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WIRED
18-07-2025
- Entertainment
- WIRED
Lettuce Grow's Indoor Farmstand Is Perfect, Except for a Few Bugs (Literally)
Upon receiving the Lettuce Grow Indoor Farmstand in the mail, I did not expect that I'd be enjoying some tea before I'd even unwrapped all the parts. 'Is that … Zooey Deschanel? With a Dollar Tree Property Brother?' my husband asked, peering over my shoulder as I unpacked various tubes and parts. And indeed, among the boxes was a glossy handout of a slightly younger-looking Zooey, standing with a man who did vaguely resemble her current husband, Jonathan Scott, of Property Brothers fame. Turns out it was her ex-husband, film producer Jacob Pechenik, with whom she had created this indoor hydroponic gardening system in 2019. Even though they split shortly thereafter, they continued to run Lettuce Grow together after their 2020 divorce, and an Instagram photo from July 1 even shows Deschanel flanked by Pechenik on one side and Scott on the other, debuting a Lettuce Grow collab with Costco. Apparently Pechenik runs day-to-day operations and Deschanel continues to promote the company through social media, according to a 2023 People interview with the former couple. If Scott has thoughts on this whole setup, he hasn't shared them publicly. (Deschanel and Pechenik have two children together.) Anyway, perhaps as befitting a celebrity endorsement, the Lettuce Grow is quite dramatic-looking for an indoor hydroponic garden, evoking a giant, space-age version of the terra cotta strawberry planter you probably remember from your grandma's house. Even better, it delivers on its promises of growing many plants and vegetables indoors—even peppers and tomatoes—within a small footprint. There are, of course, a few caveats. Bringing Outdoors Indoors Photograph: Kat Merck As far as indoor hydroponic garden assemblies go, Lettuce Grow's was easy enough for pretty much anyone to figure out—second-easiest of the four systems I'm currently testing, behind only the Gardyn (9/10, WIRED Recommends). There are seven versions of the Farmstand: outdoor or indoor, each in small (18 plant slots), medium (24 plant slots), or large (36 plant slots); and the smaller indoor Nook, with 20 plant slots. I tested the medium, 24-slot indoor version for six weeks in a low-light corner near my downstairs bathroom. When you buy a Farmstand, you also get credits for ordering live, pre-grown seedlings that you can buy later, at a time of your choosing. I recommend ordering after you've received and assembled your Farmstand. The selection (you get to choose) spans about 100 flowers, herbs, greens, and vegetables like cucumbers, tomatoes, broccoli, and bell peppers, though once you've ordered you might want to make sure you have some insecticide on hand. Like most indoor gardening systems, the indoor Farmstand's LED lights and pump run on a timer. My Farmstand included two old-school analog timers, the kind with the infuriating little prongs that must be toggled. Lettuce Grow offers a smart timer upgrade for $24, which I also tested. The company also has an app, which kept disconnecting from the device and which I ended up abandoning halfway through. Of these, I preferred the smart timer, and I was able to set the lights to turn off at night. (They must run for 14 hours, but you can set which hours.) I set the pump to run every hour on the hour. (Note that the water sprayed by the pump does make a startlingly loud splashing sound due to the Farmstand's cavernous interior, so you may not want it in a home office or bedroom or anywhere the noise could become a disturbance.)
Yahoo
07-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
WILLIAMS SONOMA AND NO KID HUNGRY PARTNER WITH CHEFS, CELEBRITIES AND CREATORS FOR ANNUAL CAMPAIGN TO END CHILDHOOD HUNGER IN AMERICA
Proceeds From 2025 Collection Designed by Zooey Deschanel, Ayesha Curry, Timbaland, Masaharu Morimoto, Bebe Rexha, Valerie Bertinelli and Others Help Provide Meals to Children SAN FRANCISCO, July 07, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Williams Sonoma, a portfolio brand of Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (NYSE: WSM), the world's largest digital-first, design-led and sustainable home retailer, announced today, the launch of the brand's annual Tools for Change fundraising program benefitting No Kid Hungry. The 2025 Tools for Change collection includes a range of limited-edition spatulas, oven mitt and potholder sets designed by celebrities, celebrity chefs, and popular content creators with a portion of proceeds from the purchase of each product donated to help end childhood hunger in America.* Every dollar donated by Williams Sonoma from the Tools for Change campaign can help No Kid Hungry provide 10 meals to children across America.** The 2025 Tools for Change spatulas, oven mitt and potholder sets were designed for Williams Sonoma by: Ayesha Curry Bebe Rexha Brian Hart Hoffman Hannah Taylor Katie Sturino Masaharu Morimoto Olivia Tiedmann Timbaland Valerie Bertinelli Zooey Deschanel "Thanks to the support of our customers and the generosity of our partners, our Tools for Change annual campaign has raised millions of dollars to help feed children in need," said Williams Sonoma President, Felix Carbullido. "For this year's campaign, we remain steadfast in our commitment to support No Kid Hungry's vital mission to ensure every child in America has access to three healthy meals a day." "The annual Tools for Change initiative reflects the impact we can have when we come together to end childhood hunger," said Billy Shore, founder and executive chair of Share Our Strength, the organization behind the No Kid Hungry campaign. "From Williams Sonoma's leadership and its customers who have made these products staples in their kitchens, to the celebrity designers that support this cause each year, all have played a role in ensuring kids have access to the food they need and the future they deserve." The products from the 2025 Tools for Change collection are now available online and at all Williams Sonoma retail locations while supplies last. To celebrate thus year's No Kid Hungry Tools for Change program, customers can participate in the "spatdown" where they can vote on their favorite spatula designs. Williams Sonoma will donate $5,000 to No Kid Hungry in the winner's honor. To vote for your favorite design, please visit: For more information on No Kid Hungry, or to purchase products benefitting the national campaign, please visit: *While supplies last, 30% of the sale of participating WSI products will go to benefit No Kid Hungry.**Donations help support programs that feed kids; No Kid Hungry does not provide individual meals. Meal equivalencies vary. Learn more at ABOUT WILLIAMS SONOMA Since its founding by Chuck Williams in 1956, the Williams Sonoma brand has been bringing people together around food. A member of Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (NYSE: WSM) portfolio of brands, Williams Sonoma is a leading specialty retailer of high-quality products for the kitchen and home, providing world-class service and an engaging customer experience. Products include cookware, cooks' tools, cutlery, electrics, bakeware, food, tabletop and bar, outdoor, cookbooks, as well as furniture, lighting and decorative accessories. Each store offers cooking classes and tastings conducted by expert culinary staff. A comprehensive gift registry program for weddings and other special events is available in stores and online. On customers can find recipes, tips, and techniques that help them create delicious meals. Williams Sonoma can also be found on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest and YouTube. Williams Sonoma is also part of The Key Rewards, a free-to-join loyalty program that offers members exclusive benefits across the Williams-Sonoma, Inc. family of brands. ABOUT WILLIAMS-SONOMA. INC. Williams-Sonoma, Inc. is the world's largest digital-first, design-led and sustainable home retailer. The company's brands — Williams Sonoma, Pottery Barn, Pottery Barn Kids, Pottery Barn Teen, West Elm, Williams Sonoma Home, Rejuvenation, Mark and Graham, and GreenRow — represent distinct merchandise strategies that are marketed through e-commerce, direct-mail catalogs and retail stores. These brands collectively support The Key Rewards, our loyalty and credit card program that offers members exclusive benefits. We operate in the U.S., Puerto Rico, Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom and have unaffiliated franchisees that operate stores in the Middle East, the Philippines, Mexico, South Korea and India. ABOUT NO KID HUNGRY No child should go hungry in America. But millions of kids in the United States live with hunger. No Kid Hungry is working to end childhood hunger by helping launch and improve programs that give all kids the healthy food they need to thrive. This is a problem we know how to solve. No Kid Hungry is a campaign of Share Our Strength, an organization committed to ending hunger and poverty. Join us at WSM-PR View source version on Contacts Williams SonomaPR@
News18
09-06-2025
- Entertainment
- News18
Watch: Zooey Deschanel's Hunger Games Audition Clip Is Hilarious
Last Updated: Sharing the video on her Instagram account, Zooey wrote, 'Give me an axe and you won't be disappointed.' With The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping in the making, the makers announced an official casting call for a role in the upcoming film through their official social media accounts. They asked the fans to post their videos, act out a scene, perform a song or surprise them with something completely different. And guess who just did that? Actress and musician Zooey Deschanel. Zooey, best known for her roles in 500 Days of Summer and The Good Girl, shared a hilarious video on her Instagram account, auditioning for the said role. Wearing a red striped shirt with black pants, the 45-year-old actress was seen cradling her cat. At the beginning of the clip, she said, 'Hi, I'm Zooey Deschanel. My height is between 5'4 and 6'4. You guess which side I'm on." She continued, 'I am auditioning for the role. I don't know the name of the role, but I'm also offer-only." Zooey then went on to list her skills like running, jumping and walking, hilariously enacting each one of those at her home. 'I have a lot of different skills. Running, jumping, walking, having long hair, having blue eyes, having three cats," she mentioned. In the video, the actress enacted being attacked by her cat, only to add that she was 'kidding." 'That's called acting," she said while facing the camera. Furthermore, the New Girl actress shared details on all the things she would be carrying to the arena. 'Some things I would pack for the arena. Like a change of clothes, like a concealer and a little lip gloss, just in case. Some cosy blanket, a cat, some electrolytes like maybe like a protein bar." Zooey then playfully admitted having an advantage over others because she was 'on television before." She added, 'But, like, I'm just the same as everyone else." After giving her fans a glimpse at how she would react if her name got called for the 'Reaping", she jokingly said, 'I'm not going to do it because I'm offer-only, of course. I'm only doing it if I'm being paid." In the caption of the post, Zooey wrote, 'Give me an axe and you won't be disappointed." Fans immediately started reacting to her hilarious audition clip, with one even saying, 'I'm literally like, where can we suggest that they put her? Haymitch's mom? She has a great story arc. Let's get this to casting. They haven't let us down yet…" Another added, 'Wow, this is so good. Have you ever thought about becoming an actress?" ICYDK, The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping will revisit the world of Panem 24 years before the events of the OG Hunger Games, which will begin on the morning of the reaping of the 50th Hunger Games. Directed by Francis Lawrence, the film is scheduled to be released on November 20, 2026. First Published: June 09, 2025, 17:26 IST
The Independent
02-06-2025
- Business
- The Independent
Gleam's teeth whitening strips worked in less than a week – and they're a third off now
If, like me, you've watched your fair share of American sitcoms, then you'll notice one thing all the actors – from Zooey Deschanel to Matt LeBlanc – have in common: pearly white teeth. It's no secret that our neighbours across the pond (or at least the ones in the media) have superior gnashers but, in 2025, it doesn't have to be that way. Though regulations on hydrogen peroxide (one of the most popular ingredients in teeth whitening kits) are less strict in the US, it's still possible to achieve a brilliant smile here in the UK. In fact, I've been testing Gleam's at-home teeth whitening (was £39.99, now £24.99, and there's no doubt it's brightened the 'ole ivories – but more on that later. Knowing whether to try an LED kit, take a professional dentist approach or perhaps give a whitening toothpaste a go can be overwhelming, but I'm here to cut through the noise and offer you a simple and affordable option. Scroll on for my honest Gleam whitening review, plus where to shop for a third off now. How I tested While Gleam promises 'proven results in 30 minutes,' it provides enough strips for 14 sessions. Applying the strips in each sachet as directed (one on the bottom and one on the top row of teeth), I continued to use the treatments daily until I could see a marked difference. In my case, this was around five days, though I proceeded to apply the strips for a further eight days afterwards. I also followed the brand's advice for its LED kit in terms of whitening prep, brushing my teeth before use and rinsing out with water afterwards. Here's how I got on. Why you can trust IndyBest reviews Lucy Smith has experience of more than five year working across lifestyle, beauty and health. In particular, she's well-versed on oral health and has written The Independent's guide to the best teeth whitening kits. When it came to testing Gleam's teeth whitening kit, she knew which ingredients were (and weren't) going to work on tough food and drink stains. See her verdict, below.
Cosmopolitan
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Cosmopolitan
Polka Dots Are Trending Hard for 2025—Here's Where to Shop
The hottest print of 2025 isn't stripes, checkers, or even cheetah print—it's polka dots! Yes, the spotted pattern has been laying low for the past decade. And yes, polka dots haven't had a really big moment since the twee era (think Zooey Deschanel) where quirky bow ties and hipster skater skirts reigned supreme. But now the pattern is back in a big way, taking over everyone's Pinterest feeds and the Fall/Winter 2025 runways, too. The comeback of polka dots is long overdue, in my opinion—and the 2025 version of the print has gotten a fresh makeover. The dots can be asymmetrical, oversized or micro, and colors are totally on the table, although black and white is a classic for a reason. Oh, and they don't just belong on retro styles, either. If you haven't seen wedding guest dresses, going-out tops, and midi skirts covered in polka dots cropping up already, you're about to start noticing them everywhere. Curious? I put together a curated list of some of the chicest polka dot dresses, accessories, and more, below.
