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Product Roundups

The best laptops you can buy in 2024 for work, school, and gaming

The best VPN services of 2024, tested and reviewed

The best handheld gaming consoles of 2023

The best fire pits of 2023

Reviews

HP Chromebook Plus 15.6-inch review: A big-screened budget laptop for the right user

TunnelBear review: A cutesy VPN service for casual users with a free version that doesn't suck

Solo Stove review: Nearly smokeless, if you know what you're doing

The MiHIGH Infrared Sauna Blanket is overhyped but still fantastic for relaxing

Amazon's latest Fire 7 tablet meets the tepid expectations set by its $60 price point

Stasher vs. Ziploc Endurables: What are the best reusable food storage bags?

Utilities

Here's when to buy a laptop, whether you need the latest specs or a great deal

Chromebook vs. laptop: What are the differences?

Gift Guides

The 50+ best gifts for gamers that they won't already have

The ultimate Barbiecore gift guide

An unofficial goblin mode gift guide: 15 present ideas for the unkempt and unhinged

The 15 best Advent calendars to help you count down to the holidays

Features

Live, laugh, LifeEyes™️: How the 12-foot Home Depot skeleton became a perennial hit

Dupes are the biggest shopping trend of 2023. Here's why.

We found the pink cat ear headphones Beyoncé wore in her viral Verizon commercial

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Wisconsin faces billions in retiree obligations

Official described disability claimants in sexual, racial terms (featured in Slate)

Wisconsin Watch

Wisconsin one of five states where ‘dangerous’ exotic animals can be pets (most-read story on Wisconsin Watch to date)

Limits to exotic pets in Wisconsin loom, but critics cite several loopholes

Enforcement of exotic animal laws handled by several agencies

Controversy on Wisconsin-Iowa border as frac sand mine, No. 1 in violations, seeks to expand