Object Lust

  • The objects of our affection

    From preppy perfume to Portuguese love songs, six writers share the Valentine's Day goodies that really get their hearts racing.
    February 14, 2006

  • Jump on the veggie express!

    I used to hate schlepping around the city for groceries. But now I have a bounty of beautiful, organic produce brought right to my door.
    By Sumana Harihareswara October 4, 2005

  • My stroller, my savior

    I always sneered at stroller-obsessed yuppies. Then I discovered a double-decker dream machine that changed my life.
    By Marjorie Ingall September 28, 2005

  • Magic machines

    Who needs humans? Whether your goal is to sleep through the night or run a marathon, there's a gadget that can help.
    September 14, 2005

  • Heaven scent

    I never thought I could get worked up about home fragrance. Then I got a gift from Provence.
    By Rebecca Traister August 10, 2005

  • My DVD dealer

    With Netflix, never again will I have to endure the humiliation of having a video-store clerk bray, "You have a late fee on 'Bubble Boy.'"
    By Mary Elizabeth Williams July 20, 2005

  • Uncramping my style

    I used to gobble handfuls of Advil when period pain knocked me out. But thanks to a magical heating pad, I'm ditching the pills
    By Lynn Harris July 13, 2005

  • I've got a crush on Susi

    Simply slicing garlic isn't always enough. Sometimes, this most essential of foods needs to be annihilated, pulverized, nearly atomized -- so that when the tiny nibs hit the heat they explode into flavor.
    By Farhad Manjoo June 1, 2005

  • Devils and dust

    I used to have billowing piles of dog hair drifting around my house like tumbleweeds, until along came the little wussified vacuum cleaner that changed my life forever.
    By Heather Havrilesky May 25, 2005

  • Object lust

    A new weekly column about the trinkets, devices, conveniences and extravagances we can't live without.
    May 18, 2005
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