While engagement gifts are all about celebrating the couple, and wedding gifts are about helping them create their new life, ...

My grandmother’s wire glove stretchers. And that became an hour-long conversation. Two or three days into a road trip, you may be eager for conversation starters. Caleigh Waldman for NYT ...

Sabine Heinlein/NYT Wirecutter Some vacuums did well on 8-inch-long hair, but only the Dyson Ball Animal 3 Extra was capable of sucking up 18-inch strands without the hair getting tangled around ...

Maki Yazawa/NYT Wirecutter Built-in clips hold the activated charcoal filter up against the fan. Meanwhile, the stainless-steel filter and lid magnetically snap on. Maki Yazawa/NYT Wirecutter The ...

Michael Murtaugh/NYT Wirecutter The package includes four sizes of isolating tips, three pairs of perforated “breathable” tips, and three sizes of stabilizing wings. Michael Murtaugh/NYT ...

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Caroline Mullen/NYT Wirecutter I tried “dusting” my walls with a sticky lint roller, but microfiber cloths are more effective at trapping dust, hair, and more. These are the most absorbent and ...

Rose Lorre/NYT Wirecutter And compared with many other fanny packs I’ve tried that feel like I’m attempting to fasten a stiff, angular box to my body, this one has a smooth nylon pouch ...

Michael Hession/NYT Wirecutter Out of the box, the Reflect Aero TWS earbuds sound good, with some added oomph in the bass and added energy in the frequency range where consonants sit. Many people ...

Michael Murtaugh/NYT Wirecutter The foam is thick and supportive. Even when our testers stood upright and flat-footed, the flat portion of the Topo mat provided a firm but supportive pushback that ...