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  1. gifts
    89 People With Excellent Taste on the Best Gifts Under $100A gift guide we did four years ago that stands the test of time.
    By The Editors
  2. ask amy sedaris
    What Do I Get My Boring Father-in-Law?An old map and other ideas from our first-ever gifting columnist.
    By Amy Sedaris
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    The Best Gifts for Movie Lovers, According to CinephilesThere’s life beyond A24 merch.
    By Arielle Avila
  4. holiday gift issue 2023
    What I Got My 96-Year-Old Grandmother“She gives them to everyone who visits, and she’ll also slip one into greeting cards.”
    By Erin Schwartz
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    The Best and Most Giftable New York City MerchFor the person who thinks it’s a helluva town.
    By Hilary Reid and Katherine Gillespie
  6. ask amy sedaris
    What Do I Get My Brother Who Only Likes His Dog?An odor-masking Diptyque candle and other ideas from our first-ever gifting columnist.
    By Amy Sedaris
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    The Best Gifts for Horse Girls, According to an Actual Horse GirlThe neighs have it.
    By Madeleine Carey
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    21 Cheapest, Nicest Gifts From the Most Expensive BrandsIncluding a pair of sort-of-affordable cashmere gloves from The Row.
    By Tembe Denton-Hurst
  9. holiday gift issue 2023
    What I Got a Nonsmoker Who Wanted a Pipe“He loves it, even though he has never used it, but I think I love it more.”
    By Eliza Brooke
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    The Cheapest, Nicest Gifts From Fancy Kitchen BrandsFor the friends whose Champagne taste doesn’t match your beer budget.
    By Emma Wartzman
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    The Best (Strategist-Approved) Children’s BooksTwenty-five titles for babies, toddlers, elementary, and middle-school kids.
    By Tembe Denton-Hurst and Liza Corsillo
  12. celebrity
    The Best Gift I Ever Gave Was a Baroness TitlePersonally signed by the prince of Sealand.
    By Cynthia Talmadge
  13. gifts
    Consider a Very Large — in Fact, Enormous — GiftFrom a three-foot stuffed octopus to a three-pound gummy worm.
    By The Editors
  14. gifts
    Couples Discuss the Gifts That Work WellFrom years of experience.
    By Katherine Gillespie
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    119 Carefully Selected, Unusually Special Gifts Over $200Including a hand-carved purse, a hand-forged frying pan, and two standout fountain pens.
    Edited by Dilara O'Neil and Jenna Milliner-Waddell
  16. kids and babies
    High Schoolers Told Us What They WantIncluding Olivia Rodrigo concert tickets and mini phone printers.
    By Kitty Guo
  17. gifts
    100 Carefully Selected, Unusually Special Gifts Under $200Including delicate glass spoons, a spherical bread bin, and two cool clogs.
    Edited by Dilara O'Neil and Jenna Milliner-Waddell
  18. gifts
    What Do You Get a Silicon Valley CEO?They just want to unplug.
    By Natalie So
  19. gifts
    109 Carefully Selected, Unusually Special Gifts Under $50Including frozen Italian porcini, metallic oven mitts, and some status socks and slides.
    Edited by Jenna Milliner-Waddell and Dilara O'Neil
  20. trend reporting
    The Best Gifts to Buy Before They Sell Out, According to Trend ForecastersThe theme of 2023 is “put a bow on it.”
    By Ambar Pardilla
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    71 of Our Readers’ Extremely Specific Gifting Quandaries, AnsweredLike, “what should I get my 60-year-old dad who is in a Jewish motorcycle gang?”
    By The Editors
  22. gifts
    The Best Gift Sets on Amazon for Every Type of Dad This Father’s DayWhether he’s a home brewer, grill master, or vinyl collector.
    By Kitty Guo
  23. father’s day 2023
    The Cheapest, Nicest Gifts for Dads From the Most Expensive BrandsEven the most hard-to-please parent can’t resist a Prada water bottle.
    By Lauren Ro
  24. gifts
    The Best Gifts for Bridesmaids, According to ExpertsFrom custom beauty products to conversation-starting card games.
    By Arielle Avila
  25. gifts
    The Best Gifts for Groomsmen, According to ExpertsHint: It’s not a flask.
    By Dominique Pariso and Arielle Avila
  26. decor
    16 Flower Bouquets Sculpted From Glass, Legos, and Other Un-Killable StuffCrafted from carved wood, felted wool, old books, and wire, these aren’t your Grandma’s faux flowers.
    By Kitty Guo
  27. decor
    14 Dried Floral Arrangements That Will Never DieBouquets that will last all year long.
    By Dominique Pariso
  28. gifts
    The Best Holiday Toys to Buy Before They Sell Out, According to Toy ExpertsWe asked toy-trend experts to predict what’s going to sell out fastest this year.
    By Liza Corsillo
  29. gifts
    The Best Gifts for People You Don’t Want to Shop ForIncluding picks for your noisy upstairs neighbors and the uncle in the throes of a midlife crisis.
    By Karen Iorio Adelson and Kitty Guo
  30. gifts
    The 57 Best Tech Gifts to Buy This YearIncluding smartphones, laptops, smart-home speakers, and video-game consoles.
    By Jordan McMahon
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    The Best Gifts for Real Housewives FansIncluding all the actually good products sold by the Housewives themselves, from Bethenny’s shapewear to the tequila that started a whole subplot.
    By Ambar Pardilla and Arielle Avila
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    The Best Gifts to Buy Before They Sell Out, According to Trend ForecastersMini-UGGs, Birkenstock Bostons, and Barbiecore reign supreme.
    By Ambar Pardilla
  33. gifts
    The Best Gifts for Anime Fans, According to Anime FansFrom cute plushies to cosplay gear and collectible figurines.
    By Kitty Guo
  34. not a professional. just crazy
    I Created 6 Very Giftable Beauty Bundles for Everyone In Your LifeEven your skin-care-avoidant dad is covered.
    By Rio Viera-Newton
  35. the strategist holiday catalogue
    102 Carefully Selected, Unusually Special Gifts Over $200Including a persimmon-colored Ton33, Greenpoint-milled matcha, and murano-glass gelato spoons.
    Edited by Louis Cheslaw and Jenna Milliner-Waddell
  36. the strategist holiday catalogue
    I’ve Been Giving This Gift Since 1982Seven highly discerning New Yorkers on their go-tos.
    As told to Louis Cheslaw and Margaret Rhodes
  37. the strategist holiday catalogue
    105 Carefully Selected, Unusually Special Gifts Under $200Including a Dickensian nightgown, some Wall Street–inspired bedding, and three bonnets.
    Edited by Louis Cheslaw and Jenna Milliner-Waddell
  38. the strategist holiday catalogue
    I Pick One Gift to Give to the Women in My Family Every YearThe quality all repeat gifts must have: deliciousness.
    By Jessica Silvester
  39. the strategist holiday catalogue
    113 Carefully Selected, Unusually Special Gifts Under $50Including tinned eel, Elizabethan cuffs, and a borosilicate honey dipper.
    Edited by Louis Cheslaw and Jenna Milliner-Waddell
  40. gifts
    The Best Gifts for Every Type of Person (From Black-Owned Businesses)From a checkered incense holder to a durable merino-wool tug-and-chew dog toy.
    By Tembe Denton-Hurst and Kayla Levy
  41. hobby and craft
    The Best Stocking Stuffers for Stationery NerdsPens, pencils, notebooks, and other delightful gifts for the office-supplies obsessed.
    By Caroline Weaver
  42. hobby and craft
    The Best Sewing Gifts, According to People Who Love to SewEverything a sewing enthusiast would actually need (and use).
    By Rachael Griffiths
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    The Best 40th-Birthday Gifts, According to People Who’ve Reached 40We asked cool people who’ve turned 40 to share their recommendations.
    By Katherine Gillespie
  44. gifts
    30 Things You Can Get Monogrammed (That We’ve Written About)From lip balm and coasters to beanies and totes.
    By Chloe Anello, Sanibel Chai, and Brenley Goertzen
  45. gifts they might actually want
    35 Best Gifts for New (and Expectant) Mums, According to New MumsWe asked 28 new mothers to tell us about the treats that they received — and the ones on their wish lists.
    By Ellen Wallwork
  46. gifts they might actually want
    The Best Baby-Shower Gifts, According to ExpertsWhat the parent-to-be in your life actually wants.
    By Hannah Holway
  47. gifts
    The Best 1st Wedding-Anniversary GiftsDefrost that slice of wedding cake and give a paper gift.
    By The Editors
  48. gifts they might actually want
    The 36 Best Gifts for Every Type of MumIncluding skin care, yoga blocks, and more.
    By Ailbhe Malone
  49. painless shopping
    The 49 Best Gifts for Every Type of DadGifts for goofy dads, workaholics, and dads who can’t stay out of the kitchen.
    By Chris Mandle
  50. gifts
    23 Strategist-Approved Wedding Gifts (That You Can Buy at Nordstrom)Going off-registry is acceptable if you’re gifting one of these tried-and-true picks.
    By Kitty Guo
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