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What to Pack for a Music Festival
A festival veteran recommends nine essentials and a few fun extras. See More
What Writer Kristen Bateman Bought For $10, $50, $150, $200, and $1500
Money diaries from the mundane to the outlandish proliferate online, their ubiquity suggesting a collective (and voyeuristic) fascination with thy neighbor’s expenses. Living in New York City is many things, but cheap isn’t one of them—which makes maximizing your expendable income a precarious exercise. In this new series, we ask New Yorkers how they allot their funds for the non-essentials.See More
Rising Rents and Crippling Property Taxes: A NYC Small Business Owner Weighs In (and Moves Out)
Why Whisk, a beloved kitchenware boutique founded in Brooklyn, closed two storefronts in two months. See More
The One Plant That Should Be In Every Home
Summer Rayne Oakes, an environmental scientist and author, shares house plant shopping tips at Sprout Home in Williamsburg. See More
The Right Boxing Gloves for 11 Different Scenarios
Dylan Lipari of Superare recommends gloves for every type of boxer. See More
What You Need for Yoga at Home
Get the premium yoga studio experience—minus the hefty membership fee. See More
Babeland: A Shop for Books, Candles, and Butt Plugs
Babeland, a sex toy brand with shops in NYC and Seattle, offers something for everyone—whether you’re on your first or fiftieth visit. See More
Molly Young and Teddy Blanks Have “A Lamp Guy”
Inside the Brooklyn creative couple’s Williamsburg loft. See More
Village Grannies: A Smoke Shop, Art Gallery, and Living Room All in One
Village Grannies in downtown Manhattan looks and feels unlike any other smoke shop you’ve been inside.See More
Sprout Home is on a Mission to Spread ‘Plant Love’
At Sprout Home, an indie garden center with locations in Williamsburg and Chicago, a green thumb is welcome—but not required. See More
Beginner Plants for an Indoor Garden
Tara Heibel, founder of Sprout Home, recommends the perfect starter plants for a variety of indoor environments. See More
What Gossamer’s Verena von Pfetten Bought for $10, $150, and $850
The Brooklyn-based media publisher and self-described ‘curious consumer’ thinks socks make an outfit. See More
The Best Sex Toys for 13 Different Situations, According to an Expert
Lisa Finn, a sex educator and the brand manager of Babeland, recommends the right sex toy for 13 different needs. See More
Returning a Boxed Mattress Is A Nightmare
Buying a boxed mattress is easy—returning one, not so much. See More
The Thrill of the Spend: I Spent my Rent Money at Barneys and I Regret Nothing
The thrill of buying something totally unnecessary cuts across Myers-Briggs types, income levels, and ages. Whether you’re in the position to blow $350 on an infuser or $14 on feature socks, impulse shopping is something most of us partake in, at least occasionally. Read on for shopping confessions from people working in wine, fashion, and design. See More
Ilegal Mezcal’s Kaylan Rexer Likes to Drink Disaronno for Dessert
A tour of the marketing guru’s Brooklyn apartment.See More
Snowe Founders Andrés Modak and Rachel Cohen Just Want A Nice Tea Kettle
How a New York City couple mixes work, home, and love—all under one roof. See More
How to Build a Home Podcast Studio
It’s easy to set up a recording studio in your living room. See More
Shop the Farmers Market Like a Chef
How to get the most bang for your buck at the farmers market. See More
This Is What You Need To Start Boxing
Watch Jeremiah Maestre, amateur boxer and Rumble fitness trainer, shop for gear at Superare in Lower Manhattan.See More
With Linx Vapor, There’s No Smoke and Mirrors
The Orange County company is making health nut-approved vaporizers. See More
How Dipstick Vapes Dove into the Hardware World
The mission-driven vaporizer brand that isn’t afraid to align with cannabis culture. See More
A Photographer's Quest for Renters Insurance
Photographer, podcast host, and artist Nick Onken searches for the perfect renters insurance policy. See More
What Broccoli Magazine’s Anja Charbonneau Wants and Needs
In an alternate life, the Portland-based editor would design floral arrangements for rich private clients. See More
The Best Songs for Testing Wireless In-Ear Headphones
Music industry insiders talk about how to pick the right in-ear headphones.See More
A Brownstone Grows in Brooklyn
A photographer-director couple designed a perfect room for their everyday life.See More
Chef’d Wants to Be the Amazon of Meal Kits
The delivery service offers customers options aplenty.See More
Fool’s Gold Co-founder Nick Catchdubs Needs Three Pairs of Headphones
The DJ and record label owner talks about how he uses headphones in his audiophile life.See More
Tenga Seeks to 'Change the Conversation Around Masturbation'
The Japanese adult toy brand creates products that aren’t embarrassing to buy. See More
Best Songs for Testing Wireless Over-Ear Headphones
Music industry insiders talk about how to pick the right over-ear headphones.See More
My Apartment Caught Fire. My Renters Insurance Paid Me $23,485
Here’s what happens when your home goes up in flames.See More
Olivia Jeanette wants—and needs—a perfect white blouse.
The fashion and lifestyle blogger could also take an aperol spritz. See More
Glynnis MacNicol Really Wants to Stay at The Carlyle Hotel
But she needs Law & Order and better, more affordable health care. See More
Laura Lane and Nic Rad Are Ready to Send Their Kid to Space
A day shopping through North Brooklyn with writer Laura Lane and her husband, the artist Nic Rad. See More
At Peru Pima, It’s All in the Family
This family-owned textile brand from Peru is making it in America—all by word of mouth.See More
Chef Tyler Kord Wants Netflix with Long Commercial Breaks
He misses working during the ads but really needs Moana and a grill.See More
How Noise Cancelling Headphones Helped Me Cope with Post-Concussion Symptoms
After I was hit by a truck, my brain needed silence. Here’s how I found it.See More
Flying With “Phone-Free Music” From Fitbit
The company known for smartwatches wants to soar above the neck. See More
Here Are the Crazy Things You’ll See Working at Juice Press
Employees dish on blender explosions, $40 “dirt” shakes, and sharing smoothies with dogs.See More
A Whiskey Expert's Take on 10 New York Bourbons
Heather Greene, New York’s first female whiskey sommelier and one of the world’s foremost spirit experts, tastes 10 top-rated New York bourbons. See More
The Thrill of the Spend: When Bad Impulse Purchases Turn Good
You don’t need it, but you want it. #NoRegrets.See More
What Artist Isa Beniston Wants and Needs
The LA native has it out for plastic storage bins and would really appreciate $10K to outfit her kitchen in pink Smeg appliances. See More
How the House of Juice Is Becoming a Community Home
Danii Oliver is building a healthy, juice-focused oasis in Brooklyn.See More
My Kitchen is Full of Gadgets I Never Use
Software Developer Mike Rispoli’s buyer’s remorse. See More
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