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1. gifts Nov. 26, 2025

   The Best Hair-care Gifts for Hair-care Obsessives
2. christmas gifts Nov. 26, 2025

   What Are the Best Advent Calendars for Kids (That Will Arrive by December 1)?
3. accessories Nov. 26, 2025

   ’Tis the Season for On-Sale Gap CashSoft
4. gifts Nov. 26, 2025

   We Answered Your Hyperspecific Kid-Gifting Questions
5. gifts Nov. 26, 2025

   How Susan Orlean Gifts
6. lips Nov. 26, 2025

   Steal My Lips
7. strategist brain Nov. 26, 2025

   On My Mind: Custom Ralph Lauren Caps and Little Red Scarves
8. strategist hunt Nov. 25, 2025

   My 10-Year Quest for the Perfect Mom Bag
9. gifts on sale Nov. 25, 2025

   Glossy Lips Are on Sale at Sephora
10. packing and gear Nov. 25, 2025

    A Skinny, Cupholder-Friendly Owala for $19
11. celebrity shopping Nov. 25, 2025

    What Misty Copeland Can’t Live Without
12. toys Nov. 25, 2025

    The True Origin Story of ‘The Elf on the Shelf’
13. gifts Nov. 24, 2025

    The Best Gifts for Every Type of Baker
14. gifts Nov. 24, 2025

    A Toy Reviewer’s Guide to the Best Holiday Gifts for 7-Year-Olds
15. gifts on sale Nov. 24, 2025

    Give the Gift of Supersoft Skin
16. smart home Nov. 24, 2025

    Did Smart Bulbs Just Get Better?
17. apparel Nov. 24, 2025

    A Hanes Hoodie for $10
18. food and drinks Nov. 24, 2025

    A Japanese Beer Company Makes the Strongest Breath Mints I’ve Ever Tried
19. gifts Nov. 24, 2025

    The Best Tech Gifts to Buy (Before They Sell Out)
20. gifts Nov. 24, 2025

    How Graydon Carter Gifts
21. sunday circular Nov. 23, 2025

    14 Things That Delighted Us Last Week: From Cashmere Scraps to Kelp Pasta
22. suncare Nov. 21, 2025

    The Best Lip Balms With SPF
23. gifts Nov. 21, 2025

    32 Strategist-Approved Gifts for Your Whole List (That You Can Buy at Nordstrom)
24. sales Nov. 21, 2025

    Our Deals Editor’s Favorite Early Black Friday Sales
25. holiday decor Nov. 21, 2025

    Half Off an Artificial Christmas Tree (That Will Arrive by Thanksgiving)
26. christmas gifts Nov. 21, 2025

    How Janicza Bravo Gifts
27. black friday Nov. 21, 2025

    Quince’s Early Black Friday Sale Is Live for One Day Only
28. men’s apparel Nov. 20, 2025

    My Hunt for the Perfect Blue Oxford-Cloth Button-down
29. decor Nov. 20, 2025

    This Is the Official Fancy-Lady Candle of the Upper East Side
30. gifts Nov. 20, 2025

    The Best Pilates Gifts, According to Pilates People
31. gifts on sale Nov. 20, 2025

    All I Want for the Holidays Is a 30 Percent Off Theragun
32. skin-care Nov. 20, 2025

    Our Beloved Snail Goo Is Just $13
33. gifts Nov. 20, 2025

    A Toy Reviewer’s Guide to the Best Holiday Gifts for 8-Year-Olds
34. christmas gifts Nov. 20, 2025

    The Gadget Gifts Teens Want, According to Teens
35. news Nov. 20, 2025

    We Hosted a Packing Competition With Away
36. gifts Nov. 20, 2025

    New York Stores Where the Shopping Is Better in Person
37. don’t dillydally Nov. 19, 2025

    New Stuff Alert: LoveShackFancy Sweatshirts and Donni for Babies
38. black friday Nov. 19, 2025

    $19 Sweaters, $14 Beanies, and More Banana Republic Factory Black Friday Deals
39. strategist 100 Nov. 19, 2025

    102 Christmas Ornaments for Every Type of Person
40. gifts Nov. 19, 2025

    The Best Gifts for Cannabis Enthusiasts, According to Cannabis Enthusiasts
41. strategist brain Nov. 19, 2025

    On My Mind: Avoiding ‘Big Light’ This Holiday Season
42. outdoor leisure Nov. 19, 2025

    The Best Deals at REI’s Holiday Sale
43. gifts on sale Nov. 19, 2025

    Give the Gift of Spalike Brooklinen Super-Plush (for 30 Percent Off)
44. women’s apparel Nov. 19, 2025

    We Tried (and Liked) Everlane’s New EverPuff — and Now It’s Half Off
45. dining and entertaining Nov. 19, 2025

    The Trick to Successful Cookie Transport? Pizza Boxes.
46. gifts Nov. 19, 2025

    How Bunny Williams Gifts
47. skin-care Nov. 19, 2025

    The Best Clean Skin-Care Routine for Dry Skin, According to Experts
48. gifts Nov. 19, 2025

    110 Carefully Selected, Unusually Special Gifts Over $200
49. gifts Nov. 18, 2025

    The Best Gifts for Movie Lovers, According to Cinephiles
50. celebrity shopping Nov. 18, 2025

    What Monica Lewinsky Can’t Live Without