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2 months ago | 
nytimes.com | Christine Clisset |Caira Blackwell |Rosie Guerin |Abigail Keel |Jackie Reeve
Listen and follow The Wirecutter ShowApple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | YouTube | iHeartRadio | Other platformsOur expert demystifies towel shopping—from plush terry to spa-like waffle—and reveals why that soft store feel is deceptive. Plus care tips to make them last.
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Jan 31, 2025 | 
nytimes.com | Jackie Reeve
I’ve been Wirecutter’s resident bedding writer for almost a decade, and in that time, hundreds of blankets, comforters, duvet covers, and sheets have made their way through my home—and my linen closet. I think about storage more than I should probably admit here on the internet, so naturally there are few things I love to look at more on social media than a well-organized closet. Sometimes I feel a pang of inadequacy when I see a video of perfectly folded towels in cute wicker baskets.
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Nov 3, 2024 | 
nytimes.com | Jackie Reeve |Kaitlyn Wells |Melanie Pinola
You can find plenty of phone apps to help you keep track of your life, but stationery lovers know the power of writing it all down on paper. It’s hard to beat the satisfaction of crossing something off your to-do list with a sharp pencil or a smooth pen. And unlike calendar and to-do list apps, paper planners let you color outside the lines, literally and metaphorically.
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Nov 2, 2024 | 
nytimes.com | Jackie Reeve
When I was a kid and I stayed home sick from school, my mom would tuck me in on the couch and give me snacks, soup, and total control of our living room TV. I’ve never slept better. As I got older, when I had my wisdom teeth removed, when I had mono, when I was an exhausted new mom, she’d tuck me in to rest. I’m still an exhausted mom, so if I find myself with a rare kid-free afternoon, I take what my mama taught me and settle in on the couch for a glorious nap—with a few cozy essentials.
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Oct 30, 2024 | 
nytimes.com | Jackie Reeve |Eve O'Neill
The pleasant squeeze of compression socks is meant to help boost circulation. It isn’t a magic health fix or performance enhancer, but it can feel fabulous. And many of the socks out there are downright stylish, to boot. To find the best compression socks, we consulted folks who wear them for all types of situations: during pregnancy, while working on their feet, for running, after working out, when traveling, and just because.
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Oct 21, 2024 | 
nytimes.com | Jackie Reeve
Quilts live somewhere between a blanket and a comforter. At a basic level, a quilt is two sheets of fabric sandwiching a layer of insulation and then stitched together; that stitching is what makes a quilt, a quilt. But when made well, quilts are also a little magical, evoking comfort and cozy nostalgia, in a riot of colors or in quiet tones. We tested 14 quilts and found two marvelous ones that we love.
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Oct 10, 2024 | 
nytimes.com | Jackie Reeve
I wrote about bed pillows at Wirecutter for five years, and I tested dozens upon dozens of pillows. I know better than most people that there isn’t one perfect pillow for everybody, but my personal can’t-live-without-it choice is actually a 2-by-2-foot wedge of solid foam. I love my wedge pillow. These huge pillows are typically made of a triangular piece of polyurethane foam with a 1- to 2-inch layer of memory foam on top for extra padding.
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Sep 11, 2024 | 
nytimes.com | Christine Cyr Clisset |Rosie Guerin |Caira Blackwell |Abigail Keel |Jackie Reeve
Listen and follow The Wirecutter ShowApple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | YouTube | iHeartRadio | Other platforms This week, we get nerdy about sheets: why you might be unhappy with your current set, how to pick sheets you’ll actually love, and the marketing scams to avoid.
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Aug 6, 2024 | 
nytimes.com | Jackie Reeve
From about Presidents’ Day to Thanksgiving, I live outside in my garden. I’ve been known to disappear from my house for hours at a time, and my family can usually spot me through a window, resplendent in my typical gardening uniform: Leggings or overalls. A T-shirt that says something hilarious like, “I work hard so my chickens can have a better life.” Wellies. And, now, compression socks. I spent most of 2023 testing compression socks, even during the hottest days of summer.
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Jul 12, 2024 | 
nytimes.com | Jackie Reeve
I’m an avid gardener, and we own a small farm in western Washington. But I spend most of my days in my home office, which is in our basement. It has everything I could possibly need for work, for sewing in my free time, or simply for watching Bridgerton in peace and quiet. I’m lucky to have it (and it does have one set of doors to the ground level), but it’s still an office … in the basement.
