13 ‘Art Films’ Your Kids Will Actually Like

What’s a film-loving parent got to do to inspire in their kid a genuine love of quality cinema? Often, kids need to discover their own taste. A good way to start is by showing them “artsy” movies that they might actually like. Dreams(1990) Baby’s first Akira Kurosawa? Nor is it the story of a kid learning to live without. Who can’t relate? )you could streamGood MorningonMax, The Criterion Channel, and Tubi, or rent it onPrime Video....

November 29, 2024 · 1 min · 76 words · Jennifer Moore

I Spent a Year Testing Smart Home Devices, and This Is What I’d Buy Today for Black Friday

These smart devices are among a million products on sale for Black Friday this year. I love smart tech. Between smart cameras, sensors, and robots and every kind, these machines can save time and effort. They’re often expensive though, which makes Black Friday the perfect time to invest in them. (Read my full review.) The Luba 2 is rugged and will handle everything from a medium-sized yard to a field with ease....

November 29, 2024 · 2 min · 229 words · Karen Farmer

These SSDs Are up to 44% Off for Black Friday

Everyone needs fast storage and asolid state drive (SSD)provides just that. There are two versions of this Samsung 990 PROone with a heatsink and one without. It’s a PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 SSD and it ensures blazing fast speeds for your laptop or PC. For Black Friday, the MSI Spatium 2TB is 30% off. It’s also water- and dust- resistant, which makes it useful for people who carry their SSDs outdoors....

November 29, 2024 · 1 min · 71 words · Christopher Diaz

This Powerful Anker Bluetooth Speaker Is $24 Off for Black Friday

That said, theMotion 300supports LDAC, which allows for higher-resolution audio streaming. Realistically, though, you wont be hearing the intricate details of hi-res tracks on a speaker this size. The estimated 13-hour battery life of this speaker is respectable but will depend on your volume and codec configs. With an IPX7 waterproof rating, this speaker can handle rain, splashes, or even brief submersion.

November 29, 2024 · 1 min · 62 words · John Briggs

This Samsung Vacuum Is Better Than a Dyson, and It's $300 Off for Black Friday

But that’s OK, because that base is also a self-emptying dock. It comes with a crevice tool and a soft tool, which is my favorite. It sucks up dog toy floof, dust, and everything else in the way. As much as I like my Dyson, the Samsung is half the weight. That makes a difference on a daily basis. Also, my Dyson hates microdustit’s the one thing that clogs the Dyson....

November 29, 2024 · 1 min · 84 words · Shaun Cisneros

Tile Trackers Are How I Find Everything, and They're 20% Off for Black Friday

One of the major manifestations of myADHDis my absolute inability to keep track of items in my house. The Tile trackers come in many forms, anda bunch of them are on sale during Black Friday. That said, Tiles aren’t perfect. Some of the models don’t have replaceable batteries, like the stickers. Instead, you have to replace the whole sticker. That said, if you give it a minute, it always seems to come through....

November 29, 2024 · 1 min · 131 words · Chad Floyd

Today's NYT Connections Hints (and Answer) for Friday, November 29, 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 - Theyre a way to measure stuff. Blue category - They play ball. Purple category - Its not TV, its [programs on this online grid]....

November 29, 2024 · 3 min · 490 words · Stephanie Hamilton

Today's NYT Strands Hints (and Answer) for Friday, November 29, 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 theme words in todays Strands puzzle Verbs for doing absolutely nothing. BEWARE: Spoilers follow for todays Strands puzzle! Were about to give away the answers to todays Strands puzzle....

November 29, 2024 · 2 min · 296 words · Dawn Mejia

Today’s Wordle Hints (and Answer) for Friday, November 29, 2024

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

November 29, 2024 · 3 min · 455 words · James Arnold

I Love This Versatile Drum Pad, and It's $60 Off for Black Friday

Other than my phone and laptop, the tech product I’ve used most over the last six months is theYamaha FGDP-50 finger drum pad, and it’s not even close. Sometimes I play it in a disciplined way to have a go at get better at playing drums, and sometimes I bang on it mindlessly to blow off steam. The thing is versatileand it’s 20% off for Black Friday, bringing its price down to$239....

November 28, 2024 · 1 min · 169 words · Dakota Dennis

These Black Friday PS5 Bundles Are Perfect For Fortnite and NBA Fans

Sony might have just released thePlayStation 5 Pro, but at $700, it has yet to see any Black Friday deals, and thats not likely to change anytime soon. Its a good thing, then, that the far more affordable PS5 Slim models originally released last year are stepping up to pick up the slack. Both the Digital Edition and Disc Edition of the console are on sale across multiple retailers, although youll want to be careful where you buy....

November 28, 2024 · 2 min · 310 words · Richard Gonzalez

This MagSafe-Compatible Power Bank Is 40% Off for Black Friday

TheAnker MagGo Power Bank (10K)is now available for $53.99, down from $89.99, and comes in black, blue, green, purple, and white. It packs a 10,000mAh battery capacity, offering 27W wired charging through a USB-C port and 15W wireless charging for iPhones (12 series and up). And with Wireless PowerIQ (Anker’s proprietary fast-charging tech) and the Qi2 standard, it claims to charge the latest iPhones more efficiently. The magnetic hold of this power bank is said to be strong enough to keep your phone securely in place, whether youre charging it vertically or horizontally....

November 28, 2024 · 1 min · 196 words · Tiffany Tran

TikTok Won't Let Teens Use Beauty Filters Anymore

TikToks filters can be a fun way to interact with the app, acting like digital face paint that can make you look like, for example, a clown or a tiger. But effects that aim to amplify a users beauty are a trickier subject, as TikTok itself is now acknowledging. While the company says it wont target effects designed to be obvious or funny, it will restrict effects designed to alter your appearance, with the goal being to ease concerns that those viewing the content might not realize it had been altered....

November 28, 2024 · 2 min · 374 words · Nancy Brown