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3 weeks ago | 
nytimes.com | Kit Dillon
We found five pairs of great boxer briefs—all comfy, supportive, and good-looking—that will suit a range of tastes, budgets, and circumstances.
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1 month ago | 
nytimes.com | Claire Wilcox |Kit Dillon
The simple, well-built Eagle Creek Pack-It Reveal Cube Set is our choice to keep your luggage organized for either a week or a weekend.
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1 month ago | 
nytimes.com | Kit Dillon
In an increasingly casual era, it seems almost old-fashioned to need, let alone recommend, a garment bag. A bag dedicated to protecting a suit or beautiful dress? There’s something vaguely ridiculous about it. That is until you suddenly find yourself with a single garment that demands special treatment. And that’s how, in an instant, the ridiculous somehow transforms into the necessary. In other words: wedding season.
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Mar 11, 2025 | 
nytimes.com | Claire Wilcox |Kit Dillon |Kalee Thompson
Whether you’re thinking of hitting the road or staying close to home for your next car-camping adventure, you and your loved ones will need a comfortable place to sleep.
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Jan 29, 2025 | 
nytimes.com | Christine Clisset |Caira Blackwell |Rosie Guerin |Abigail Keel |Kit Dillon
Listen and follow The Wirecutter ShowApple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | YouTube | iHeartRadio | Other platformsThe right luggage can make traveling easier. We share expert tips for choosing between hard and soft shells, carry-on or checked bags, plus pro packing hacks.
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Dec 5, 2024 | 
nytimes.com | Kit Dillon
There was a moment, this past summer, when I wondered if I had made a mistake. I’d gathered a small crowd of acquaintances at a surf shop near my Oahu, Hawaii, house. They included dust-covered surfboard shapers, shop managers in bikinis and branded gear, vaguely Instagram-famous athletes, and a few somewhat more famous North Shore drifters and tinkerers.
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Oct 20, 2024 | 
nytimes.com | Kit Dillon
Here’s the secret: There is no perfect gym bag. Many bags sold as “gym bags” are indistinguishable from any duffle bag or tote. And almost any kind of bag will work as a gym bag in a pinch. A good gym bag, however, brings fresh clothes to a workout and takes wet gear home again without making everything a fragrant swamp. After researching hundreds of gym bags—traditional gym bags and others—and testing more than 40, we’ve found six bags for a range of gym goers and situations.
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Jul 16, 2024 | 
nytimes.com | Kit Dillon
Living in Hawaii, I spend a remarkable amount of time negotiating with the sun. Every grocery errand, beach trip, and lunch run, requires some kind of cooler if I want any hope of returning home without spoiled milk. And with my recent catering side gig, I’ve needed a cooler that can keep food fresh for hours as I traverse the fickle traffic patterns of Oahu’s north shore.
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Jul 11, 2024 | 
nytimes.com | Kit Dillon
Did you know that beach umbrellas send some 1,000 people to the hospital each year? An astonishing number for any item, but especially for a humble piece of beach equipment. I mistrust these parasols dug precariously into the loose sand, each one a potential missile. More so, I fear the spectacle of having to chase one down the beach, apologizing as I go. Enter the Shibumi Shade, one of the simplest—and lightest—pieces of beach equipment I’ve ever seen (right up there with the beach towel).
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Jun 27, 2024 | 
nytimes.com | Kit Dillon
You don’t need much to enjoy a day at the beach, but one of the few things you certainly do need is a great, soft towel. After using dozens of towels for years and testing them on beaches all over the country, we’ve found that the Brooklinen Beach Towel is the most luxurious, absorbent, and satisfying to use. But we have other picks if you prefer thinner or lighter towels.
