Dorie Chevlen

Los Angeles

staff writer @nytimes / @wirecutter unstaffed writer many other places has been called—both flatteringly and not—"a lot"

Articles

I Attended the World’s First Competitive Sperm Race. I Think I Saw the Beginning of the End.

1 week ago | slate.com | Dorie Chevlen

Skip to the content Relationships Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. When I was 17 years old, I used to set things on fire. Nothing major, just little things: potato chips, cotton balls. I wasn’t a pyromaniac, I was just bored, and lived in Ohio, and didn’t have a car. Mostly, I was curious about what would happen.
A Literal Child Is Trying to Fix the “Male Fertility Crisis.” His Solution Is So Chaotic That It Just Might Work.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Dorie Chevlen

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. When I was 17 years old, I used to set things on fire. Nothing major, just little things: potato chips, cotton balls. I wasn’t a pyromaniac, I was just bored, and lived in Ohio, and didn’t have a car. Mostly, I was curious about what would happen.
Our 16 Favorite Scented Candles of 2025 | Reviews by Wirecutter

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Dorie Chevlen |Sarah Witman

After researching hundreds of candles and testing dozens, we found 16 scented candles that we love to burn at home.
The Prettiest Curtains For Your Home

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Dorie Chevlen

A window curtain has the power to utterly transform your space. Functionally, it offers light control and privacy. Aesthetically, it sets the entire tone for a room: Are you making an elegant dining area? A serene bedroom? A cozy nursery? Whatever your dream space, the right curtain will help bring it closer to reality. And lucky for you, we probably have that exact right curtain below. Everything we recommendRustic fringe and pretty stripes: Anthropologie Pieced Stripe Cotton Blend Woven Curtain.
How to Clean Curtains and Drapes

2 months ago | nytimes.com | Dorie Chevlen

A dirty window treatment doesn’t just spoil your view: It can also harbor dust, pollen, and mold spores, which all can exacerbate allergies. But luckily, curtains, blinds, and shades are much easier to clean than they look. Most people can get away with maintaining their window treatments by simply dusting them every few weeks. Deep-cleaning is typically needed only every five to 10 years (though every year or two works best if you live in a particularly dusty or humid environment or have pets).
The 10 Best Jewelry Boxes and Organizers of 2025

Feb 4, 2025 | nytimes.com | Dorie Chevlen

When I was a little kid, the only thing I liked more than borrowing my mom’s jewelry was sorting through her jewelry box. I liked the organizational wonder of it, each ring nestled into its own soft nook, each bracelet at rest in its right compartment, every piece undisturbed by the clasps or gems of its neighbors.
Sasawashi Japanese Bath Mat Review

Jan 8, 2025 | nytimes.com | Dorie Chevlen

Who cares about a bath mat? I mean really. Who cares? Those were my first thoughts when my editor asked me to write Wirecutter’s guide to them. It’s not that I don’t love this job or my team or this work. I do. But I mean, bath mats? Come on. Nonetheless, by necessity of employment, I started to think about bath mats. I thought about them while standing barefoot at my sink, brushing my teeth. I thought about them while stepping out of my shower, dripping wet.
This Smart Bulb Rescued My Rental Apartment From the Horror of ‘The Big Light’

Nov 28, 2024 | nytimes.com | Dorie Chevlen

I know that by renting an apartment in Los Angeles in the year 2024, I am living in ahistorically good comfort. That’s especially true when I compare my apartment with the dwellings of my ancestors, who abandoned their homes fleeing pogroms in Russia or packed into tenements like sardines in New York or bought a beautiful house on half an acre of land—but in Ohio.
This Fits-Any-Body Jumpsuit Is Going Viral in Wirecutter’s Office

Nov 25, 2024 | nytimes.com | Dorie Chevlen |Christina Colizza

In The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, one pair of jeans miraculously fits an entire group of friends. The book and the subsequent film are fiction, but they may as well have been fantasy: Women’s sizing is a minefield, and there is no way the 5-foot-10 Blake Lively would fit into the same pants as the 5-foot-1 America Ferrera. It would be unbelievable for even one style to suit them both. And yet, sometimes truth is stranger than fiction.
The 4 Best Essential Oil Diffusers of 2024

Oct 31, 2024 | nytimes.com | Dorie Chevlen

An essential oil diffuser offers a simple way to make your home smell nice without the use of scented candles or incense. After our tests of more than a dozen different diffusers, the Urpower 2nd Gen 300ml Aroma Essential Oil Diffuser—our pick since 2017—continues to be the best choice. Everything we recommendTop pickUrpower 2nd Gen 300ml Aroma Essential Oil DiffuserThe best essential oil diffuserThis diffuser produces a strong mist and lasts several hours between refills.