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1 week ago | 
nymag.com | Amelia Jerden |Dominique Pariso |Ashley Wolfgang
Illustration: Pete Gamlen The Strategist staff has some devoted beachgoers. We asked them about their rules for what to bring and the best way to set up a space on the sand. Dominique Pariso, writer: I’m not a beach-cart person. I usually just carry everything on my back. One part of your setup must be something you can sling over your shoulder. So either your cooler or your chair.
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1 month ago | 
nymag.com | Amelia Jerden
By Amelia Jerden, the Strategist’s sleep writer, covering mattresses, pillows, and more. She has been writing about sleep products since 2021, previously as a staff writer for Sleepopolis. 6:31 P.M. Recommended by Experts A series where we find out which products the professionals (who really know what they’re talking about) actually use and really stand behind. Read more here.
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1 month ago | 
nymag.com | Amelia Jerden
By Amelia Jerden, the Strategist’s sleep writer, covering mattresses, pillows, and more. She has been writing about sleep products since 2021, previously as a staff writer for Sleepopolis. 4:53 P.M. One-Stop Shop Our writers dig deep into the Strategist’s archives to surface the best things we’ve already written about and recommended in a single category. Read more here.
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1 month ago | 
nymag.com | Amelia Jerden
By Amelia Jerden, the Strategist’s sleep writer, covering mattresses, pillows, and more. She has been writing about sleep products since 2021, previously as a staff writer for Sleepopolis. 5:17 P.M. Testing, Testing A series where we methodologically and obsessively try new products to tell you if they’re worth it so you don’t have to do all that work yourself. Read more reviews here.
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1 month ago | 
nymag.com | Amelia Jerden
By Amelia Jerden, the Strategist’s sleep writer, covering mattresses, pillows, and more. She has been writing about sleep products since 2021, previously as a staff writer for Sleepopolis.
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1 month ago | 
nymag.com | Amelia Jerden
All the earplugs I tried. Photo: Amelia Jerden I’ve been going to concerts since I was a teen, but only in recent years have I (begrudgingly) committed to wearing earplugs at every one. I should have started sooner — any damage that’s already done can’t be reversed — but part of the reason I dragged my heels is that I don’t want hearing protection to come at the expense of enjoying the music.
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1 month ago | 
nymag.com | Jane Pratt |Amelia Jerden
Photo-Illustration: The Strategist; Photos: Jane Pratt, Retailers Jane Pratt, the founding editor of Sassy, Jane, xoJane, and, now, Another Jane Pratt Thing, is very particular about her stuff. Like Jason Schwartzman, Debi Mazar, and Amy Sedaris before her, Pratt’s tastes are uniquely specific and discerning, as are her explanations for why she likes the stuff she likes.
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1 month ago | 
nymag.com | Amelia Jerden
Photo-Illustration: The Strategist; Photos: Retailers When you shop as regularly as we do, you learn that many brands just do some things better than others.
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2 months ago | 
nymag.com | Amelia Jerden
“Cooling” is one of the most frequently advertised features in sleep products, from mattresses and pillows to toppers and sheets. It makes sense — many sleep experts recommend a slightly chilly environment for optimal sleep, and even anecdotally most people know how impossible it is to sleep if you’re too hot. But staying cool is often a trickier issue to solve than by cranking the AC or strategically placing fans around your room.
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2 months ago | 
nymag.com | Amelia Jerden
Photo-Illustration: The Strategist; Source Image Getty Your go-to sleeping position is a big factor in what type of mattress and pillows you should buy — people who sleep mostly on their side will have different needs than people who sleep mostly on their back. But as I’ve done more and more reporting on how to pick the right products for the way you sleep, I’ve consistently heard the same warning from physical therapists and chiropractors: Sleeping on your stomach isn’t all that good for you.
