11 Products That Delighted Us Last Week: From Cauliflower Chips to Dog Treadmills

Karen Han, a reporter at our sister gaming site, Polygon, says Kentucky Route Zero is what she turns to when she wants “a more careful mode of playing” than Animal Crossing requires. “This game, which is almost entirely point-and-click, is filled with text that deserves to be read and absorbed, rather than sped through. There are no power-ups to gain or levels to beat: You’re just experiencing a story, the branches of which take on subtle variations depending on the dialogue choices you make,” she told us. “It’s a gorgeous game, one that will give back every ounce of attention you give it.”

“With just a few chords, you can play songs, even without lessons,” one expert told us about playing the acoustic guitar — a hobby the recent Disney Family Singalong might have inspired you to pick up. “You can get an incredibly nice guitar that’s perfect for beginners for less than $500,” added another professional, with three experts calling this smaller-bodied acoustic guitar from Martin, which those in the industry call the “Little Martin,” the best choice for a novice. The smaller body, pros say, makes it “easier to hold and navigate,” but doesn’t sacrifice on sound: “You could record with it,” promises musician Christian Lee Hutson.

Like a lot of people these days, the Insecure star is now a proud bidet convert, telling us hers is something she can’t live without. “For the latest season, we shot at a place that had a bidet, and Issa [Rae] and I were both like, ‘Dang, we wish we had a bidet.’ I looked at her and was like, ‘Girl, what’s stopping us?’ And she was like, ‘You right.’ I just happened to be in the middle of a home renovation, so I got this one with a seat that warms up. Now I love going to the bathroom.”

These rubbery clogs “in a spirit-lifting pink look a touch more polished than the cool-nurse-approved” Calzuro clogs, we wrote in a recent micro sale, where we also noted they’re now “over half off.” For more trendy fashion that now costs less, contributor Molly Young rounded up some of the best on-sale pieces from five of New York City’s cultiest designers here.

If your pup can’t get the exercise he or she needs outdoors, experts told us that parents of “inquisitive, confident” pooches should consider this doggy treadmill, which folds up to save space when not in use. Like any new thing you introduce a pet to, the pros say yours may take time to adjust, but should get the hang of it. “If your dog is nervous around new items or sounds, know that you’re going to go into a week or two period of getting them fully used to it before they can actually use it for exercise,” says one trainer. The experts also say that dogs can use treadmills made for humans, if you own one — and, on that note, if you’re still looking for a thermometer, four vets told us that humans can definitely use animal thermometers to take their own temperature (just don’t share one with Fido).

Taryn Toomey’s boutique-fitness program the Class — which counts Jennifer Aniston and Gisele Bündchen as fans — is one of the many now offering online classes, so we reached out to her about the stuff she uses before, during, and after an at-home workout. She takes this gel form of “L-Carnitine, an amino acid that helps push your stored fat into your mitochondria (which are like a furnace for fat), 20 minutes before I exercise. I think it’s much easier to get my system going while exercising when my body’s not working on digestion.”

If you’re looking for something less elaborate, but just as indulgent, to munch on at home, our columnist says “Hippie Snacks Cauliflower Crisps absolutely slap. The crunch is sublime, and even though they are gluten free and vegan, they give off a little cheese flavor.”

The beloved actress — an accomplished needlepointer who has turned Cameron Diaz and Selma Blair onto the craft — recently gave us her step-by-step guide to getting into the hobby. “Eyeglass-case kits are good for beginners,” she promises. “I got some eyeglass-case kits — there are nice ones on Etsy — for Selma, Cameron, and Christina Applegate on the set of The Sweetest Thing. They hadn’t done needlepoint before, but they picked it up and enjoyed it.”

You hear it over and over again nowadays: It’s the little things that can make all the difference. Which is what makes contributor Dinah Lenny’s love letter to the coffee scoops she can’t stop buying so delightful. “The urge to acquire coffee scoops began way back when they came in the can (Chock full o’Nuts), like a prize in a box of cereal. All different colors, they doubled as toys in the bath, in the sandbox, strewn across the kitchen floor,” she writes. These “elegant” rose-gold Apace Living scoops (which would make a great gift for a coffee-loving mother-in-law) have no shortage of thoughtful details: “The shape, like an egg, or a triangle with rounded edges; the handle, just slightly curved to accommodate my thumb. The scoops have heft, weight, integrity — even the font, ‘2 Tbsp/30ml,’ engraved at the end of the handle — is pleasing. They give me joy.”