13 Best Drugstore Hair Products of 2025

13 Best Drugstore Hair Products of 2025

Hannah Schwob for NYT Wirecutter Gold-standard hairspray: L’Oréal Paris Elnett Satin Extra Strong Hold Hair Spray Unscented The supremely fine unscented mist is beloved by industry professionals for good reason: The hold is sturdy and reliable, without any crunch or unsightly flaking. With just six ingredients — somewhat of an anomaly in the hairspray category…

Your Grandparents Don’t Need More Stuff With Your Face on It. Send Them Food Instead.

Your Grandparents Don’t Need More Stuff With Your Face on It. Send Them Food Instead.

If your grandparents already drink their coffee from mugs bedecked with your mug, if they eat off of placemats adorned with blurry photos of your cousins, if they pencil in bridge nights on a calendar of family photos — all while being lit up by a Dutch-master–like beam of light streaming from a digital picture…

The 3 Best In-Wall Smart Outlets of 2025

The 3 Best In-Wall Smart Outlets of 2025

Michael Murtaugh/NYT Wirecutter Top pick This inexpensive model has two remote-controllable receptacles, includes real-time energy monitoring, and is Matter-compatible. Compatibility: Amazon Alexa, Google Home, Matter, SmartThings The TP-Link Tapo Smart Wi-Fi Outlet P210M has two remote-controllable receptacles that can monitor the energy of whatever is plugged into them, both in running time and kWh. It…

Nick Offerman Told Me That Swinging a Hammer Might Change My Life

Nick Offerman Told Me That Swinging a Hammer Might Change My Life

“When you drive a nail successfully, you feel like an absolute superhero. It’s incredible.” This is Nick Offerman delivering an endearingly earnest sermon, over videoconference, about a hammer — an Estwing, to be exact, but we’ll get to that. We’re chatting on the occasion of his latest book, Little Woodchucks: Offerman Woodshop’s Guide to Tools…