Released in August 2025, the Pips puts a unique spin on dominoes, creating a fun single-player experience that could become ...

Dear Heloise: This is to add to Karen from Michigan's suggestion about recycling toilet paper rolls. I reuse them by cutting the rolls in half and standing them upright in the bottom of a plastic ...

Connections for February 16 are now available to solve on the NYT application or website. This interesting game offers 16 words each day, which can be categorized into four distinct themes. To ...

Dear Heloise: Here’s an idea that I’ve benefited from for years. Whenever I stay in a hotel, I save the shower caps that are usually provided for free. Because I garden, I regularly track in grass ...

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In a playtime experiment, researchers found that our closest living relatives have the capacity for make-believe, too. By Alexa Robles-Gil Having an imaginary friend, playing house or daydreaming ...

Dear Heloise: My husband is in an assisted living facility. I keep an erasable white board in his room. When a visit or trip is planned, I write it on the board. It helps him remember, and the staff ...

Dear Heloise: I have two thermal mugs. One is for coffee, and one is for tea. They can’t be used in the microwave or in the dishwasher. To get the stains out, I boil some water and put it in the mugs.

Dear Heloise: We’ll be spending hours wrapping Christmas and Hannukah gifts in a few weeks, using a lot of paper sourced from forest trees that would be better left standing. I hate wrapping! I’ve ...

DEAR HELOISE: So many people don’t know that the accessible parking placard is to be removed while driving. In many states, it can even get you a ticket! I think one of the reasons why people don’t ...

If you’re struggling to solve today’s NYT Connections puzzle, don’t worry, you’re in the right place. The popular word association game from The New York Times has once again challenged players with ...