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March 28, 2026 
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Welcome back to The Weekender, where you’ll find a batch of the week’s top stories about culture and the way we live today.
It’s time to choose your fighter, spring edition. In one corner, there’s the Organizer, who is ready to use longer, lovelier days as an invitation to open the windows and get rid of all the junk that has accumulated. However, if you, like me, are not great at clearing clutter, consider Dorie Chevlen’s list of myths that keep us from cleaning up. Dorie, a real estate reporter who also writes about home design for Wirecutter, responded to readers in the comments, too. Many were looking for environmentally sound ways to throw out household items and others were grappling with complicated feelings about having so much stuff in the first place.
In the other corner, we’ve got the Spring Breaker. Our Travel desk suggests heading to a country retreat to celebrate the season and has tips to deal with long wait times at the airport. Those stories are below, but whatever you decide, do not think of a bird. A.O. Scott’s latest close read of a poem is about that — not thinking of a bird — so let’s start there. I’ll see you next weekend(er).
— Farah
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This edition of The Weekender was edited by Farah Miller and Stella Raine Chu. Reach our team at weekender@nytimes.com.
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