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Alan Truly

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Indexed articles, last 90 days
3
Latest publication
Sep 17, 2026
Outlet visibility, for The Guardian
Top 1K sites
Earliest in this view
Jul 16, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 17, 2026 · Alan Truly

    Neither foam nor feathers - the perfect pillow for my neck and back is filled with buckwheat hulls (opens the original)

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    A small cotton tube stuffed with buckwheat hulls gave me firm, cool support that adapts to how I sleep I thought I found the perfect pillow. Could these three unseat my favorite? Sign up for the Filter US newsletter, your weekly guide to buying fewer, better things I used to fight with my pillow all night. I would squash it, fold it, flip it over and shove my hand underneath for extra height. Still, I would wake with a tight neck that only my morning yoga practice could straighten out. When I sl

  2. Article · Sep 16, 2026 · Alan Truly

    My wife swears by weighted blankets to sleep – and now I understand why (opens the original)

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    A 10-lb weighted blanket made a short night of sleep feel surprisingly restful – and I have found new uses for it too Five common sleep problems, solved by experts Sign up for the Filter US newsletter, your weekly guide to buying fewer, better things In 2017, my wife, Tracey, and I bought our first weighted blanket. It was filled with thousands of tiny glass beads sewn into quilted pockets to spread gentle pressure across the body without layering comforters. Tracey grew up in eastern Canada,

  3. Article · Jul 16, 2026 · Alan Truly

    Buzz off: this pop-up screen shelter provides a safe retreat from bugs and mosquitoes (opens the original)

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    I tried repellents, mesh hats and natural remedies, but this inexpensive screen tent beats them all to keep insects out This $380 foldable kayak fits in my Prius and goes from backseat to lake in 10 minutes Sign up for the Filter US newsletter, your weekly guide to buying fewer, better things When I lived in Arizona, I used to think mosquitoes were a minor annoyance. Then I moved to Nova Scotia. Blanketed with lakes, rivers and streams, Canada’s east coast is also thick with mosquitoes, biting g

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