My first cool pick of 2022 just had to be this sweetly illustrated Betty White Mug from artist, maker and online Insta-friend Jennifer Vallez of Sophie and Lilli. So many of us were just crushed Betty White's passing at 99 , even if we c…
Each year, we wrap up the year by sharing our editor's favorites of the year -- our top posts , our favorite finds , or the trends that encourage us . This year, we decided to do something a little different! If you listen to our podcast…
While we've already been sharing tons of holiday gift ideas , just had to share one more of the coolest last-minute gifts I know. I've written before about the adorable and smart washable design-your-own chalkboard tees from Chalk of the…
Every year we share our favorite holiday gifts that give back , to help us maximize the impact that our gifts can make on the world this time of year. And every year, we talk about Bombas Socks -- the incredibly comfortable, increasingly…
Oprah's Favorite Things list rarely steers me wrong. Her exclusive-to-Amazon gift finder is how I found the Trufflin' Sriracha and Ranch Gift Set last year, which I bought for myself, then my parents, then re-ordered again for myself bec…
Each year, there are zillions of lists out there of the hot holiday toys and games for the year. And each year, I kind of wonder how they came to that list. (Sorry, I'm picky!) So I thought that this year, I'd put together my own list to…
Yes there are Black Friday deals at Nordstrom today , and no you did not time travel to the future. When you combine the ubiquitous conversation around supply chain issues with the excitement for a lot of us to get into the holiday spiri…
Now that more of us know that voting isn’t just something we talk about on Election Day, and certainly not just every four years, I think this new women VOTE puzzle is the most wonderful gift for a civic-minded friend. Officially titled …
I want to be cynical, because you know, Barbie , but something moves me about the new Barbie Inspiring Women set of collector's dolls that I stumbled on last night as I browsed the Target site. To think that in my childhood, Barbie was..…
I started browsing all the cool chunky boots for fall 2021 during a rare free moment of downtime this weekend, and wow -- leave it to fashionable footwear to get me excited for fall. (And yes, I know we're a month in but considering I've…
I could not be more excited that LEGO just announced a new LEGO Queer Eye set featuring The Fab 5 Loft that's coming out October 1. - Update: It's here! - (No pun intended. Seriously I just caught that on the re-read.) haven't been this …
After 18 months (sigh) it's now clear that we're past the point of "any mask is better than nothing" for preventing Covid spread , especially with the Delta variant here. In fact, just this weekend, the CDC issued new, specific recommend…
What parent among us has not joked, complained, or (possibly) cried about stepping on a LEGO brick at some point since having kids? Exactly. That's why I'm not sure which I love more -- the Adidas x LEGO sneaker collection, featuring sne…
We all know that re-entering the workforce is particularly hard if you're a woman. Even more so if you're a mom who's taken time off to raise kids. Even more than that, if you're a mom of color. So here's to some incredible mentors who a…
If the Barbie #ThankYouHeroes initiative isn't the epitome of our times , in the best possible way, I don't know what is. Barbie has added all kinds of famous role models to their collection in recent years, and now they're honoring some…
This week we're doing something I don't think our team has done in 15+ years -- we are taking a full staff summer break . (Whoo!) Some of us are traveling , some of us are hanging with the kids, some of us are counting the seconds to Ted…
I've been recommending Aloisia Beauty's Korean-inspired clean beauty products since they first launched. (Like, here for example !) The brand was co-created by a longtime colleague and to be honest, I've been so impressed by every produc…
Each year, we try to go through all the clutter and crap, and put together the best Amazon Prime Day deals for you. I mean, with all due respect to the "flash deals" on Amazon Prime Day that look like your Great Aunt Hilda just cleaned o…
Today marks the very first Juneteenth since the US Senate unanimously passed a resolution to make Juneteenth a national holiday this week and it was quickly signed into law by President Biden on Thursday. It's amazing! So many of us grew…
S he believed she could so she did. My very favorite inspirational quote. The first time I saw it, not long after I had graduated college, it was printed on a funky wooden brooch by an artist at a craft fair. I pinned it to a jacket, and…
When my daughter needed a new water bottle for school two years ago -- or 20 years ago in pandemic time -- she had mentioned something about a Hydroflask. So I looked and...holy sticker shock. 50 bucks for a 32-oz bottle with a straw lid…
I can hardly express the relief and utter joy we've felt over the past few weeks, since my teens got their first Pfizer vaccines against Covid-19. The feelings increased substantially since their second shot -- knowing they can safely se…
Fair warning: This is not so much a review of the new In the Heights Movie , opening tonight, as it is a love letter. I am a movie person , as any longtime reader here knows. I'm also a Broadway person, a Lin Manuel person, and a proud n…
A friend of mine recently asked for a good, affordable baby gift idea fo ra "very NYC couple." I often recommend the NYC ABC book that's featured in our list of the coolest birthday gifts for 2 year olds , and has appeared in our annual …
