Amazon Chutes and Ladders, Candy Land, Monopoly, Catchphrase, Yahtzee Whether you’re looking to spruce up your living room, need a housewarming gift or want some all-ages activities that don’t look like toys, we’ve got the winning ticket. The WS Game Company has re-issued beloved board games from classics like Monopoly and Clue to childhood favs … Read more

Amazon/Canva Clothing Gifts For Men The holiday shopping season is a time of year for buying gifts for people they may not otherwise buy for themselves. For many men, that includes clothing. It’s easy to fall into a routine and wear clothes out until they’re rags or just buy the same items over and over. … Read more

LOADINGERROR LOADING Author Samira Ahmed’s latest young-adult novel, “This Book Won’t Burn,” is nothing if not timely. The book, which hit shelves in May, centers on Noor Khan, a high school senior who discovers that the library at her new school is being ravaged by book banners who have been slowly (but legally) swiping books … Read more

Uncommon Goods, Amazon, Anthropologie and Ban.dō A pair of library socks from Uncommon Goods, a cereal bowl candle from Amazon, a desserts and dogs apron from Uncommon Goods, a body wash-infused body buffer from Anthropologie and an orange juice vase from Ban.dō. Though it may shock the children in our lives, every adult was once … Read more

Etsy, Uncommon Goods 100 novels poster from Etsy, book holder from Uncommon Goods, library scented candle from Etsy Inside the pages of books, I’ve felt entire ranges of human emotions, explored distant lands, learned incredible things and felt a kind of comfort that can’t be replicated anywhere else. And I know I’m not alone. Reading … Read more

Amazon A scented candle is a no-fail gift for any occasion, especially the holidays. If you’re a self-proclaimed “bad gift-giver,” allow me to let you in on a little secret: If you don’t know what to gift a person, gift them a scented candle. Candles are an almost universally well-received gift. They’re an easy option … Read more

Amazon A bundle of festive Woobles pals from Amazon. It’s a good day on the internet, because something wholesome has gone viral: these outrageously cute, “Shark Tank”-approved Woobles crochet kits — and they’d make an adorable stocking stuffer. The kits, which enable you to make your own crochet plushie, have amassed a true cult following, … Read more

LOADINGERROR LOADING The other day, my 15-year-old son texted me while en route to a reunion event at his old middle school. He wanted to know which entrance he was supposed to use when he arrived. I reacted in exactly the same way I always do: I figured out the answer for him and then … Read more