Today’s Wordle Hints (and Answer) for Wednesday, January 1, 2025

If youre looking for theWordleanswer for January 1, 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 1, 2025 · 3 min · 484 words · Thomas Murphy

How Bone Conduction Headphones Work (and When You Should Use Them)

I love my bone conduction headphones. I wear them when Im running so that I can hear traffic approaching. I also love them for noisy environments where I put in earplugs. So whats going on with this strange technology, and what are the downsides? All of that is outside the scope of this article, though. Were just interested in how the vibrations get from our headphones to the middle ear.)...

December 31, 2024 · 2 min · 313 words · Barry Lee

How to Eat Healthier Using an Air Fryer

In recent years, theair fryerhas established itself as a mainstay kitchen appliance. So is cooking with an air fryer actually healthier? Well, like most things that seem too good to be true, it all depends. This rapid cooking replicates the effects of frying, but with air instead of oil. (If you’re looking for your firstor nextair fryer, here aremy top three picks.) Are air fryers healthier? Healthy is a vague word, so lets be more specific....

December 31, 2024 · 2 min · 317 words · Laura Flynn

How to Write SMART Goals That Actually Help You Reach Your Fitness Dreams

But that doesn’t mean SMART goals are useless. Their usefulness in fitness or self-improvement is pretty limited. In other words, youve turned it into a pass-fail test. The goal has to be Attainable, remember? That’s why you need another bang out of goal, which I’ll call adream goal. A dream goal is what youreallywant. It’s the thing that inspires you, whether or not it’s attainable. We’re not going to shoehorn that into the SMART goal framework....

December 31, 2024 · 2 min · 324 words · Randall Carson

Mark These 2025 Celestial Events on Your Calendar

Here are the events to add to your calendar. January The first month of the year will bring a lesser-known meteor shower and some planetary action. Viewing is best in the Northern Hemisphere. Jan. 13: Wolf Moon. Jan. 15: Mars at opposition. Peak Mars viewing is happening in January. When at opposition, the Red Planet’s entire illuminated face is toward Earth. Look for it in the eastern sky as the sun sets toward the west....

December 31, 2024 · 2 min · 367 words · Ashley Allen

The JBL Tour Pro 3 Earbuds Are at Their Lowest Price Right Now

TheJBL Tour Pro 3earbuds, now at their lowest price ever (according toprice trackers) of $249.95 (down from $299.95), are IP55-rated and come inblackorlatte. These flat-stem earbuds come with six pairs of eartips (one foam), giving you plenty of options for a comfortable fit. That said, while theyre generally secure, they can reportedly slip off during more intense activities like runninga potential downside for fitness enthusiasts. They last for a respectable seven hours with ANC on, 11 hours with it off, and an additional three full charges from the case, totaling 28 to 44 hours, with ANC on and off respectively....

December 31, 2024 · 2 min · 343 words · Charles Johnson

Today's NYT Connections Hints (and Answer) for Tuesday, December 31, 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 - Words for an enjoyable experience. Blue category - Seen at the beginning of a letter, or on the front of an envelope....

December 31, 2024 · 3 min · 432 words · Elizabeth Mcpherson

Today's NYT Strands Hints (and Answer) for Tuesday, December 31, 2024

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! Hint for the spangram in todays Strands puzzle Two words to indicate that something has ceased. BEWARE: Spoilers follow for todays Strands puzzle! Were about to give away the answers to todays Strands puzzle....

December 31, 2024 · 2 min · 276 words · Joseph Turner

Today’s Wordle Hints (and Answer) for Tuesday, December 31, 2024

If youre looking for theWordleanswer for December 31, 2024 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....

December 31, 2024 · 3 min · 472 words · Denise Camacho

Martha’s Cheese-Coated Grapes Are Weird, Delightful, and Perfect for New Year’s Eve

Luckily, there is one party host that’s been churning out reliable party recipes for decades. Plus, its fitting for New Years Eve. So why not offer grapes with a tasty twist? This recipe is vintage 1982, coming from StewartsEntertainingcookbook. The idea is pretty simple, and Ive made a few adjustments to make the execution even easier. The ratio of the three basically creates a cream cheese dip with a hint of blue cheese....

December 30, 2024 · 2 min · 295 words · Bradley Brown

SMART Goals Are Overrated

It turns out the SMART goals framework doesnt encompass all the ways that goal-setting can help us. If you ask me, you actuallyshouldntturn every goal into a SMART goal. SMART goals weren’t invented for self-improvement Lets take a minute to consider the history. But no: Their origins are in the management world. In 1981, business consultant George Doran wrote an article entitled Theres a S.M.A.R.T. way to write managements goals and objectives....

December 30, 2024 · 2 min · 410 words · Andrew Fuller

The First Five Things You Should Do With Your New Garmin Watch

Garmin watches are fantastically powerful tools, but they can also be a bit complicated to figure out. No other brand has as many different prefs, spread over as many different menus. (Heres an example.) On most watches you could customize the watch faceandthe data shown in those complications. (It looks like a blue and yellow arc at the top of the screen.) These are called “glances.” Most likely you’ll find some of these fun and/or informative, and others annoying and useless....

December 30, 2024 · 2 min · 241 words · Jason Young

Today's NYT Connections Hints (and Answer) for Monday, December 30, 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 - Stuff you gotta make a caffeinated morning beverage. Blue category - With a directional word, they all refer to shelling out money....

December 30, 2024 · 3 min · 560 words · Matthew Jones