so we love to tell you when solutions are making headlines. That’s why we want to put “50 States, 50 Fixes” on your radar. The new, yearlong series from The New York Times will highlight one thing that’s working in every U.S. state from an environmental perspective. Some of the features so far include a car-free community in Arizona, wildlife crossings in Colorado, and a serene...
- Are you playing to your strengths?
Sunday Edition • March 30, 2025 SUPPORTED BY Spring cleaning can be looked at in two ways: as an opportunity or a chore. Our team of eager beavers tends to view it more in the former sense, but that doesn’t make the process any easier, particularly when it comes to bulldozing through the mountains of rubble in our homes — er, decluttering. According to author and interior designer Olga Naiman, the problem may lie in the approach. “When you just declutter, you fail to examine why you hold on...