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BRING THE OUTDOORS IN

Making a terrarium is about as close as you can get to a Zen DIY project. Once you have gathered the proper materials and squared away your plant selections, it's as simple as layering it all together and watching your mini ecosystem thrive. Here, I'll walk you through my foolproof process and cover all the required elements for good filtration, healthy soil, strong root growth and resistance against fungus and disease.

Winter MAGIC

Forecasts may be frigid, but grab your binoculars because birding opportunities are still incredible

GROW THIS. NOT THAT

Six easy-to-grow houseplants—and six that may not be the right choice for you

Social and Supportive

Brown-headed nuthatches take a helpful approach to raising their young

Basics of Hydroponics

Use these top tips and plant picks to have a successful soil-free garden

Rooted in Resilience

These hardy perennials will thrive in most zones

All About Owl Pellets

And why you should give a hoot about them

Ask the Experts

Advice from our pros about houseplants, bird feeding and more

THE GREAT INFLATABLES RACE

In these neighborhoods, holiday cheer is blowing up-literally

Cookies for Forgiveness

My blowup was half-baked. The apology wasn't

FUTURE & METRO BOOMIN'S HISTORIC Hit STREAK

What happens when the best rapper alive reunites with the hottest producer of the moment? You get a back-to-back-to-back run unlike any since the Beatles.

The Man Who Looks After His Wife's Ex

For him and his bride, \"in sickness and in health\" meant something really special

New Year's Traditions Around the World

1 MOST OF US spend the final seconds of each calendar year watching a nearly 12,000-pound geodesic sphere descend over Times Square in New York City.

Protect Your 'Holiday Heart'

This joyful time of year can also be dangerously stressful

Puff the Magic Pastry

It always rises to the occasion

DWAYNE JOHNSON THE WORLD'S BIGGEST Actor

It's hard for Dwayne Johnson to hide. Wherever he goes, there he is― as conspicuous out in the world as he is on the silver screen. But after two decades of playing a version of himself in huge movies, suddenly Dwayne Johnson is ready to do something entirely new: vanish.

PHARRELL WILLIAMS Designer of the Year

Riding along from Paris to Hollywood to New York with the Louis Vuitton *men's creative director, whose prolific and often prophetic contributions to fashion, film, and music have once again thrust him to the center of the pop culture Venn diagram.

JOHN DAVID & MALCOLM WASHINGTON A NEW HOLLYWOOD DYNASTY

The Washington brothers built their careers apart—until an irresistible project drew them together. In The Piano Lesson, they tackle a father's thorny legacy.

HOW ONE KENTUCKY TOWN SAVED ITSELF

Downtown Hazard had lost its small-town mojo to drugs. Former addicts are helping to bring it back.

Heroes of the Holidays

It's not just Santa Claus bringing the holiday magic this season. As you'll see, he's got elves all over.

How Risky Are Those Holiday Cocktails, Really?

The latest recommendations about drinking and your health

Mom's Wall-Sign Wisdom

She never met a plaque or bumper sticker she didn't quote

BURIED IN A SNOW TOMB

The snowboarder was off the trail, headfirst under 6 feet of powder. To survive, he’d need his luck to change.

Dream It, Do It, Done!

Your bucket-list goals, accomplished

HANNAH EINBINDER BORN STANDING UP

With her star turn on Hacks, the comic turned actor has established herself as one of Hollywood's most exciting young talents-much to her own surprise.

How the WNBA Became the Most Fun, Complicated, and Exciting League in Sports

Caitlin Clark! A'ja Wilson! Angel Reese! This year, women's hoops emerged as a dominant popcultural force. But the road to sports-league supremacy has been long and winding. This is the inside story of how the W finally broke through.

JOHN MULANEY. KID GORGEOUS GROWS UP

After immortalizing the whirlwind of the past four yearsrelapse, intervention, recovery-in his awardwinning standup special, John Mulaney has emerged as one of the most popular comedians on earth. For his next trick, he's embracing his surprising new role as a suburban dad.

Katt Williams The Man Who Opened The Portal

In January, the comic delivered an instantly iconic podcast interview that threw pop culture into crisis-and seemed to predict all manner of messy celebrity gossip to come. At home on his farm, Williams explains why he said what he said— and why he'd do it again, and again, and again....

A Companion for Your Wrist

Audemars Piguet's new release with artist Brian Donnelly, a.k.a. KAWS, brings high-art hype to the world of pop-watch collabs.

Golden Couple

LIKE MANY LUCKY couples, Tara Davis-Woodhall and Hunter Woodhall went to Paris this summer.