Your Adventure in Tampa

Take a technological trip to southern Florida. Or beachcomb by the bay. Melinda Mahaffey guides you to the perfect spot.

The Kindness Lab

Scientists at Pittsburgh’s Carnegie Mellon University dream of new ways to draw warm baths for the kids, help put them to bed, and seal everything with a hug. Mike Darling reports from the incubator of the next movement in technology.

Cool to Be Kind

Never brush your teeth for the requisite two minutes? Splatter your cookbooks with food? Fall behind on current events? Don’t worry: Spirit’s picks of kind gadgets have you covered.

Owner's Manual

Live by James Lileks' six rules, and you’ll never need an owners’ manual again. Rule No. 1: "If the product needs a manual longer than one page, the designer failed."

Spirit Travel Wizard

Need travel ideas? Use the helpful Spirit Travel Wizard to plan your next vacation.

This month: Plan your vacation to Tampa Bay, Florida.

Calendar

A collection of fun events to keep you busy over the next three months.

Entertainment

What’s new in books, television, movies, and the Web.