The Only Way Is Essex icon Gemma Collins reportedly had to call the police after receiving a ‘threatening and abusive’ letter at her home
23:13, 14 Jun 2025Updated 23:13, 14 Jun 2025
‘Scared’ Gemma Collins ‘calls 999 after receiving threatening letter at her home’(Image: Instagram/Gemma Collins/Gemmacollins)
A ‘scared’ Gemma Collins reportedly called the police after she received a ‘threatening and abusive’ letter at her home from a man who wrote about his extreme dislike for her. The former The Only Way Is Essex star, 44, called the cops, who then visited her home in the countryside.
Following the reported incident, it has been said that the TV personality has upped her security with round the clock dog patrols and loved ones keeping her company. According to an insider, the Celebrity Big Brother icon was left ‘shaken and very scared for her safety’ after receiving the letter.
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Gemma reportedly received a terrifying letter at her home(Image: Getty Images for Thirty8 London)
The source said the abusive letter was from a “man expressing his extreme dislike for her and using menacing language.” They added: “It was really nasty and made reference to tracking her down, so she called the police straight away.”
The Mirror have reached out to Gemma’s representatives for comment. The source went on to tell The Sun that Gemma has been grateful to the police for their help in the “ongoing investigation”.
In May, Gemma revealed on a podcast that she had to deal with stalkers over the years, which “played havoc on her mind”.
Gemma has been ill in recent weeks(Image: Instagram/Gemacollins)
Gemma said: “No one would believe the bloody crap I’ve had to deal with. I’ve had a woman stalker who wrote me a letter in white gloves and wanted to kill me.
“You know, people would wish me dead. I’d get all sorts at the shop. Weird. People are weird. And that’s why in a way I came away from my shop in the end.”
Meanwhile, Gemma has been struggling with her health in recent weeks. Earlier this week, a bedridden Gemma took to Instagram to share an update about her health, revealing that she had been seriously unwell for a number of weeks.
In her post, which included a photo of the reality TV star laying in bed, she wrote: “Hey guys sorry been quiet i have Pneumonia. I’m not as fast or on it as I usually am on the daily. I am still honouring my work commitments which is taking every bit of energy I have but will be back entertaining you all soon.”
In a further update on her Instagram Story, Gemma revealed she was receiving treatment via a drip and had been seen by a doctor.
Pneumonia is an inflammation of the lungs typically caused by an infection, and while most people recover within two to four weeks, infants, the elderly, and those with heart or lung conditions are at a higher risk of severe illness and may require hospitalisation.
Luckily, Gemma has not had to go to hospital, but speaking to The Mirror, she admitted that she felt as though she was “dying”.
In 1992, Sheila (a pseudonym) sought the help of a prominent psychiatrist. Since the death of her mother in 1984, she had regularly found herself angry, sad and irritable. She was also experiencing terrifying nightmares: she would be unable to move, her body felt like it was vibrating, and she had dreams that someone or something was controlling her body. In one dream in particular, Sheila’s house filled with a high-pitched noise and flashing lights. Then, she saw several short, thin-limbed beings covered in silver walking down the hallway toward her bedroom.
At first, Sheila asked her pastor for a psychotherapy referral. Unhappy with the therapist, she went to see a psychiatrist. By the end of 1989, Sheila was still dreaming about the prowlers, whom she now perceived as aggressive and hostile. Over the next two years, she had more than 20 appointments with two more doctors, who treated her using hypnosis. She was given anti-anxiety and antidepressant medications. Under hypnosis, more details emerged about her dream experiences. She recalled seeing a skeleton-like face, a ‘curling iron’ with a handle and a drill-like tip, and she recalled being stretched out and tied down with rubber tubing. As time went on, Sheila began to consider the possibility that her recollections were not of dreams but of real events.
At some point in her treatment, the subject of UFOs came up. After a CBS television miniseries called Intruders (1992) that portrayed cases of alleged abduction of human beings by aliens had aired, a friend convinced Sheila she needed to explore that possibility more intensively and suggested she contact John Mack. A Pulitzer Prize-winning psychiatrist and professor at Harvard Medical School, Mack had recently begun working with individuals who believed they might have been taken and experimented on by extraterrestrials. Mack used hypnotic regression – a technique designed to recover lost memories – to help Sheila find out more about her past. The method seemed to work, and it confirmed what had been suspected: she was having alien encounters. Moreover, she discovered that she had been having visitations in her home since before the age of six, and that both Sheila’s sister and daughter had also been having strange encounters. It all left her feeling violated, terrified that she was unable to protect her family, and overcome with dread that ‘they’ would return.
Sheila was not alone in her disturbing experiences and her search for answers. By the early 1990s, numerous individuals had been coming forward in alarming numbers to say they feared they had been taken against their will by aliens. One survey published in 1992 found that perhaps as many as one out of every 50 adults in the United States had had such encounters. Later that year, MIT held an academic conference to discuss the phenomenon. Books on the subject made the bestseller list, cases were made into screenplays, and self-professed abductees made appearances on television talk shows.
Alien abduction sparked not only interest but controversy – and on multiple fronts. The claims of witnesses tested the limits of how far society should respect the testimony and beliefs of others. Questions were raised about just how reliable personal memories were. And academics debated which experts and which methods were best suited to determine the truth.
Why did the phenomenon of alien abduction suddenly disappear from the list of popular concerns?
Sheila’s ordeal followed three decades of reports and public fascination in the US with people being ‘kidnapped by UFOs’, as one PBS show put it. Since the first sightings of ‘flying saucers’ in 1947, individuals had come forward to say they had had encounters with the occupants of unidentified flying objects. Throughout the 1950s and the early ’60s, most reported that their experiences had been pleasant, even spiritually fulfilling. But over the course of the 1960s and ’70s, an increasing number of cases emerged in which witnesses claimed to have been forcibly taken by the visitors. And then, at the start of the 21st century, interest in the phenomenon suddenly all but disappeared. To be sure, individuals have continued to claim having these fraught experiences since then. But mainstream US media and the reading public moved on from alien abductions. Even now, after revelations reported in TheNew York Times in 2017 about a secret government UFO programme inspired a revival of interest in unidentified flying objects, alien abduction has yet to claim a place alongside widely publicised sightings by military pilots, videos of odd-moving aircraft, the supposed mummified remains of extraterrestrials and drone scares.
At their height in the 1990s, stories of alien abduction proved so compelling that they inspired a major US television show. The X-Files, which first appeared in 1993, offered viewers an engaging fictional account of how extraterrestrials, conspiring with government officials, were insidiously victimising humans. By 2002, however, the series that had been ‘must-watch’ TV ended its original run (two revival seasons were filmed in 2016 and 2018), just as alien abduction began losing its public visibility. Why did this extraordinary phenomenon that challenges commonsense certainties about the real world suddenly disappear from the list of popular concerns? The answer lies in who ultimately got to decide what was and what wasn’t true about alien abduction, and how they managed to not so much solve its riddle as reconcile themselves with the phenomenon.
Debate over the authenticity of paranormal phenomena is hardly new. Historically, authorities of various kinds have been called upon to decide on episodes and cases. In much of 16th- and 17th-century Europe and the New World, for instance, the Inquisition often determined whether the sickness or death of livestock or a person had a supernatural cause, and whether someone accused was in fact a witch or not. In the 18th century, the Habsburg empress Maria Theresa turned to physicians to evaluate if reports of vampires in the empire had natural explanations. In 1784, France’s King Louis XVI appointed two expert commissions that included astronomers, chemists and doctors to conduct experiments to establish if the phenomenon of mesmerism was due to a mysterious, invisible fluid or simply the product of the fevered imaginations of the easily influenced. And in 19th- and early 20th-century Britain and the US, a mix of researchers with backgrounds in psychology, philosophy, physics, philology, anthropology and stage magic investigated some of the age’s most prominent occult claims: mediumship, apparitions, haunted houses, clairvoyance, telepathy.
In all these instances, figures in positions of authority either moved to or were drawn into establishing some consensus truth about supernatural claims. Often, in the Western world at least, these authority figures came from the Church, the state or academia. In some cases, such as vampirism and mesmerism, officials recruited outside specialists to look into matters; in other cases, such as ghosts, researchers took it upon themselves to weigh in. As such, what defined ‘expertise’ in the extramundane and uncanny was not always obvious, opening up a veritable grey market for self-proclaimed specialists.
Witch hunts of various kinds have continued to take place worldwide into the 21st century
No matter how factfinders came to initiate their investigations, the results of their work did little to discourage popular belief in the paranormal. Along with UFOs, popular interest in things like astrology, mind control, spirits, extrasensory perception and cryptids has remained robust. The one prominent counterexample to the perseverance of paranormal belief in the Western world seems to be witchcraft. Over the course of the late 17th and 18th centuries, prosecutions of supposed witches declined, then ceased, in Europe and North America. Historians do not entirely agree on why this happened, but it is clear multiple factors contributed to the apparent decline of witchcraft. Growing support of scepticism among elites, legal and judicial reforms, the increased value placed on religious tolerance, and disenchantment with mass arrests and torture all helped curb the impetus, if not the appetite, for criminalising and prosecuting black magic. But it was a gradual, albeit punctuated, process.
And, in fact, a closer look reveals that witch hunts of various kinds have continued to take place worldwide into the 21st century. In the US, however, one particular case set in motion a series of events directly relevant to the rise of the alien abduction phenomenon. Beginning in 1983, law enforcement and parents accused supervisors and teachers at the McMartin Preschool in California of sexually abusing children in their care. In interviews with social workers and police, witnesses reported the abuse was organised as part of violent satanic rituals. Over the next decade, reports of so-called satanic ritual abuse emerged across the US as well as Canada, the UK, Australia, the Netherlands and Germany. In the McMartin and several other cases, some of the accused were criminally charged and put on trial. By the mid-1990s, however, courts threw out the charges in some of the most high-profile cases.
Initial responses to the allegations were outrage at the accused, but this did not last. Within a few years of the first allegations, journalists and social scientists began publishing critical assessments of the evidence, questioning the reliability of child witness testimony. They also drew critical attention to officials’ use of suggestive and aggressive interview techniques that steered answers and encouraged embellishments. Noting how both evangelicals and the tabloid press highlighted the roles of satanism and cult-like rituals in the cases, critics portrayed the wave of accusations as a modern-day ‘witch hunt’. By the mid-1990s, a consensus formed that the whole affair had been the product of a baseless moral panic that had exploited the vulnerabilities of children and parents. It is also true, however, that subsequent research about the prevalence of child sexual abuse has raised questions about whether this conclusion is too facile.
As a problem in social knowledge, the satanic ritual abuse episode posed some of the same challenges in social epistemology arising from reports of alien abduction at the time. Both raised real intellectual and ethical questions about the proper ways to acquire, evaluate and present the testimony of witnesses who may be apprehensive and vulnerable. Crime victim advocates were forced to consider whether there were limits to their faith in the accuracy of alleged victims. Case workers were left wondering how to balance the competing roles of investigator and caregiver.
The heart of the matter is how can we believe the seemingly incredible? In the case of satanic ritual abuse claims, this was ultimately settled – at least to the satisfaction of most observers – by the courts. Criminal justice assumed the role of the appropriate social epistemologist. This recourse to legal authority, however, was not possible in the case of alien abduction, since the alleged perpetrators were literally beyond the reach of the justice system. So how did alien abduction go from being an extraordinary experience that many believed was frighteningly common to one widely perceived to be a settled matter, something no longer warranting concerted attention?
Researchers used the debate over alien abduction to demonstrate the value of their methods and professions
As in the satanic ritual abuse scare, psychologists, psychotherapists and social workers played a vital role in both legitimating and marginalising alien abductions. Their methods – relying on interview, dialogue, interpretation, diagnostic testing, therapeutic suggestion – played a direct role in how abductees and their advocates reported paranormal experiences. In 1963, in the first and most prominent alien abduction case in the US, the couple Betty and Barney Hill turned to a psychiatrist for help in making sense of their persistent distress about their mutual memory loss during a car trip two years earlier, something they eventually came to see as an instance of alien abduction. In the 1960s, James Harder, professor of engineering at the University of California, Berkeley, and R Leo Sprinkle, a counsellor at the University of Wyoming, became the first experts to rely on hypnosis to aid alleged victims of alien abduction in regaining access to lost memories of their experiences. With a succession of UFO investigators subsequently adopting what became known as hypnotic regression, the technique was commonplace throughout the UFO scene in the 1970s and ’80s. By the early 1990s, abductees were regularly consulting with psychotherapists, psychiatrists, hypnotists, social workers and self-appointed consultants who not only sought to discover the intentions of the inscrutable beings but also offered support and counselling to witnesses.
The psychiatrist Benjamin Simon putting Barney and Betty Hill under a trance for hypnotic regression. Photo by Alamy
Artist’s impression of aliens as described by Betty and Barney Hill under hypnosis. Photo by Alamy
During the 1990s, behavioural scientists and other mental health professionals also took the lead in expressing reservations about how abductee consultants were handling claims. The former came relatively late to the study of the phenomenon but, when they arrived, they comprised almost exclusively of experimental psychologists, psychotherapists and psychiatrists. The first discussions of the topic of abduction from this more sceptical cohort of researchers came in 1989, with debate being at its most robust from the mid-1990s until around 2000. To many in this circle, the abduction phenomenon represented a worrisome challenge to research and treatment integrity. But they also used the debate over alien abduction as an opportunity to demonstrate the value of their methods and professions.
This was hardly a new form of intervention for those working in the psychological sciences and medicine. In the 19th and early 20th centuries, many psychiatrists and psychoanalysts took on the task of debunking supernatural experiences and beliefs, placing themselves at the front of the campaign to combat what they considered to be backward superstitions. As vocal advocates of social reform, and increasingly drawn to secular and biological explanations, those making it their profession to treat disordered minds saw their field as the first line of defence against what they deemed to be irrational claims. Visions of heaven, encounters with saints and demons, visits from deceased loved ones, suspicions of magical influence: these, specialists argued, were just products of ignorance and confused minds.
In the 1980s and ’90s, some prominent academics and practising therapists similarly thought tales of alien abduction had mundane explanations that were being overlooked by overeager ufologists. Not surprisingly, those involved in clinical work with patients often saw a pathology at work. They tended to agree with George Ganaway, then assistant professor of psychiatry at Emory University in Atlanta, that the alien abduction experience was actually a syndrome ‘of the dissociative kind’, one rooted in the same kind of fantasy-proneness and high suggestibility found in those presenting symptoms of what was then called multiple personality disorder, or reporting satanic ritual abuse.
Led by a group of cognitive psychologists, another group took the view that abductees were unintentionally fabricating their experiences. To make their case, they turned to the studies demonstrating the prevalence of deception and confabulation. Indeed, US psychology had been taken with the problem of deception since their 19th-century investigations into spiritual mediumship. By the 1960s, psychologists were regularly employing deception in their experiments to work around the presumed deceptions and self-deceptions of their subjects. Deception became something neither immoral nor pathological but quite normal.
The recollections of abductees, it was argued, were false memories encouraged by abduction consultants
At the same time, the American Medical Association (AMA) was expressing its doubts about the therapeutic and forensic value of information gained through techniques of memory recovery. Already in a resolution adopted in 1984, the AMA’s Council on Scientific Affairs criticised the scientific status of ‘refreshing recollection’ using hypnosis, stating that ‘recollections obtained during hypnosis can involve confabulations and pseudomemories and not only fail to be more accurate, but actually appear to be less reliable than nonhypnotic recall.’ In June 1994, that same council followed up with a statement about its distrust of recovered memories of child sexual abuse, declaring them ‘to be of uncertain authenticity, which should be subject to external verification. The use of recovered memories is fraught with problems of potential misapplication. Most controversial are those memories that surface only in therapy …’ The therapeutic setting, it was believed, worked with a highly subjective idea of truth.
Starting in 1993, teams of experimental psychologists published studies said to show that alien abduction was part of a family of new phenomena resulting from unacknowledged social-psychological influences and commonplace mental fallibilities. Caught up in what the literary critic Frederick Crews dubbed ‘the memory wars’ of the 1990s, alien abduction found a place alongside satanic ritual abuse, recovered memories and multiple personalities as something deemed scientifically spurious. Witnesses were not suspected of lying. Rather, the recollections of abductees, it was argued, were false memories encouraged by abduction consultants through leading questions in order to imaginatively relive ‘experiences’. As such, the experiences of abductees could be seen as embellishments after the fact, with vulnerable individuals filling gaps in their memories with details lifted from popular media and abduction advisers.
A key moment came in June 1994, when Harvard Medical School formed a committee to investigate Mack’s work with abductees. In its final report issued around a year later, the committee fell short of accusing Mack of misconduct, and he retained his status as ‘a member in good standing’ in the faculty. It did, however, criticise him for several shortcomings in his methods, the most serious being his neglecting to distinguish between abductees he was treating as research subjects and those who were his patients. Within a few years after this, alien abduction was no longer drawing the mainstream attention it had had. It was, once again, consigned to the scientific fringe.
As had been the case with satanic ritual abuse, the backlash from behavioural scientists and clinicians had a palpable impact on public opinion. This was also evident at the box office, as filmmakers cooled to the idea of adapting abductee stories for the big screen. The conclusion, then, would seem to be that researchers and practising clinicians stepped in to debunk the phenomenon and succeeded in undermining its credibility.
Law demands clear-cut resolutions. The psychological sciences are far more accommodating to ambiguity
But, in fact, most behavioural scientists and treatment specialists who took positions on the matter did not categorically repudiate alien abduction. Instead, they tended to see it in clinical terms, as a phenomenon evolving out of therapeutic-like settings and encounters, where the process was not about reconstructing an accurate picture of one’s past but rather about developing personally believable and productive stories about that past. Even the Harvard committee investigating Mack made it clear that members were not in the business of deciding or assuming whether alien abductions were taking place or not. As they put it, they were not challenging Mack’s right to adopt any particular set of hypotheses about the phenomenon. ‘Neither did we attempt to determine whether his hypotheses are correct. We focused instead on the quality of his clinical and scientific methods and the way he has been conducting his work on “alien abduction” as a physician and scholar …’ For the Harvard committee at least, its expressed concern was not about the ontological claims being made about alien abduction but rather the ethical treatment of those making such claims.
In satanic ritual abuse cases, courts ultimately had to be definitive about the truth of allegations. When it came to alien abduction, however, the Harvard committee, academic researchers, therapists and the court of public opinion were under no such obligation. As such, the phenomenon could be treated as many things at once: a mental aberration, a sleep disorder, a mystical experience, a concocted fiction, an expression of cultural anxieties, an actual encounter with extraterrestrials. Law demands clear-cut resolutions. The psychological sciences, however, are far more accommodating to ambiguity.
In a paradoxical way, alien abduction was afforded a certain measure of legitimacy since it avoided legal authority and fell to the psychologists. The experience of abductees was real in that it was real enough to the person who believed it. So the phenomenon was effectively relegated to the status of a devoutly held belief, not unlike a spiritual conviction or idea. Viewed as a deeply felt personal belief, many people saw no problem in at least respecting reports of alien abduction as yet another perspective on reality. In this way, the alien abduction phenomenon was made relatively harmless. Now, at a time when talk of unidentified anomalous phenomena and retrievals of crashed spaceships and ‘non-human biologics’ has made its way into the world of congressional hearings, it remains to be seen whether alien abduction will stay in its place.
Lead ImageJeremy Atherton LinCourtesy of Allen Lane
Jeremy Atherton Lin’s second book, Deep House, is partly the story of his own relationship. The American writer never names the “sweet, fay, floppy haired” British boy he’s now spent nearly 30 years with, but his crisp prose traces the formative years of their love with affection and intimacy. When Lin and his future husband meet in London in 1996, same-sex marriage remains a pipe dream on both sides of the Atlantic. They want to live together but can’t be legally recognised as a couple in either country, so Lin’s partner joins him in San Francisco as an “undocumented” immigrant. His everyday life is defined by having to fly under the radar: work is cash-in-hand, and accessing healthcare is treacherous.
Lin readily admits it took “a while for me to have confidence that this was a story worth telling”. He pushed ahead because he knew his personal history was never going to “exist in isolation” within the pages. Instead, Deep House is an evocative cultural memoir in the style of Lin’s award-winning debut book, 2021’s Gay Bar: Why We Went Out, which filtered the history of queer venues in London, San Francisco and LA through his own evolving and often ambivalent relationship with them. For Lin, a mixed-race gay man, these spaces didn’t always feel as safe as they should have.
In DeepHouse, he threads his own lived experience, which is joyful but fraught with risk, with the stories of politicians, pioneers and accidental activists who paved the way for same-sex couples to live together legally. “I felt very confident that I was going to be able to find historical cases about people who had issues with border crossing, invasion of privacy, and really just figuring out a way to be who and where they wanted,” Lin says. He brings up a particularly tragic example: the Supreme Court case pertaining to Clive Boutilier, a gay Canadian who emigrated to the US in 1955 before being deported 13 years later because he was “afflicted with psychotic personality”. Boutilier’s supposed psychosis was simply being a sexually active gay man – these were less enlightened times – so his citizenship application was denied.
Deep House by Jeremy Atherton LinCourtesy of Allen Lane
The result is a riveting hybrid of memoir and socio-cultural interrogation as Lin retraces the rocky road towards equal marriage. When the UK introduced civil partnerships in 2005, Lin and his partner moved to the UK to make their relationship and their citizenship status official. For the first time in a decade, living together didn’t come with the threat of deportation for one for them.
Here, Jeremy Atherton Lin talks through the book’s key themes, including the way it invites readers to connect queer history with their own lives.
Nick Levine: Did writing the book make you rethink your attitude towards marriage in any way?
Jeremy Atherton Lin: My relationship to marriage has always been practical – it was the most resolute solution to our dilemma. We’re not the only people who were put in that position, and there are a bunch of other positions where it can also offer a compromised but effective solution. We don’t live in ideal ways and marriage, as an institution, does offer certain safety nets and comfort. It can make life easier for people.
When people started reading the book, I think I realised how important [this story] could be. Things seem so hopeless now, but there is joyfulness and a sense of adventure here. In a nutshell, we found love in a hopeless place. I’m never going to be grateful for unequal laws or an oppressive framework, but when there have been past structures that forced people to live outside of social convention, we can learn from the ways they found to navigate that. They can disrupt those social conventions in a positive way.
NL: It certainly made me rethink my attitude towards marriage. I’ve always been pleased that same-sex couples won the right to marry but felt ambivalent about the institution on a personal level.
JAL:You’re not alone. A lot of other writers and thinkers that I respect were like, “I wanted to be in the gay bar, but I don’t want to get into a gay marriage.” There’s almost a slight aversion to the topic. But I also don’t think that it’s fundamentally the main topic of the book in any way.
The book is really about the way we live together, about borders and border-crossing – whether that be the threshold over a house or apartment or a national border. And I think its relationship to the institution of marriage throughout is always a kind of questioning one. It’s asking whether we feel liberated by pushing for that kind of assimilation.
“My relationship to marriage has always been practical – it was the most resolute solution to our dilemma” – Jeremy Atherton Lin
NL: Is it also a book about identity? When your partner was undocumented, he seemed to lose some of his identity because he was living outside the system.
JAL: Yeah, and that sort of became its own identity. But I think that was partly because of his nature – he’s somebody that other people want to adopt. People were very maternal and protective towards him when he was undocumented. But in congressional debates [about same-sex marriage and unauthorised immigration], I don’t think they were picturing someone like my partner, who’s this sweet, fay, floppy haired, kind-to-animals sort of a person.
It’s kind of deliberate that the political debate in the book is so absurd and, like, inhumane. There’s a complete divorce between the debate and real people living their lives. And I do think there are parallels with the current situation in the UK, where trans people’s voices don’t seem to be invited into the debate about their own lives.
NL: Did it feel important to include the sex scenes? They aren’t the main thrust of the book, but they sort of highlight that your relationship isn’t a straight one.
JAL: I think I say very explicitly [in the book] that I wonder whether politicians and lawmakers are actually imagining this kind of explicit [gay] sex and feeling squeamish about it. Or is it so removed from their imagination and what they accept that it’s more of an identity-based thing that’s making them squeamish?
But absolutely, it’s always felt very important to include sex [in my work] as a kind of active resistance, because I do think that so many intolerant and unfair laws are, at their core, motivated by some kind of squeamishness around gay sex.
“The book is really about the way we live together, about borders and border-crossing – whether that be the threshold over a house or apartment or a national border” – Jeremy Atherton Lin
NL: Finally, what do you hope people take away from Deep House?
JAL: I’d like to encourage people to be interested in history as a kind of live thing. I feel like people say that they’re interested in queer history, but they don’t necessarily know how to enact that. What I was trying to do with this book, was animate experiences rather than find moments that are meant to be definitive, like the Stonewall riots.
I wasn’t trying to focus on any kind of outcome or turning point [in the queer rights movement] but to create a sense of being compelled by the mess. Because I think that once we get to experience some of that mess, it feels a bit more related to our own lives and where we are now.
Deep Houseby Jeremy Atherton Lin is published by Allen Lane, and is out now.
Many chaotic patterns and dynamic systems contain such self-similarities across scale, whether in time or in space. Waves, for instance, may break when inches high or 50 feet tall, but they follow the same template: the rear, the curl, the bright splintering of foam.
Like the atmosphere, the ocean is a realm of deterministic chaos. Predictable, periodic patterns can be interrupted by irregularities, complex interactions, and rogue events; meanwhile, what looks like randomness may yield surprisingly rigid rules. The turbulent movements of water are evident in the wavelets that stir the ocean surface and the monstrous, hidden currents roiling the deep sea. Waves may break semi-reliably in certain favored surf spots depending on wind patterns, swell, and underwater topography, but they can also appear unexpectedly, out of the blue. These so-called rogue waves or freak waves may be more than twice as high as waves in the surrounding sea. They can occur in a string of waves or on their own, and have been known to swamp ships and oil rigs. They emerge out of the chaos, a deadly signal.
The mid-20th century articulation of chaos theory, and the discovery of fractal patterns within systems as widely separated as ocean waves and financial markets, revised expectations about the predictability of the physical world in complicated ways. On the one hand, fractal rules could help imitate the real outputs of these dynamic systems. On the other, this insight failed to lead to greater predictability beyond the near-term. Our best guesses remained statistical, not specific.
It seemed there were limits to what we could know about the world, independent of our ability to observe or compute. The blank spaces of the future emerge out of the dynamics of these systems themselves, their jagged geometries.
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Summer is the season to have fun with what you wear. There’s a certain energy in the air—especially on vacation—that invites boldness and experimentation, and the 2025 summer fashion trends reflect just that. Designers, stylists, and creators alike are leaning into looks that feel fresh, intentional, and full of personality. Whether it’s a touch of texture, an eye-catching print, or a playful silhouette, each trend brings something unexpected to the table, while still managing to feel effortless.
While a well-curated summer capsule wardrobe is always a smart foundation, there’s something exciting about weaving in a few trend-forward pieces that still feel timeless. From vacation-ready Pucci-esque prints to micro minis made for the heat, these are the looks we’re styling on repeat. Scroll on for the seven summer trends we’re loving most—plus all the pieces worth adding to cart.
7 Summer Fashion Trends We’re Styling for 2025
Paracord Everything
Paracord has officially entered the summer style scene—showing up on everything from jewelry and bag charms to shoes and belts. It adds a utilitarian edge to any outfit, and I especially love the contrast when it’s paired with delicate fabrics like linen or lace. It can also serve as a subtle way to add color to a look. Whether you’re buying it pre-styled or DIY-ing your own accessories, paracord is one of the most playful (and personal) trends to try. I recently wrapped the handle of a neutral purse in a piece of paracord I had at the house, and I loved how it added interest to my otherwise basic outfit.
Foodie Fashion
One of the most playful trends of the season is wearing your favorite ingredients. Tomatoes, cherries, berries, and citrus are having a moment, and brands are leaning in—think Staud’s sardine motifs, Loewe’s tomato-shaped bags, and Frankies Bikinis x Réalisation Par cherry bikinis. This cheeky, light-hearted trend celebrates the fun of fashion, especially for those of us who love a good meal as much as a good outfit. The key to pulling it off is subtlety. Let the piece be the star and keep the rest of your look clean and minimal to avoid veering into costume territory.
Eyelet Embroidery
Light, breathable, and full of charm, eyelet embroidery is the romantic trend that works just as well at brunch as it does on a beach walk. While the fabric leans feminine, the way its being styled this summer is refreshing and new—think nightgown-inspired shapes paired with sneakers or paracord sandals to add an edgy contrast.
And here’s a tip: Don’t overlook the pajama section. Brands often sell beautiful eyelet sets there at a lower price point, and with the right styling, no one will know the difference. This summer fashion trend is feminine, floaty, and easy to wear in the heat.
Pucci-Esque Prints
This summer fashion trend is all about bold, swirling prints that embody the carefree energy of a European holiday. Whether or not it’s actually Pucci, the vibe is clear: vibrant colors, abstract shapes, and patterns that make a statement. Start small with a silk scarf, or go bold with a full length skirt or dress. The good news? You don’t need to splurge on designer pieces to capture this look—there are plenty of accessible pieces that bring the same energy. Pair with simple accessories, a fresh tan, and channel your inner White Lotus character, without all of the drama, of course.
Micro Minis
Not for the faint of heart, but definitely one of the most talked-about summer fashion trends, the micro mini is back for summer 2025. Whether it’s a skirt or short, the key to styling these pieces is all about balance. I love grounding them with an oversized button-down or a boxy tee to keep the look effortless, not overdone. Comfort is crucial here, so be sure to find a silhouette that feels just as good as it looks. Once you do, it’s the perfect piece for long, warm nights out.
Not-So-Short Shorts
For a more polished take on summer dressing, consider the other end of the shorts spectrum: longer-length styles like bermudas and tailored cuts that hit just above the knee. These are the versatile heroes of the season, pairing well with a tucked-in tank, a sleek belt, or even a blazer for more structure. I love offsetting the masculine edge of the silhouette with something soft: dainty jewelry, a raffia bag, or strappy sandals. It’s a trend that feels fashion-forward but endlessly wearable.
Raffia Maffia
Raffia is synonymous with summer—and for good reason. It adds instant texture and a laid-back sophistication to any look, without adding weight or heat. From oversized beach totes to woven sandals and structured clutches, raffia accessories are an easy way to elevate even the simplest outfit. While natural tones are timeless, I’ve been loving versions in black, bold stripes, and even color-blocked brights for a bit of dimension. It’s one of those summer fashion trends that never really goes out of style, so don’t be afraid to invest in high quality raffia.
Which 2025 summer fashion trends are you excited to style?
Diagrams presents a historical survey of 300 analog graphs and infographics, books, rare documents, and publications, dating back to the 12th century and up to the present day. It allows us to trace the evidence of the transversal and diachronic nature of diagrams, enriched by the publication edited by Irma Boom.
The exhibition path is structured according to a rigorous logic, diagrammatic in itself, across the two floors of Ca’ Corner, with a compass (a meta-diagram) on the ground floor that guides us in understanding the project and the research methodologies that preceded it. On the upper floor, a series of identical showcases, composed of niches and staggered reading levels, organize all the materials into themes, articulated in subthemes, starting from “contemporary urgencies”: Built Environment, Health, Inequality, Migration, Natural Environment, Resources, War, Truth, and Value.
The architecture of data and information: the Diagrams project
Prada’s proposal for this year, which we recalled staging art as a critique of the economic and capitalist system starting from the concept of “debt” in Monte di Pietà 2024, continues with the intention of using the artistic display to question reality through form, content, and data. In Monte di Pietà, the exhibited works reflected on material and immaterial values, evoking memories, traumas, and ideological tensions. The exhibition used the language of art to stage a system of values: money, power, guilt, redemption.
In contrast, Diagrams adopts an apparently opposite language: that of abstraction, of analysis, of the coding of visual thought. The exhibition focuses on the diagram as a conceptual tool, not only of representation but also of production of meaning. Here the attention shifts from symbolic content to the architecture of information, to the structure of ideas, to the way in which data, relationships, and flows are visualized and therefore understood. The single datum is used as raw material from which to derive meanings, visions, narratives.
“The diagram is the possibility of the fact, not the fact itself”: starting from this assumption by Gilles Deleuze, the exhibition invites reflection on the diagram form as a means to create meaning, to shape or influence thought or, in opposition, to create propaganda and persuasion and convey mistaken, harmful, or politically aligned ideas masked as scientific data. OMA, through the study and the display, juxtaposes a wide and deep selection of diagrams from 1200 A.D. in a minimal, deliberately decontextualized way, which hammers both their value and their risk. Quoting Koolhaas, “this means that diagrams not only exist by default in any new medium, but can also be applied practically to any area of human life,” omnipresent across the geographies and times of humanity.
After the “orca uprising” captivated anti-capitalists around the world in 2023, scientists are intrigued by another form of marine mammal communication.
A study released this month by the SETI Institute and the University of California at Davis dives into a newly documented phenomenon of humpback whales blowing bubble rings while interacting with humans. In contrast to the orcas’ aggressive behavior, researchers say the humpbacks appear to be friendly, relaxed, and even curious.
Bubbles aren’t new to these aquatic giants, which typically release various shapes when corraling prey and courting mates. This study follows 12 distinct incidents involving 11 whales producing 39 rings, most of which have approached boats near Hawaii, the Dominican Republic, Mo’orea, and the U.S. Atlantic coast on their own.
The impact of this research reaches far beyond the oceans, though. Deciphering these non-verbal messages could aid in potential extraterrestrial communication, as they can help to “develop filters that aid in parsing cosmic signals for signs of extraterrestrial life,” a statement says.
“Because of current limitations on technology, an important assumption of the search for extraterrestrial intelligence is that extraterrestrial intelligence and life will be interested in making contact and so target human receivers,” said Dr. Laurance Doyle, a SETI Institute scientist who co-wrote the paper. “This important assumption is certainly supported by the independent evolution of curious behavior in humpback whales.” (via PetaPixel)
A composite image of at least one bubble ring from each interaction
Edibles are nice. But they do require patience. Until now.
Say hello to Quick Hits from five. These fast-acting THC gummies are engineered to hit in ten minutes or less. Yes, you read that right. Ten. Minutes. Think about it. You can finish up that DoorDash order, pop a gummy, and feel the vibe before your meal arrives. Genius.
How’d they do it?
Thanks to a new delivery tech that’s lightyears ahead of your old-school edible, five is speeding up the high and ditching the guesswork. Each gummy packs 15mg of premium THC, infused with strain-specific terpene blends for a high that actually feels familiar, just quicker. Whether you’re a fan of sativa or something perfectly hybrid, there’s a gummy with your name on it.
The high? Familiar, balanced, and unmistakably real. The vibe? O.G. strains, new-age speed. Think the heady calm of Blue Dream or the creative spark of Pineapple Express. Only now, you’ll know exactly when it’s coming. Immediately.
Even better? You can skip the dispensary lines and awkward cash-only transactions. Quick Hits are legally shippable, a few clicks away, and start at just $26.24 for a 10-pack. That’s because we’ve unlocked a secret discount for you. Shhh.
Whether you’re a seasoned edible loyalist or a curious newcomer who hates waiting, Quick Hits isn’t just a convenience. It’s an edible revelation.
My favorite kind of bar is one that serves snacks: peanuts, potato chips, an emergency hot dog, whatever. They’re almost as important as the drinks. At the cozy Brooklyn spot Dynaco, there’s usually a freshly made cake behind the bar. Recently, while my girlfriend and I played cards, I had a slice I hadn’t yet tried: a gingery chocolate cake with a whipped bouffant of cream cheese frosting. I haven’t stopped thinking about it.
Eventually, I tracked down Catherine Lloyd Burns, whose husband started the bar with his brother back in 2013. Catherine bakes all the cakes for Dynaco and fielded an email I’m sure she’s seen many times over the years. “Lots of people have asked for the recipe and I haven’t given it out yet,” she wrote me. “I don’t know if I ever will.” But! She was still very helpful. She told me she started with a Nigella recipe and then “did some altering because I don’t like to just make someone else’s cakes.” But “that particular Nigella cake is perfect” and, she promised, I would be very happy with it.
The next weekend, I grabbed a Guinness from the bodega and gave it a spin. I can’t even remember the last time I baked a cake, so making one is an indicator of how much I loved Catherine’s cake at Dynaco and also how approachable Nigella’s recipe is. Catherine is right about Nigella’s cake; it’s really, really good. Because I’m no star baker, mine looked a little like a children’s bake sale cake, but that did not detract from how good it tasted. The next morning, I had a slice with my coffee.
Breakfast of champions.
As I was sampling the Nigella cake, I wondered if one of Catherine’s modifications was adding a bit of fresh ginger, but both cakes are fantastic. I’m definitely going to make it again. And probably head to Dynaco to see what seasonal cake they’re serving now.
If you’d like to make it yourself, here’s the recipe (NYTimes gift link). “This cake is magnificent in its damp blackness,” says Nigella. “I wanted to make a cream cheese frosting, but it is perfectly acceptable to leave the cake un-iced: in fact, it tastes gorgeous plain.”
Have you ever tracked down a recipe from a restaurant? Or tried to reverse-engineer one? Thank you, Catherine, for tipping us off to this great recipe. New York non-bakers can order one of Catherine’s stout cakes by emailing her directly. It’s $80 and, as I’ve said, wildly delicious.
P.S. The best strawberry cake, Dorie Greenspan’s everything cake, and pound cake with apples, French style.
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Sometimes, it’s the quirky little things that make the biggest difference at home. We’ve rounded up weird but genius items under $30 that might seem random at first but actually work wonders for your space. From unique decor touches and clever storage hacks to tiny upgrades that transform your vibe, these budget-friendly finds add serious style without the usual price tag. If you’re ready to make your home look way cooler — and get a few “where did you find that?” compliments along the way — this list has all the low-cost surprises you need.
01A tiered organizer with a convenient sliding drawer
Although it’s marketed as an under-sink organizer, this tiered set can be used just about anywhere — in your pantry, on a bathroom countertop, on a vanity — you get the picture. It offers plenty of storage space for items of various sizes, and the best part is the convenient bottom drawer that slides out and offers easier access to whatever you’re looking for. There’s no mounting necessary and suction cups on the bottom keep it in place without damaging surfaces.
02This slim basket that discreetly holds up to 12 rolls of toilet paper
Keep up with the aesthetically pleasing decor of your bathroom and ensure that no one ever runs out of toilet paper with this bamboo basket. The simple style and slim design make it surprisingly compact, but it can still hold up to 12 rolls of toilet paper. It’s waterproof and lightweight and can easily fit next to your toilet.
03A versatile silicone mat for drying dishes & more
This simple silicone mat can play two roles in your kitchen — you can use it to cover up an electric stovetop or as a drying mat when washing dishes (or both at the same time). Not only does it keep the stovetop protected and clean, but it also adds space to your countertop. Since it’s waterproof, it’s easy to wipe clean as needed and can even go in the dishwasher. The flexible material also makes it a breeze to stow away as needed.
04A extra-plush bathroom rug in tons of colors & sizes
Add a little luxury to your bathroom without spending a ton by picking up this plush bathroom rug. It’s soft, absorbent, and machine washable as needed. A rubber backing ensures it stays put and it’s available in a slew of colors and sizes in the listing.
05An outlet concealer that eliminates cord clutter
Keep messy power cords out of sight with this clever outlet concealer. The sleek cover plugs into your outlet and connects to a power strip you can hide behind furniture or appliances. Use the included concealer kit to neatly attach the power cable to the wall, eliminating any distracting cord clutter.
06A pillow to fill the gap between your headboard & mattress
If you’ve ever lost a remote or phone in the annoying gap between the mattress and the headboard, you’ll be obsessed with this gap filler pillow. It even has a pocket on either end to hold your devices (decluttering your end table). Choose from various bed sizes in the listing.
07These rechargeable moton sensor night-lights
Walking down the hall or the stairs will be safer at night with this three-pack of motion sensor night-lights. They’ll run for 16 hours per charge and come in black and white in the listing (depending on your decor). To install, just place the self-adhesive iron plate anywhere you’d like and stick the magnetic light to it.
08A heavy-duty silicone mat to protect your cabinets
Cabinets underneath the sink are a great spot for stowing cleaning supplies, but they can also be susceptible to spills and leaks. Protect the space using this silicone waterproof mat, which has a thick feel and raised edges to keep spills from making too big of a mess. It’s easy to wipe clean thanks to the waterproof surface, with a textured pattern that helps hold products in place.
09Some easy-to-use repair tape to fix torn window screens
A torn window screen is much easier to fix than you think — all you need is this screen repair tape. Simply cut a piece to size and place it over the hole in the screen to create a long-lasting bond. Made from durable fiberglass, the tape stays put through extreme temperatures in all seasons.
10A sleek light that captures annoying flying pests
Unfortunately, it’s not unusual to deal with fruit flies, mosquitos, gnats, and even black flies in your home. If something needs to be done, try plugging in this indoor fly trap. It emits a blue light that attracts the flying bugs, with a super sticky backing that traps them once they get too close. It has a sleek and subtle look, with a replaceable sticky backing you can slip off and toss in the garbage once full. Best of all, it’s odorless and chemical-free.
11A coffee station mat that instantly absorbs drips
Your coffee station will always look neat and tidy with this rubber mat underneath your machine. Its surface is made with diatomaceous earth, so it instantly absorbs drips for an always-clean look. It comes in a bunch of different sizes and colors in the listing.
12A set of heavy-duty mats to keep your oven clean
It’s safe to say that no one enjoys the chore of cleaning the oven, scraping old food off the bottom and trying to get rid of lingering odors. These oven liners are an excellent way to protect your oven from stains and damage, making it easier to clean and keeping it in great condition. They’re dishwasher safe and heat safe up to 500 degrees Fahrenheit, and you can reuse them as often as you need.
13These linen curtains that create an airy, sunlit vibe
To let sunlight filter into the room while maintaining some privacy, hang these wildly popular linen curtains. They’re available in lots of colors such as natural, sage, and dove gray, and have metal grommets for easy hanging. The sheer material lends an airy vibe to the room and launders easily in the washing machine.
14A gap cover that prevents gross food buildup
You know that tiny gap between the countertop and stovetop in your kitchen? Take a closer look and you’ll more than likely realize it’s full of old food scraps, dust, and other grime. This silicone gap cover is a great way to seal it up so nothing falls down there, with a flexible design and dishwasher-friendly material that makes it so easy to use.
15This clever drain stopper that is a breeze to clean
Avoid unnecessary clogs and keep your sink in better shape with this strainer and stopper. One twist of the tab makes it work as a stopper that collects food scraps as you’re washing dishes. Once full, you can easily pick it up and dump everything out. Another twist of the tab allows it to stop the drain so you can fill the sink with water if needed. It’s made of soft silicone and durable stainless steel and can be cleaned in the dishwasher as needed.
16These decorative vent covers that are so easy to install
Give your floor vents an instant update with these decor grates. Available in a variety of finishes, like gunmetal and bronze, these offer an interesting pattern and a sleek look. They’re also very easy to install with no tools necessary — just drop them into place over the vent.
17A relaxing lamp that really looks like the moon
With a soft glow, this moon lamp can act as the ideal night-light for any room. It truly looks like the moon, thanks to 3-D printing technology. You can change the color from white to warm yellow with a simple tap and adjust the brightness as needed. The overall effect is soothing and this lamp looks cool even when it’s not turned on.
18A toilet paper holder that doubles as a motion-sensor night light
This unique toilet paper holder features a brushed nickel finish and a motion-sensing LED with a 15-foot range that turns off automatically after 20 seconds. Battery-powered and easy to install (no wiring needed), it’s a quick, clever way to elevate your bathroom lighting.
19A cool toilet paper stand with a built-in shelf
Keep your TP supply handy and have storage to spare with this sleek toilet paper stand. With a modern wire design that comes in four attractive finishes, it can hold one roll for use while storing up to three more at its base. Plus, the shelf on top is a safe spot to place your phone, or to keep things like wet wipes or toilet spray at the ready.
20A stylish & multifunctional tissue box holder
Disguise unsightly tissue boxes by using this minimalist cover. The matte black shade is understated and stylish, fitting right in with modern decor. The top also doubles as a small storage tray, great for holding jewelry and accessories when you’re in the shower.
21These minimalist towel hooks that are easy to install
Great for a small bathroom or minimalist space, these stainless steel hooks are a sleek way to hang your towels in a bathroom or kitchen. They attach to the wall easily with self-adhesive backing and have a triangle shape that holds towels firmly in place. One reviewer wrote that these work well, noting a bonus feature: “Its curved design eliminates it snagging your clothing as you brush up against it.”
22These under-bed storage containers that use wasted space
Make the most of your space by using this pair of under-bed storage containers to declutter your closets and more. Each one has sturdy zippers, a see-through lid, and handles that make them easy to pull out from under your bed as needed. Store out-of-season clothing, bedding, and more in them.
23A space-saving jar opener that does the work for you
You’ll never struggle with opening a very tight lid again once you install this clever jar opener. The slim design and strong adhesive backing allow you to place it underneath a cabinet so it’s always in reach while remaining out of the way. Its strong carbon steel teeth open most jars with a simple twist, saving your wrist from strain.
24A versatile toilet bowl cleaner that’s tough on water stains
Your toilets will never look cleaner after introducing this pumice stone bowl cleaner to your routine. It’s gentle on surfaces while tackling hard water stains, and also works wonders on sinks, tiles, and even pools. It also comes with its own case so that it can dry efficiently.
25This water bottle organizer with 3 levels
Prevent the dreaded moment when you’re trying to grab a specific water bottle and they all come tumbling down with this water bottle organizer. It has three levels that can hold about nine bottles (depending on their sizes). Nonslip feet on the bottom ensure it stays put and indents keep bottles from rolling around on the shelves.
26These flameless candles housed in chic smokey gray glass
Add ambiance to your space without having to light one wick by using these elegant flameless candles. They come in a set of three, all featuring a smokey gray glass that adds a touch of glam to your interiors. Each candle uses two AA batteries to operate with a remote included to set timers and adjust brightness levels.
27A super plush bath mat that feels like “walking on a cloud”
This plush bath mat is made of thick memory foam, offering a comfortable place to put your feet after a shower or bath. Reviewers say it feels like stepping onto a cloud, and it’s available in a variety of colors to match your decor. Plus, a nonslip base on the bottom keeps it in place on the floor.
28Handy touch-up pens that can cover up scratches & nicks on your painted walls
If your walls could use a little TLC, these touch-up pens will be a game-changer. When you initially paint your room, fill up these pens like a syringe — it’s just that easy, and then the paint will stay fresh for years. When you see a scratch or discoloration, the fine tips could not be easier to use.
29A best-selling mold stain remover that works on washing machines & tubs
Tackle mold spots like a professional with this gel cleaner. While it was designed for front-loading washing machines, it has plenty of uses — from cleaning refrigerator seals that have seen better days, to tackling bath tub and shower stains. It’s fragrance-free, and a current best-seller on Amazon.
30Hook-&-loop cable ties to get wires in order with ease
Tidying up cables and wires is one of the best ways to improve the look of your home, and these hook-and-loop cable ties get the job done. Each one in this 40-pack has adhesive on the back, so you can secure them under your desk, on your wall, or on the floor with ease and without leaving residue behind. Then, they have a reusable surface to neaten things up quickly.
31Magnetic organizers with a 4.8-star rating
Add organization to fridges, washers, and any other magnetic surface with these racks that only cost about $5 each. Available in five colors including bright red, light blue, and matte black, they’re rust-resistant and backed by 4.8 stars.
32Turtle-shaped toilet bowl caps made from ceramic
These turtle toilet bolt caps adds a sense of whimsy to your bathroom that you might not have realized you needed. Crafted from ceramic and beautifully detailed, these caps are easy to install and add a sense of warmth to one of the most-used rooms of your home. They also come in fish, frogs, and mushrooms, in case you’re looking for more variety.
33This pair of absorbent stone sink trays
Ensure your sink area is drip-free with this two-pack of absorbent stone trays. They come with silicone foot pads that elevate them slightly to improve evaporation and are available in a variety of colors and shapes in the listing. Use one in the bathroom and one in the kitchen.
34An LED night-light that features a backlit design
With a near-perfect 4.8-star rating, this LED night-light is a great choice for casting a subtle glow come evening. It features a clever backlit design that can be turned on either via a motion-activated setting or an automatic dusk-to-dawn setting thanks to built-in sensors. Adjust the brightness level easily to customize your desired amount of light.
35A wall-mounted organizer that gets mops, brooms, and other tools off the floor
With both handle clips and hooks, this wall-mounted organizer makes it easy to get your home tools off the ground. Mount it with adhesive or with screws, and choose from a few sizes and even a black option.
36A 50-pack of disposable cleaning brushes that can get into tight spots
Cleaning the nooks and crannies in your home can be difficult and result in another mess you have to tidy, but these crevice cleaning brushes make it a breeze. Each one has a 9-inch long handle so you don’t have to get close to any grime, and the end has a slim head that can reach into tight spaces like behind the knobs on your oven or between blinds. When you’re done cleaning, just toss the brush.
37These roomy clothing storage bags
Stash a ton of seasonal clothing and bedding in this trio of zip-up storage bags. Each one can hold a whopping 90 liters, which is akin to 1 king-size comforter or three to four pillows.
38A wire under-bed storage rack that holds 8 pairs of shoes
If you have more shoes than space, I get it — and this shoe organizer will get your home tidied up in a jiffy. Great for special occasion or out-of-season pairs, this shoe organizer is on wheels, so it slides right under your bed or couch for out-of-sight storage. It can hold up to eight pairs.
39A 2-sided squeegee to handle wet & dry messes by your sink
Your kitchen counter equally gets crumbs and water on it, and this squeegee can do both. It has a dry brush on one side, which is great for crumbs, and it has a rubber squeegee on the other so you can push water right back into the sink. When you’re done wiping down the counter, you can hang it on the ledge.
40This pair of cable storage boxes with removable dividers
Everyone has a drawer (or three) that’s full of loose, tangled wires. This pair of cable organizer boxes have snap-on lids and removable dividers that make it easy to rein in the chaos.
41Solar-powered ground lights with a cool white glow
Beautifully light up your yard to add safety and visibility with these solar in-ground lights that barely need any attention once they’ve been installed. Arriving in a pack of 12, they only need four to six hours of sunlight to illuminate your space at night. They stake right into the dirt and sit flush with the ground, emitting a cool, white glow.
42A side table that fits perfectly against your couch
Especially ideal for small spaces, this sleek end table features a convenient C-shaped design that makes it fit neatly over the arm of almost any couch. The table comes in four finishes and has a storage pouch with pockets to hold small items like remote controls and tablets. The table can hold up to 22 pounds, has height-adjustable feet, and is lightweight for portability.
43A spinning scrubber that makes tough messes a breeze to clean up
Clean smarter not harder with this electric scrubber that offers two speeds and comes with six heads to clean all around your house. “As someone who’s always on the lookout for ways to make cleaning easier and more efficient, this product exceeded my expectations in every way,” one shopper wrote.
44A set of minimalist drawer organizers that are endlessly configurable
These drawer organizers come in a set of 25 in four different sizes and can be configured in multiple ways to lend order to your crafts, cosmetics, jewelry, or kitchen supplies. They’re made of durable clear plastic that lends a minimalist look and come with nonslip silicone pads to help them stay neatly in place. Stack them easily if desired and wipe them clean with a damp cloth for a consistently tidy look.
45A sturdy mesh hamper that hangs in your closet
This hamper looks like your everyday mesh hamper, but unlike those, it has two stainless steel hangers up top so you can keep it in your closet or hang it on a door. It can hold up to 57 liters (which is about 25 to 30 tops), and when it’s time to do the laundry, it has handles for easy carrying.
46This nice-looking bathroom shelf that comes in 3 colors
If your bathroom is tight on storage space, this nice-looking shelf is a must. It tucks right into a corner and has two levels with raised walls to hold toiletries, makeup, and more. It’s available in the gold shown, as well as a clear and green version, in the listing.
47Best-selling grout pens that help cut down on scrubbing
If you hate scrubbing stained grout, you’ll want to pick up these grout pens that let you color over any discoloration. They’re backed by more than 20,000 five-star ratings, and come in two tip sizes.
48A genius shoe organizer that can store up to 16 pairs
This fabric storage organizer is one of those products that you won’t know how you ever lived without. It can store up to 16 shoes, has a clear top so you can see what’s inside, and easily zips open so you can find what you need. The handles on multiple sides make this perfect for storing out-of-season shoes under your bed or deep in your closet. Simply yank it out when you need to retrieve something you’ve stored away.
49A stain-resistant dry erase board for family notes
Make the refrigerator a hub for essential information with this magnetic dry-erase board. It comes with four bright neon dry-erase markers that are fun to use and it’s large enough to write out grocery lists, important events, and more. It also promises to be stain-resistant for up to 40 days, so once you wipe away the marker, it should look good as new.
50Easy-to-install ribbed organizers with so many uses
These organizers look a little more luxurious than your standard shelves thanks to the clear acrylic and ribbed sides, but they’re secretly so easy to install with the adhesive back. Once you have these, you can use them anywhere: in the bathroom to hold sundries, in the kitchen to hold sauce bottles, or in a cabinet to hold storage container lids.
51These hat racks that can be installed 2 ways
Stop storing hats in a messy pile in the closet or on a dresser and install this pair of hat racks in your closet, bathroom, or bedroom. They can be installed vertically or horizontally and installed via the included adhesive strips or screws.
52These wireless puck lights that are remote controlled
Brighten any dim spot in your home (like a closet, under kitchen cabinets, and more) with this six-pack of LED puck lights. They’re completely wireless and powered by batteries. Use the included remote to set a timer, adjust the brightness, and turn them on and off. They’re self adhesive for fuss-free installation.
53An 8-pack of cord organizers for small appliances
One fast way to make your kitchen look better is this eight-pack of cord organizers. They stick right to your small appliances to help you shorten cords for a neater look.
54A game-changing drain hair catcher
This sink drain protector has to go down in the hall of fame of most popular Amazon products. It’s easy to install in any bathroom drain, and catches hair around the central column so it won’t make it down your drain. Easily twist it and pull it out of the drain to clear the hair and debris out. Viola — no more clogs.
55Under-cabinet lights that are motion-activated
These easy-to-install under-cabinet lights are the total package. Their LED lighting is designed to last longer than standard bulbs, saving you energy and the hassle of having to change them out frequently. These can be turned on or off via the switch on the device, or set to automatic, which is a motion-sensing mode that will turn them on when they detect motion within 10 feet. These also have adjustable brightness and can be recharged easily via a USB plug. Install the magnetic plate to where you want these lights, and they will stick to that plate— easily removed if you want to move them or need to reacharge them.
56A magic small hole repair spackle
If you hang anything on your walls, you’re bound to wind up with tiny holes that are unsightly if you suddenly need to move what you’ve hung up. This small hole repair is the solution. This spackle is easy to apply to the tiniest holes, filling them up so that you’ll have your wall back — no matter how many times you’ve redesigned your gallery wall.
57A food container lid organizer with adjustable dividers
The lids for various storage containers can make a mess of your cabinets or drawers. This food container lid organizer is an easy and clever way to get them in order and make them easier to find. The dividers are adjustable, letting you divide the lids by type, shape, and more.
58These reusable dishcloths that are wildly absorbent & look nice, too
With a dishtowel look and the absorbency of paper towels, these Swedish dishcloths are a must-have. They’re made of a blend of cellulose and cotton, and each one in the pack of 10 will replace about 15 rolls of paper towels. Simply pop them in the washing machine between uses. Choose from various solids and patterns in the listing.
59This easy-to-use caulking tape that covers gaps instantly
For an instant way to close up unwanted gaps around your home, this caulk tape is a handy tool to have on hand. It comes in three colors — white, black, or clear — and can be easily cut to size. Unlike regular caulk, it’s totally mess free yet it’s still waterproof for a long lasting seal.
60A robust drywall hanger for heavy mirrors & artwork
Now, you can hang heavy items with the confidence that they’ll stay put, thanks to this drywall hanger kit from 3M. Made of hardened steel, it installs securely in drywall without the need for any studs. And it comes in options with different weight capacities, ranging from 15 to 65 pounds, so you can find the right one for your decor.
61A toilet brush & plunger set with a ventilated holder
You may not have thought much about your toilet brush and plunger, but this set will make you excited to clean the toilet. The real star of the show is the brush, which is made of durable, sanitary silicone, and its flexible, bendable head and bristles can clean every inch of the toilet — even deep and in the corners. Meanwhile, it and the strong plunger sit in a discreet, ventilated holder.
62These rug corner grippers for indoors & out
Curled rug corners aren’t a good look and they’re a tripping hazard, too. This four-pack of rug grippers keep each one in place, but they’re easy to lift as needed for cleaning. They’re safe to use indoors and out, too.
63Solar-powered address plaques that light up for 10 to 12 hours
If you’re a fan of hosting guests, this light-up plaque is a great way to ensure they’ve arrived at the right location. Powered by the sun, this plaque will stay bright from 10 to 12 hours. When it arrives, it’s easy to customize. “They are easy to read, light up even on cloudy days!” said one reviewer.
64A space-saving & rust-resistant rack that fits right in the corner of your sink
Add a little more space to your kitchen where you’d least expect it with this roll-up sink rack, with silicone sides that can be cut to best fit your space. The rust-resistant rack is versatile and can also be used to help with kitchen prep. It’s sturdy, space-saving, and even heat-resistant up to 550 degrees Fahrenheit.
65Some geometric magnetic tiebacks in 6 colors
If you want to hold back your curtains without drilling and add a bit of style at the same time, pick up this four-pack of magnetic tiebacks. They come in six colors and are long enough to hold even thicker fabrics.
