“Strategist Brain” is a series where staffers share the stores they’ve stopped into, stuff they’ve spotted, and extra tidbits from stories they’ve worked on. You’ll hear from a different writer every ...

Microfibers were invented by Japanese textile company Toray in 1970, but the technology wasn’t used for cleaning until the late 1980s. The key, as the name suggests, is in the fiber: Each strand is ...

How often you wash towels also depends on how they're dried after usage. If towels find themselves on the floor, the lack of ...

Bathrooms are high-use, highly practical spaces, and because they’re so important to the function of a home they can become an afterthought when it comes to making them beautiful. Plus, not everyone ...