What People are Getting Wrong This Week: The Chiefs Fan Wearing ‘Blackface’

The screenshot above, taken from CBS's broadcast of Sunday's football game between the Las Vegas Raiders and the Kansas City Chiefs, caused an online controversy after it was posted on Twitter on Sunday night. It seems to depict a double-dose of racism—a white kid in blackface wearing a traditionally native American headdress—and...

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Today's NYT Connections Hints (and Answer) for Thursday, November 30, 2023

So many BIRDS today, and yet none of them are what they seem. If you’re looking for the Connections answer for Thursday, November 30, 2023, read on—I’ll share some clues, tips, and strategies, and finally the solutions to all four categories. Along the way, I’ll explain the meanings of the trickier words and we’ll learn...

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How to Make a Vegan Roast You'll Actually Want to Eat

Buying a vegan holiday roast is very much like playing Seitan Roulette. A classic Tofurky log is inoffensive at best, but the various competitors that pop up in Whole Foods this time of year ping-pong between “legitimately tasty” and “old boots with a whiff of sage.” If you’re sick of the usual faux-meat options, I have...

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Your Meat and Cheese Board Needs a Glow-up

I would have resisted a new style of meat and cheese board in the past. Even one year ago, I was digging in my heels when my partner suggested I change the way I made my holiday appetizer spread. But after a year of taste tests, I’m finally ready. It’s time to reconsider the ways of the old meat and cheese board. You...

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A Reminder That Trusting Everything to Cloud Storage Can Screw You Over

So much of our digital lives now exist solely in the cloud. Companies like Apple, Google, and Microsoft make it all too easy to upload our important files to cloud storage from the moment we set up our devices. On one hand, that's a good thing: If something happens to your phone, tablet, or laptop, that doesn't mean you...

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The Specialty Cleaning Tools That Are Actually Worth It

This shopping season, you should invest in your home by upgrading your standard cleaning tools to something a little snazzier—and something with more features that make sense. Some of these save you time, some of these get your stuff even cleaner, and some of them will save you money by reducing the single-use products...

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I Investigate Yet Another Internet Egg-peeling Hack

The art of peeling a boiled egg is one that people seem to take quite personally. It’s an inexplicable phenomenon in which every person on planet Earth has to do it differently, and so-called fool-proof methods don’t seem to work for everyone. It’s like reaching enlightenment when you finally crack the code, when karma...

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Today's NYT Connections Hints (and Answer) for Tuesday, November 28, 2023

Come on in, set your BAG and KEYs down on the KITCHEN COUNTER, and try to forget the obvious meanings of most of those words—today is a tricky one. If you’re looking for the Connections answer for Tuesday, November 28, 2023, read on—I’ll share some clues, tips, and strategies, and finally the solutions to all four categories....

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These Are the Best Cyber Monday Dyson Vacuum Deals

You don't have to wait until Christmas to find vacuum deals that'll help you keep those floors dust- and debris-free all year long. The Cyber Monday deals on vacuums are out, and many of the Dyson deals from Black Friday—from sales on the Dyson V15 Detect Absolute cordless vacuum to the Dyson V8 Origin+—are still going. This...

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These Are the Best Cyber Monday Deals on Streaming Devices

With major streaming content providers rolling out bargain prices for their movies and TV shows, it's a good time to pick up a new device to actually do the streaming. There are a ton of devices out there that will hook up to your TV and let you watch Netflix, YouTube, etc., and the shopping holiday deals have made them...

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The Best Ways to Help Someone Who Is 'Bad With Money'

We all know someone who seems unable to control their spending or make good financial decisions. When that person is someone you care about, it's understandable to want to help them better manage their money. However, simply telling them to "be more responsible" is rarely effective. For many people, talking about money...

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Use Rechargeable Motion Sensor Lights to Brighten Dark Spaces

Most people probably have at least one spot in their home that could benefit from some additional lighting. Not trendy geometric fixtures, or classic vintage lamps, but lighting that’s more functional than fashionable, and allows you to make better use of the living and/or storage space in your home. We’re talking about...

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Today's NYT Connections Hints (and Answer) for Monday, November 27, 2023

Today’s puzzle contains a pun—one of the worst, most groanworthy puns there is. If you haven’t found it yet, well, I’m here to help. (You’re welcome./Sorry.) If you’re looking for the Connections answer for Monday, November 27, 2023, read on—I’ll share some clues, tips, and strategies, and finally the solutions to all...

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