Today's NYT Connections Hints (and Answer) for Sunday, February 23, 2025

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! Blue category - Youd use these at a diner alongside pancakes, eggs, and toast. Purple category - They all go with the same verb to create common idioms....

February 23, 2025 · 3 min · 458 words · Paul Ramirez

Today's NYT Strands Hints (and Answer) for Sunday, February 23, 2025

For an easy way to come back to our Strands hints every day,bookmark this page. Below, Ill give you some oblique hints at todays Strands answers. And farther down the page, Ill reveal the spangram and the answers. Scroll slowly and take just the hints you need! Some might be valuable, but probably only if they’re in mint condition. BEWARE: Spoilers follow for todays Strands puzzle! Were about to give away the answers to todays Strands puzzle....

February 23, 2025 · 2 min · 272 words · Brian Howard

Today’s Wordle Hints (and Answer) for Sunday, February 23, 2025

If youre looking for theWordleanswer for February 23, 2025, read on. Well share some clues, tips, and strategies, and finally the solution. How to play Wordle Wordle liveshere on the New York Times website. A new puzzle goes live every day at midnight, your local time. Start by guessing a five-letter word. For more, check outour guide to playing Wordle here, andmy strategy guide here for more advanced tips. (We also have more information at the bottom of this post, after the hints and answers....

February 23, 2025 · 3 min · 448 words · Joseph Harrington

Today's NYT Connections Hints (and Answer) for Saturday, February 22, 2025

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 - Styling methods. Blue category - When its finished, a parent might hang it up on the fridge. Purple category - A fill-in-the-blank, with a word referring to an expensive metal....

February 22, 2025 · 3 min · 431 words · Lisa Lucero

Today's NYT Strands Hints (and Answer) for Saturday, February 22, 2025

For an easy way to come back to our Strands hints every day,bookmark this page. Below, Ill give you some oblique hints at todays Strands answers. And farther down the page, Ill reveal the spangram and the answers. Scroll slowly and take just the hints you need! BEWARE: Spoilers follow for todays Strands puzzle! Were about to give away the answers to todays Strands puzzle. What is the spangram in todays Strands?...

February 22, 2025 · 2 min · 232 words · William Lopez

Today’s Wordle Hints (and Answer) for Saturday, February 22, 2025

If youre looking for theWordleanswer for February 22, 2025, read on. Well share some clues, tips, and strategies, and finally the solution. How to play Wordle Wordle liveshere on the New York Times website. A new puzzle goes live every day at midnight, your local time. Start by guessing a five-letter word. For more, check outour guide to playing Wordle here, andmy strategy guide here for more advanced tips. (We also have more information at the bottom of this post, after the hints and answers....

February 22, 2025 · 3 min · 455 words · Joseph Simpson

13 Body Horror Movies With Substance

The movie earned five nominations, including for Best Picture. Demi (I can call her Demi, right?) Of course, there are increasingly gruesome side effects. But, at other times, there’s more going on. Oh, and our lead character is also a serial killer. She wakes up in the middle of the night to find a strange spot on her groin. And then one of her fingernails falls off. Raw(2016) A vegetarian veterinary student develops a taste for meat....

February 21, 2025 · 1 min · 126 words · Brianna Olsen DVM

How Apple Watch, Fitbit, Garmin, Oura, and Whoop Compare on Measuring HRV

I wore five devices to bed for two weeks to see how their readings compared. As I’vediscussed before, the numbers we get from our smartwatches fall into a few different categories. What is HRV, anyway? HRV, or heart rate variability, is a measure of how steady your heartbeat is. Not how fast or how slow, but howdifferentof a time frame passes between beats. Your HRV will change from day to day, and thats where these devices come in....

February 21, 2025 · 2 min · 335 words · Margaret Pena

I Make This Easy and Elegant 'King Cake' to Impress My Guests

I love an easy, impressive dessert. The galette des rois delivers on all fronts. Why should January have all the fun? With the wonders of pre-made puff pastry, all the hard work is done. In about 40 minutes, it’s possible for you to have a stunner of a dessert. What is a galette des rois? Simply mix the six room temperature ingredients in a bowl with a wooden spoon for 60 seconds....

February 21, 2025 · 2 min · 298 words · Leslie Taylor

I Tested Grok 3, and It's Not Worth the Price Hike

But is it really the “maximally truth-seeking AI"Musk says it is? Well, to spoil it for you, no. There is no next-generation breakthrough or groundbreaking reasoning model that we haven’t already seen before here. But from a user standpoint, an AI app goes way beyond benchmarks. A good AI chatbot is a mature, well-rounded product. All that power means gains. Grok 3 is now quite fast, and plenty usable for regular day-to-day tasks....

February 21, 2025 · 2 min · 339 words · Bailey Avila

James Tilly Matthews And The Air Loom

James Tilly Matthews was delusional. This makes Matthews the first fully documented case of schizophrenia. When the French Revolution broke out, he became an ardent advocate for peace between Britain and revolutionary France. Accused of being a double agent, he was arrested and imprisoned. The Bethlem Royal Hospital as it was in the mid-18th century. Image credit:Wikimedia Commons While at Bedlam, Matthews spiralled deeper into psychosis. It functioned by directing and modulating magnetically charged air currents toward its victim....

February 21, 2025 · 2 min · 334 words · Cindy Bailey

My Favorite Amazon Deal of the Day: The Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra

The Galaxy Watch Ultra excels at one aspect over other watches: outdoorsy features. You also get a built-in siren in case of emergencies. The watch uses Wear OS from Samsung and comes with 2GB of RAM and 32GB of storage.

February 21, 2025 · 1 min · 40 words · Ashley Dunn

The First Seven Things to Cut From Your Budget When You Lose Your Job

I’ve written before aboutthe steps you gotta take immediately after losing your job. One of those is to assess your budgetbut what does that look like, exactly? If you’ve never used a formal budget before,now is the time to start. But if you already have a budget, how should you adapt it to your current situation? Here’s how to evaluate your budget and make strategic cuts that will help extend your financial runway....

February 21, 2025 · 2 min · 321 words · Anne Delacruz