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JILL KOCH, 39, bought her first cordless vacuum because it was pink. “I didn’t look at the brand, I didn’t look at the price. I saw the color and was like, ‘I have to have it,’” said the Cincinnati-based home organization and cleaning…

April 21, 2023 1:30 pm ETYOU CAN USE most nice speakers on your patio— if you have outlets in reach—but can you trust them around day-drinking parents or sticky-fingered children who might bump them into a pool or sandbox? Rest easier with…

AT THEIR MOST BASIC, dehumidifiers, humidifiers and air purifiers might seem like relatively similar devices. All are boxy, sometimes expensive appliances that help correct issues with your air quality with the help of some form of filter.…

The Serra Catarinense mountain range, located in Brazil’s deep south, is a vast region of plateaus bedecked with craggy peaks and plunging waterfalls. Measuring about 6,000 square miles, the area runs through Santa Catarina, Brazil’s second…

The sweltering summer months mean it’s time for a wardrobe swap. Nubby turtleneck sweaters and hefty winter wool trousers don’t really make sense once the thermometer hits 80, so they’re relegated to the far corners of our closet, replaced…

When I interviewed for a job two months ago, I was a hot mess. But nerves weren’t to blame for my sweaty brow—my suit was. You see, it was 88 degrees in New York, and the natty navy number that had seemed just the thing when I packed it…

It seems as if I have always known of the Villa d‘Este, the celebrated Renaissance villa and adjoining gardens northeast of Rome, but until this spring I really didn’t know much about it. I was dimly aware of the complex’s influence on…

AMERICANS LOVE brand-spanking-new everything. But the tide might be shifting: Refurbished smartphone shipments grew 15% year-over-year in 2021, while new smartphone shipments rose only 4.5%, according to a recent report from global market…

IF YOU WORK from home, and are anything like us, your desk may have begun to resemble the looping “Spaghetti Junctions” that bridge our interstates. Managing the sprawl of cables required to connect one’s devices can feel as daunting as…

IT’S BEEN A MONTH since we sprang forward, but if you’re still slugging down extra coffee to cope, you’re not alone. Daylight savings is always hard on our bodies, said Dr. Nicole Avena, associate professor of neuroscience at…