Today's NYT Connections Hints (and Answer) for Thursday, March 14, 2024

If you want an easy way to come back to our Connections hints every day,bookmark this page. Below, Ill give you some oblique hints at todays Connections answers. And farther down the page, Ill reveal the themes and the answers. Scroll slowly and take just the hints you need! Green category - Moves in a game. Blue category - Its all Greek to me. Purple category - These are all missing a letter....

March 14, 2024 · 3 min · 461 words · Renee May

How to Win at 'Strands,' the NYT's Latest Word Game

Strands, the New York Times still-in-beta word search game, is now on its 10th puzzle. Thats begun, and hoo boy, people are mad. Then come back and well discuss what you just experienced. This puzzle is new, so its okay if you havent figured everything out yet! Remember, in Strands, todays theme is the clue you get when you initiate the page. I think of it as being the title of the puzzle....

March 13, 2024 · 2 min · 308 words · William Salas

The Osoaviakhim-1 Disaster

Similar projects were also afoot elsewhere. Osoaviakhim-1 by Russian painter Georgy Bibikov. The national Meteorology Committee was preparing a third balloon. On September 30, 1933, the USSR-1 lifted off and the crew attained an altitude of 60,698 feet. Osoaviakhim-1 measured 24,940 cubic meters in volume and weighed 2,460 kilograms fully loaded. For instance, the crew’s supposed contingency plan involved bailing out using personal parachutes in case of emergency. Additionally, the absence of pressure suits and individual breathing apparatus rendered bailing out at high altitudes impractical....

March 13, 2024 · 3 min · 524 words · Joseph Anderson

Today's NYT Connections Hints (and Answer) for Wednesday, March 13, 2024

If you want an easy way to come back to our Connections hints every day,bookmark this page. Below, Ill give you some oblique hints at todays Connections answers. And farther down the page, Ill reveal the themes and the answers. Scroll slowly and take just the hints you need! Green category - A category with good taste? Blue category - Use your noggin. Purple category - Shine like a diamond....

March 13, 2024 · 3 min · 482 words · Sherry Lyons

Move Aside, Kettle Corn—Peanut Butter Popcorn Has Arrived

Kettle corn is one of the most famous representatives of the irresistible sweet-and-salty flavor combination. For a fail-proof and delectable twist on the classic snack, stir up a bowl of peanut butter popcorn. Some recipes used corn syrup or honey to create a sweet coating. While I support that corn, this isnt what I want. I like popcorn for its mindless munchability. Pouring it into a loose mound and snapping a couple crunchy clouds while I watch a movie....

March 12, 2024 · 2 min · 388 words · Shane Proctor

This New Feature Helps You Get a Better Answer From Gemini

To maximize the usefulness of artificial intelligence chatbots, it’s all about using the right kinds of prompts. So far, it only works for English chats on the desktop using the Gemini web app. Within the response, highlight or select any snippet of the answer you want to change. pick the pencil icon (with a star) next to the selection. An overflow menu gives you four choices to modify the selection and thus change the answer....

March 12, 2024 · 2 min · 274 words · Brooke Wagner

Today's NYT Connections Hints (and Answer) for Tuesday, March 12, 2024

If you want an easy way to come back to our Connections hints every day,bookmark this page. Below, Ill give you some oblique hints at todays Connections answers. And farther down the page, Ill reveal the themes and the answers. Scroll slowly and take just the hints you need! Green category - What you say when youre putting things together. Blue category - Good boys and girls. Purple category - Works of literature....

March 12, 2024 · 2 min · 387 words · Peter Davis

How to Choose Between the Kindle Scribe and the ReMarkable 2

What it doesnt do well, though, is allow you to read books with DRM. Youll need to rely onDRM-freebooks, which locks out a lot of books published on Amazons Kindle service. The Kindle Scribe, on the other hand, is more of an e-reader than a note-taking tablet. Even the books that allow for note-taking don’t allow you to just write on the book itself. You’re relegated to a text box that you have to activate....

March 11, 2024 · 1 min · 179 words · Lindsay Collins

How to Stop Beating Yourself Up About Your Body Image

We all have thoughts and feelings about how our bodies look and fit into the world. Dacy Gillespie, an anti-diet and weight inclusive personal stylist. Ginny Jones, a coach who specializes in helping parents with mental health challenges and eating disorder recovery. Heres what they had to say about internalized weight stigma, negative body image, and self-compassion. Its not surprising that you are acutely aware of how your body differs from the ideal....

March 11, 2024 · 2 min · 381 words · Lynn Rivera

Today's NYT Connections Hints (and Answer) for Monday, March 11, 2024

If you want an easy way to come back to our Connections hints every day,bookmark this page. Below, Ill give you some oblique hints at todays Connections answers. And farther down the page, Ill reveal the themes and the answers. Scroll slowly and take just the hints you need! Green category - Derriere. Blue category - Bathtime. Purple category - Belonging to a furry friend. BEWARE: Spoilers follow for todays Connections puzzle!...

March 11, 2024 · 3 min · 455 words · Abigail Brown

Today's NYT Connections Hints (and Answer) for Sunday, March 10, 2024

If you want an easy way to come back to our Connections hints every day,bookmark this page. Below, Ill give you some oblique hints at todays Connections answers. And farther down the page, Ill reveal the themes and the answers. Scroll slowly and take just the hints you need! Green category - Keep a secret. Blue category - Functions and options? Purple category - Have a brain fart. BEWARE: Spoilers follow for todays Connections puzzle!...

March 10, 2024 · 2 min · 398 words · John Kelly

Today's NYT Connections Hints (and Answer) for Saturday, March 9, 2024

If you want an easy way to come back to our Connections hints every day,bookmark this page. Below, Ill give you some oblique hints at todays Connections answers. And farther down the page, Ill reveal the themes and the answers. Scroll slowly and take just the hints you need! Green category - Specialization. Blue category - Generalizations. Purple category - Out to launch? BEWARE: Spoilers follow for todays Connections puzzle! Were about to give away some of the answers....

March 9, 2024 · 2 min · 410 words · Ryan Franklin

How I Became a Children's Book Author

Welcome to How I Became, the Lifehacker series where I ask real people how theyreallygot their jobs. This week I’m chatting withAubre Andrus, an award-winning children’s book author. What does the typical career path look like for a children’s book author? Children’s book authors are an interesting bunch! It’s also made me a better ghostwriter. But it turns out, I didn’t need that. And how do youpersonallyget into this line of work?...

March 8, 2024 · 3 min · 549 words · Christopher Garcia