The best way to think about who should get an artificial Christmas tree is to compare the benefits and drawbacks of fake versus live trees. On the plus side, artificial trees are: Durable: A good artificial Christmas tree can last a decade, whereas live trees last a single season. Cost-effective over the long term: Up…
Hannah Schwob for NYT Wirecutter Luscious formula for face and body: CeraVe Moisturizing Cream This rich cream is a top pick in both our body moisturizer and facial moisturizer guides. Although it’s fragrance-free, it still imparts a faint, slightly medicinal scent. The frosting-thick CeraVe Moisturizing Cream is loaded with hardworking hydrators including glycerin, ceramides, and…
For this guide, we tested a variety of wine glasses ranging between $4 and $70. Michael Hession/NYT Wirecutter Our conversations with experts helped us determine the ideal features of a wine glass. Here’s what we looked for in our research and testing: Stem preferred: We primarily focused on stemmed wine glasses, because they offer a…
Verizon Most of Verizon’s cheaper plans have become much less attractive because they have access only to the provider’s slower, low-band 5G service. The company has now rolled out C-band 5G nationwide, which it is combining with its vastly scarcer millimeter-wave 5G and marketing as Ultra Wideband 5G; together, those services amount to a much…
Basic case The Apple Silicone Case is a grippy case with complete coverage and a microfiber interior. The case fully covers the Camera Control button while still letting you press and swipe as usual. Unfortunately, it’s a magnet for dust and lint, and it costs nearly double the price of our top pick. The ESR…
Chopsticks for little hands Video: Marilyn Ong These animal-themed training chopsticks are appealing to kids, simple to use, and easy to wash. These Marcus & Marcus Learning Chopsticks sport adorable animal faces on their helper hinges and are among our favorite kids chopsticks. Beyond their cute factor, the hinges give a nice level of tension…
Many 4-year-olds are learning to master their environments, and they’re starting to negotiate boundaries, push limits, and question everything. Some of the best gifts for 4-year-olds engage their endless curiosity, rapidly developing physical skills, and desire to understand everything around them. Early STEM toys help kids develop skills related to science, technology, engineering, and math….
Although laptop screen extenders can be useful — and can make your work setup look extremely professional — they have significant drawbacks that make them tough to recommend for most people. We don’t love the ergonomics. Figuring out how to position the screens can be challenging. Due to the weight of the extended displays, you…
Our country’s many divisions include a niche, painfully unimportant debate: to love or to hate low-rise jeans. Those on the opposition may consider low-rise jeans to be something intended exclusively for the young, or they may think they’re made to flatter only certain body types. These concerns are real, but I believe they’re based on…
Michael Hession/NYT Wirecutter The Quest 3 has a cord-free design and convincing hand tracking, with the added option to plug it into a PC to access more-powerful games. VR headsets, with their exorbitant price tag, aren’t exactly a responsible gift for actual children. No, these should be the exclusive province of fun uncles and aunties…