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Chantel Tattoli

Contributor at the Strategist

Chantel Tattoli is a contributor at the Strategist, as well as a Paris-based, Florida-bred culture journalist whose work has also appeared in The Paris Review, The New Yorker, and The New York Times.

  1. celebrity shopping
    What Jennifer Tilly Can’t Live Without“I always try to teach people how to play poker on sets. I used to play with the teamsters all the time between scenes.”
  2. wellness
    I’m Wearing a Hot Water Bottle in This PhotoThe YUYU can be draped over sore shoulders and cinched around a cramping belly or lower back.
  3. decor
    Once You Start Noticing La Soufflerie Glass, You’ll See It EverywhereI keep seeing its goblets, carafes, vases, Champagne buckets, plates, and candleholders at places and among people with excellent taste.
  4. pillows
    What’s Going on With Bolster Pillows?The latest subgenre is tubular and designed to be formed into knots.
  5. celebrity shopping
    What Lucy DeVito Can’t Live WithoutDid I mention that this rice cooker pipes jingles when the rice is ready?
  6. decor
    Do I Need an Oil Painting in My Kitchen?How old-world art crept onto the open shelves.
  7. celebrity shopping
    What John Derian (Still) Can’t Live Without“A common thread here is that I appreciate and seek out sturdiness.”
  8. first person
    My Secret to Treating UTIs (Without Antibiotics)I’ve crowed about the over-the-counter alternative to many friends and perfect strangers at bars and on planes.
  9. office
    I’m So Tickled By This Nothing Little Desk ToyNo one gets that hope springs eternal like a Hoptimist
  10. travel
    I Picked From Plum Trees and Ferried Across Fjords in NorwaySix days hoofing around in super-fresh air.
  11. packing and gear
    I Clomped Around Norway in These Frilly Alpaca SocksThey’re light enough for spring and fall, sometimes heavy enough for winter, excelling at seasonal limbos.
  12. this thing’s incredible
    This Taiwanese Club Effectively Alleviates My Tension HeadachesBefore resorting to over-the-counter or prescription meds, I knock back a glass of water, try to breathe better, and gently, rhythmically beat myself.
  13. dental care
    This Cocoa-Flavored Toothpaste Jump-started My Toddler’s Brushing HabitAnd admittedly tastes good to me.
  14. sleep gear
    This Travel Pillow Makes Flying Across the Atlantic With a Kid an Easier FeatI resolved to do whatever I could to craft a situation onboard in which my 2-year-old and I might pull a Goodnight Moon.
  15. women’s shoes
    These French Rain Boots Are Cheaper (and Better-Looking) Than My Hunter WelliesI have trotted all over rainy Paris, in the muddy countryside, and along Norman seashores in mine.
  16. compulsive shopping
    My Aesthetically Pleasing Cleaning Tools Do As Good a Job As the Plastic Stuff“They work hard, look pretty, and are a pleasure to handle.”
  17. now that i know better
    How I’d Redo My Baby Registry: More French Diapering Lotion, Less Wipes“All my friends with babies back home have experienced bum rash; so far, we haven’t.”
  18. dogs
    I Buy This Drugstore Dog Shampoo in Bulk (and I Don’t Even Have a Dog)This pet formula works wonders on human hair, too.
  19. health
    I Swear by This Nasal Emollient (and So Do NASA Astronauts)It’s all-natural and time-tested.
  20. hobby and craft
    I Can’t Stop Putting Googly Eyes on Stuff (and I’m Not Alone)“It’s about to get real anthropomorphized in here.”
  21. baby sleep
    This Star Projector Is the Only Way I Can Get My Daughter to Nap These DaysIt’s as soothing as staring at the night sky.
  22. compulsive shopping
    I Can’t Stop Buying Dowdy NightgownsA reasonable reaction to the sexy-slip trend.
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