“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 ...

One travel writer shares the Oprah-approved travel blanket from E Marie that tops her list of in-flight must-haves. Plus, she ...