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Dan was a writer on CNET's How-To and Thought Leadership teams. His byline has appeared in The New York Times, Newsweek, NBC News, Architectural Digest and elsewhere. He is a crossword junkie and is ...

In the past five years or so, my inbox has been bombarded by my beloved newsletters — essays and roundups and dispatches that simultaneously spark joy and bury more urgent emails. And I’m not alone: ...