Three Ways I Use My Garment Steamer to Clean My Home

Today, I moved a bunch of stuff near my sink and discovered some marks underneath it all. Besides its potential for germ-destroying, steam is fantastic for quickly loosening any stuck-on grime. I’ve used my steamer to get baked-on food off of oven racks, for instance. Just a few seconds into the steaming of the streaks by my sink, they disappeared. Blah, blah, I know. But sometimes I’m busy. Sometimes I’m lazy....

January 29, 2025 · 1 min · 122 words · Brenda Ponce

Today's NYT Connections Hints (and Answer) for Wednesday, January 29, 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 - Your partner might nudge you to get you to stop. Blue category - You grab the tickets, Ill get the snacks....

January 29, 2025 · 2 min · 426 words · Amy Roberts

Today's NYT Strands Hints (and Answer) for Wednesday, January 29, 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?...

January 29, 2025 · 2 min · 241 words · Sarah Jackson

Today’s Wordle Hints (and Answer) for Wednesday, January 29, 2025

If youre looking for theWordleanswer for January 29, 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....

January 29, 2025 · 3 min · 478 words · Jasmin Mitchell

What People Are Getting Wrong This Week: Is the NFL Rigged?

ABC wouldn’t be able to charge as much for the commercials that air during the game. You get the idea: The Chiefs doing well is good business. Is it even possible to fix an NFL game? You could, theoretically, fix a football game with a handful of crooked referees. And football’s esoteric rules make it easy. So there’s room for interpretation. And it’s not likeit never happened before. This is not an example of one:...

January 29, 2025 · 2 min · 353 words · Brian Brooks

50 of the Most Rewatchable Movies Ever Made

Others simply go down so agreeably that you’ve got the option to’t help but find them comforting. (There’s alsoan entire podcast dedicated to them, calledThe Rewatchables, naturally.) In the meantime, here are 50 films worth seeing more than once. Oh, and it’s pretty funny, too.it’s possible for you to rentGalaxy QuestfromPrime Video. The first among nearly equally great films, you might say. It’s also a very funny satire that takes impressively choreographed swerves into harrowing horror....

January 28, 2025 · 2 min · 406 words · Lisa Hicks

A Beginner's Guide to Becoming a Person Who Runs

Ever wish you were a runner? Fortunately, we have answers. Here are the most important things to master in your first few weeks. Do you envision yourself as somebody who goes for a jog every morning? Then you’ll want to work toward increasing thefrequencyof your running. Or do you have a goal of eventually training for a marathon? Then you’ll want to prioritize increasing thelengthof your runs. Or maybe you want to run faster, which means you’ll want to practice more speedwork....

January 28, 2025 · 3 min · 622 words · Lindsay Williamson

How to Cook Rice Noodles So They Don’t Get Mushy

Here are three of my favorite tips for cooking rice noodles and avoiding a mushy mess. What are rice noodles? Rice noodles can be dry or fresh. Once dry, they have a translucent white appearance. Dry rice noodles are commonly available in most grocery stores. (Ive seen them everywhere from ShopRite, to Whole Foods, to Walmart.) They come in three sizes, with the largest being the least common outside of Asian markets....

January 28, 2025 · 2 min · 326 words · Lori Santos

How to Try DeepSeek AI (and Why You Might Not Want To)

At least, thatwasthe casebut now, a Chinese startup is threatening to take that crown for itself. That company is DeepSeek, a name you’re likely familiar with if you have been following AI news. Like ChatGPT’s OpenAI, DeepSeek develops generative AI models. (These stocks have largely bumped back up since.) Long-story short, DeepSeek is the latest ChatGPT competitor to enter the AI race. How to try DeepSeek DeepSeek is currently available as an app oniOSorAndroid, oravailable on the web....

January 28, 2025 · 2 min · 298 words · Deborah Jones

The Hottest Valentine’s Day Gifts of 2025 (According to TikTok)

You know whats nice about social media? It takes the guesswork out of gift-giving. Heres what to get your lover for Valentines Day, based on what’s going viral. It’s more sentimental and meaningfulbut it doesn’t actually have to be super spendy. (This is what I got as my birthday present last week, for instance.) (I just added one to my cart aftermonths of pressure from my algorithm.) Peoplelovethese things, so it’s a slam-dunk as far as gifts are concerned....

January 28, 2025 · 1 min · 93 words · Jeremy Mckay

This Free Tool Can Assign a Keyboard Shortcut to Almost Anything on Your Mac

The Leader Key is a popular concept in coding, and it essentially works like a hotkey. Now, TheLeader Key Mac appbrings the same concept to your entire Mac. You press a predefined shortcut, and then a single key afterward to quickly execute a mapped action. It’s similar to the defaultkeyboard shortcutsyou’re probably already used to, but much more customizable and versatile. But Leader Key is fast. In the span of two key presses, your app is open, boom....

January 28, 2025 · 2 min · 273 words · Dana Smith

This Is Actually the Best Way to Reheat Fries

Maybe I should get an air fryer, I thought, before waiting another eight months to get one. (I finally got theInstant Pot Vortex Mini, because it is small and red and $50.) The tiny, powerful convection ovenwhich does not technically fry anythingis quite handy. My friends, you (and everyone else who yelled at me) were not lying. That said, not everyone has an air fryer. (Though if you’re in the market for one, Isuggest these....

January 28, 2025 · 2 min · 351 words · Gwendolyn Beck

Today's NYT Connections Hints (and Answer) for Tuesday, January 28, 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 - You use them to get stronger. Blue category - They come in a wrapper, but the words are missing a piece....

January 28, 2025 · 3 min · 459 words · Tonya George DDS