I’ve always suspected my bathroom counter wanted to moonlight as a biotech lab. Enter the gleaming bottle of ELEVAI enfinity, retailing for a casual $299—or, as my wallet calls it, “the skincare …
Exosomes, Secretomes, and Other Things My Skin Pretends to Understand Read More
Ah, summer. That magical season when the school bell stops ringing and your children begin a full-time internship in chaos. You suddenly become a camp counselor, snack curator, and screen-time …
Elseware Unplug Lets You Paint with Potatoes and Knead Your Way to Inner Peace Read More
I don’t know about you, but every June my dusty storage bin coughs up last year’s sun‑bleached noodles and deflated flamingo, and I decide it’s time for a pool‑toy glow‑up. …
Sierra.com Pool Finds Read More
I thought my 14‑inch notebook and I had achieved peak codependency—until the RICOH Portable Monitor 150 swaggered into my carry‑on like an impossibly thin stowaway. At a hair over a pound, …
My Laptop’s New Best Frenemy Read More
I thought I’d seen every dip under the sun—until a rainbow of egg‑based tubs from Oolie Foods winked at me from the refrigerated case. The brand’s life mission is rescuing …
Cracking the Code on Creamy Read More
Once again, the annual ritual has begun. No, not allergy season—though yes, also that. We’re talking about the grand reopening of Adventureland Amusement Park in Farmingdale, where the smell of …
Adventureland Swings Back Into Season: Because Long Island Clearly Needs More Screaming in the Distance Read More
I’ve spent the last week letting A Better Meal boss me around in the kitchen, and—shockingly—my family hasn’t staged a coup. Version 3.0 appeared on my phone a few days ago, boasting …
A Better Meal Read More
I’ve always believed the phrase “You are what you eat” is a thinly veiled threat, which is exactly why I’m picky about the oil that ends up in my frying pan. …
Liquid Gold Straight Out of Georgia Read More
I met the sunglasses the way one meets most life‑changing influences these days—by accident, after scrolling past an ad that promised I’d look cooler than an early‑2000s boy‑band member reunited …
Shades That Think They’re the Main Character Read More
I’ll admit it—my relationship with noodles is borderline co‑dependent. So when the Kayanoya Udon Gift Set landed on my doorstep, wrapped with more care than most of my childhood memories, …
A Delicious Journey with Kayanoya USA Udon Read More
I’ve always suspected my weekly fish consumption wasn’t doing much for my brain, mainly because the “fish” looked suspiciously like beige Lego bricks hiding under breadcrumbs. Enter Wild Alaskan Company, promising that …
Hooked on Frozen Hope Read More
Once upon a Tuesday afternoon, I found myself being outwitted by a device that fits in the palm of my hand. Enter: the Giiker Super Decoder, a cute little console …
I Tried to Outsmart a Pocket-Sized Puzzle and Now I Question My Intelligence Read More
Once upon a Monday, in a kitchen fueled by desperation and weak joints, I stared into the abyss of my morning coffee. Lifeless. Dull. As creaky as my knees before …
Why I’m Everstrong Now, Whether I Like It or Not Read More
There comes a point in adulthood when you realize your kid’s snacks are objectively better than your meals. That moment hit me somewhere between sneakily stealing a mozzarella stick from …
The Cow Jumped Over My Lunchbox Read More
So there I was, in the heart of Manhattan, willingly signing up for a guided tour of a place where the fate of humanity is debated… between sessions about lunch …
United Nations Tour Where World Peace Is Just a Metal Detector Away Read More
Once upon a time, I dared to dream of looking like a 1950s housewife who maybe ran away with a jazz musician and opened a cat café. You know, aspirational …
ModCloth Is Where Your Inner Quirky Librarian Goes to Shop Read More
Let me start by saying this: I never thought I’d be writing a heartfelt (and slightly resentful) review of a box of fruit. Yet here we are. Welcome to late-stage …
The FruitGuys Deliver the Sweet Taste of Moral Superiority Read More
Because nothing says “family fun” quite like contemplating the cosmic insignificance of human existence, the American Museum of Natural History is debuting a brand-new Space Show in the Hayden Planetarium, …
Encounters in the Milky Way Is the Space Show Your Summer Didn’t Know It Needed Read More
Here’s the thing—I wasn’t actively shopping for shoes that could outthink me. I wasn’t pacing the aisles whispering, “You know what my life needs? Footwear with a superiority complex.” But …
The Sneakers That Think They’re Smarter Than Me Read More
It all started with a simple goal: make dinner without setting off the smoke alarm or crying into a sink full of burnt rice. Ambitious, I know. But then I …
Tenayo Sauces Ruined My Dinner (In the Best Possible Way) Read More