The 5 Best USB Audio Interfaces of 2025

The 5 Best USB Audio Interfaces of 2025

Michael Hession/NYT Wirecutter Top pick This USB interface offers a friendly design that’s packed with useful features. But we don’t love the rear-panel placement of the microphone inputs. The Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 4th Gen is our favorite two-channel USB audio interface for most musicians because it offers logically laid-out controls and indicators. It’s one of…

This Cleaning Powder Was Invented in the 1880s. It Still Keeps My Kitchen Gear Looking New.

This Cleaning Powder Was Invented in the 1880s. It Still Keeps My Kitchen Gear Looking New.

Bar Keepers Friend is particularly adept at giving new life to old things. I was reminded of this two summers ago when I found an abandoned enameled Le Creuset omelet pan coated in baked-on oil and burn marks. Bar Keepers Friend made it look virtually new, allowing me to gloat that I’d scored a $175…

How a Wirecutter Deals Writer Saves at Sephora and Ulta

How a Wirecutter Deals Writer Saves at Sephora and Ulta

Sephora and Ulta have sales throughout the year — in Ulta’s case, nearly monthly — but not every sale is as good as the next. Ulta’s National Lash Day sale, for example, was largely underwhelming. And as a base-level Beauty Insider, I don’t shop Sephora’s November holiday sale because I get only 10% off sitewide….

The 7 Best Handbags Under $500 of 2025

The 7 Best Handbags Under $500 of 2025

Ruthie Darling NYT/Wirecutter Top pick Testers loved the vintage-yet-timeless vibe of this ultra-spacious bucket bag. It fits a 13-inch laptop, offers above-average interior organization, and is made from supple leather that should wear in beautifully. “I had a Coach bag just like this from the ’90s!” Upon viewing the bag, multiple testers uttered some version…

The Anabei Sofa Claims to Be ‘The Only Washable Sofa — Inside and Out.’ Only, It Isn’t.

The Anabei Sofa Claims to Be ‘The Only Washable Sofa — Inside and Out.’ Only, It Isn’t.

Part of the draw for the Anabei sofa is its easy assembly, and for me that was the most — and nearly the only — successful aspect of the sofa’s design. The two-seater arrived in two boxes, each holding the components to construct a seating unit and weighing about 60 pounds. Each box contained a…