The Sunday letter
Hearthline Weekly
A short editorial letter, sent each Sunday. What our desks have been working on, the guides we revisited, and the reader letters we found ourselves thinking about.
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The archive
№038
On the objects that get quieter with time
What we publish when nothing breaks, and why those reviews matter most.
By Imogen Hale
7 June 2026
№037
Six guides we re-opened this month
A round-up of the work behind the scenes — the retests, the small corrections, the conversations with readers.
By Imogen Hale
31 May 2026
№036
On the small craft of corrections
Why we keep a public corrections archive — and what we hope it teaches new desks.
By Imogen Hale
24 May 2026
№035
Five guides we kept returning to this spring
Not the newest. The ones the staff kept opening when no one was watching.
By Soren Vega
17 May 2026
№034
Field notes from a wet Scottish spring
What four months in the Highlands has done to a tent, two jackets, and one stove.
By Nora Ackerman
10 May 2026
№033
Two years with the smart home
Matter, ecosystems, and the slow conclusion that fewer accounts is the only real luxury.
By Linnea Sørensen
3 May 2026
Hearthline Weekly
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