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Both Turner and Lively started building Lego in their spare time precisely because their careers afforded them so much of it. “NBA teams don’t hold practice as much as they used to,” Sam Amick, a senior NBA writer for The…

The kitchen, to me, is a living, breathing thing. It needs tinkering and maintenance to keep it running smoothly (the spice drawer needs frequent reorganizing, the cabinets require periodic degreasing, and so on), and I’m always looking for ways to…

This task will take between two and four hours—most of it waiting time—depending on the size and design of your fridge. But you can easily split up the process into several shorter cleaning sessions over a few days. 1. Get…

This at-home gadget uses intense pulsed light (IPL) to prevent hair regrowth. But the potential reward was just too tempting. It was August—the peak of bikini season—and I was tired of paying $95 every six weeks for waxes that didn’t…

Marki Williams/NYT Wirecutter Laser printer Top pick This model produces crisp text and vibrant graphics, and it has a low operating cost. But you can use only HP toner with it, so be prepared to pay full price come replacement…

The first time I tried self-tanner, and many other things, was in college. There I was, standing in nothing but my underwear in my best friend’s bedroom, listening attentively as she gave me a crash course on how to use…

The Amazon Basics Adjustable Laptop Tray Table has a laptop rest on the left side and a mouse rest on the right side of the work surface. This makes the tray impractical for lefties. And if you don’t use a…

First a trickle, then a flood: That pretty much describes the availability of ebikes in the US over the past two decades. Most of the earliest ebikes sold in the US were from European companies; now, nearly every major bike…

One of the best things about working at Wirecutter is having access to exceptionally discerning experts on a wide range of topics. Have a mold problem in your house? Liam McCabe is just a Slack message away. Want to revive…