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Your love is always an occasion worth celebrating. Traditional anniversary conventions suggest giving gifts of increasing material value, with paper the first year and gold after half a century. Should you decide to follow those customs, we’ve made modern suggestions, and we’ve also rounded up excellent presents for any relationship milestone,...

After someone has spent years in the workforce, the transition to retirement is usually filled with joy as well as a bit of uncertainty. For many retirees, it’s a time to see the world and their grandchildren, to work on home projects, and to devote more energy to their hobbies (or learn new ones). With that in mind, we’ve gathered our...

The right stain remover is your laundry superhero, swooping in to save the day by eliminating stains and soils that a regular wash can’t handle.We tested more than 20 stain removers to see how they fared against a wide variety of both fresh and seriously set-in stains on washable fabrics. Amodex Ink & Stain Remover did the best job...

Flight cancellations. Traffic jams. Train delays. Is any mode of transportation safe from massively frustrating obstacles? It seems not. For the past few years, airline travel specifically has been fraught with delays, staffing shortages and flight cancellations. And there’s no guarantee that travel this summer will be without interruptions.If...

I was in college when notebooks started to become a problem.As an English major minoring in art, I was obsessed with Leonardo da Vinci’s journals. In my mind, the consummate artist always had a notebook on them, brimming with nascent ideas and sketches.So I started dabbling with journals of every kind, from Moleskines to Clairefontaines,...