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The German word "schadenfreude" basically means "deriving pleasure from someone else's pain," and that has to be part of the magic behind First We Feast's uber popular YouTube show Hot Ones. Since 2015, host Sean Evans has put celebs in the literal hot seat, challenging them to eat increasingly spicy wings and answer probing questions meticulously crafted by his research team.
SEE ALSO: The 8 best Chicken Shop Date episodes to bingeAfter more than 300 episodes, 21 seasons, and 1 billion views, guests ranging from Olivia Rodrigo and Matt Damon to Malcolm Gladwell and Joel Embiid have taken on the hot wing gauntlet. And while many have failed (DJ Khaled only made it to three wings, proving that all he does is quit), others have triumphed like champs.
We gathered some of the most memorable episodes to watch back-to-back, notable for their animated reactions, memorable conversations, or legendary performances.
In no particular order, here are the greatest Hot Ones episodes to binge.
1. ShaqShaq brings his own milk, apologizes to the entire state of Kansas, and desperately asks for "ice cube chapstick" to soothe his burning lips. But can he finish all 10 wings without tapping out?
2. Jennifer LawrenceLawrence is not just a lovely guest, but an iconic one. Her horrified expression and nonsensical blabbering ("What do you mean? What do you mean?") as Evans picks up and shakes the final bottle of hot sauce became one of the most popular memes of 2023.
3. Conan O'BrienO'Brien brings a doctor along to the Hot Ones studio, declares "I don't think there's a wing on this table that I cannot devour like it's cool whip cream on an August afternoon," and inevitably succumbs to spice-induced delusion.
4. Paul RuddPaul Rudd opts for vegan cauliflower wings and utters the words that launched a thousand memes: "Hey, look at us." In an incredible display of mental and physical fortitude, he also completes the 10-wing gauntlet without a single sip of water or milk.
5. LordeWatch as Lorde waxes poetic about the virtues of the perfect onion ring and wipes the floor with every single Hot Ones celeb who preceded her by eating all 10 wings without so much as breaking a sweat.
6. Idris ElbaIdris Elba shows up a bit cocky ("I'm pretty confident, I fear no one," he assures Evans), but the wings soon put him in his place. It's all smooth sailing until he tries Da' Bomb and is overcome by a dry cough and confusion.
7. Tom HollandBubbly Brit Holland muscles his way through a difficult meal to conquer the wings of death, all while charming Evans with stories from the set and his failed audition for Star Wars.
8. Millie Bobby BrownMillie saunters through seven wings like a champ, but everything breaks down in the 14th minute when she flips Da' Bomb the bird and starts talking a mile a minute.
9. Billie EilishBillie Eilish gets so heated she shoves handfuls of ice cubes into her mouth.
10. Desus and MeroThis comedy duo wipes literal nose sweat away as they stare down the wings of death.
11. Lil YachtyIn his first-ever experience with hot wings, the rapper delivers some of the best reactions the show has ever seen. 🔥
12. Gordon RamsayKarma is spicy for Chef Gordon Ramsay, who pops open a bottle of Pepto-Bismol mid-challenge.
13. Margot RobbieMargot Robbie truly struggles to take on the wings of death ("I think I might die," she says at one point) but makes it through thanks to special cameos from her Birds of Prey costars.
14. Pete DavidsonDavidson fights his way to an impressive finish while asking Evans through tears, "Am I the worst!?" No worries, Pete, DJ Khaled was definitely the worst.
15. Post MalonePosty returns to the show and provides cartoon-level reactions, from a Wile E. Coyote scream to a respectable repertoire of dance moves.
Bless Pluto’s heart.
When NASA's New Horizons spacecraft first snapped photos of an unusual heart-shaped scar on Pluto in 2015, the new view bolstered theories that the frigid world harbored an underground ocean.
Scientists thought the left side of the bright white heart, or Tombaugh Regio, formed after another planetary body crashed into it. The space collision may have allowed a deep reservoir of water to rise up into the chasm, intermixing with nitrogen gas from Pluto’s atmosphere, where it condensed and froze there.
But new research on the heart suggests there might not be an ocean lurking within Pluto after all. If so, this discovery would arguably add to Pluto's list of 21st century embarrassments. Its demotion in 2006 from 9th planet in the solar system to dwarf planet lives in infamy, though Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs apparently just signed a law making Pluto the official state planet — facts and consensus, be darned.
SEE ALSO: NASA finds Earth's moon didn't need hundreds of years to form. Try hours. Tweet may have been deletedAstrophysicists used advanced computer simulations to try to recreate the cataclysmic event. The team was able to demonstrate that an enormous-yet-slow strike from another planetary body could have caused the heart if it were a glancing blow rather than head-on. The findings, led by the University of Bern in Switzerland, were published this month in Nature Astronomy.
Through computer models, the team learned that a collision in Pluto's ancient history, before it was fully formed, could have caused the left side of the heart, a feature known as Sputnik Planitia. This side is roughly one-quarter the size of Europe, according to the study. The impactor would have been about as wide as Tennessee.
The researchers attribute the heart's bright appearance to white nitrogen ice that moves heat like a convection oven and smooths out the surface. The team thinks the nitrogen would have collected in the chasm quickly after the crash because of its lower altitude.
The researchers attribute the heart's bright appearance to white nitrogen ice that moves heat like a convection oven and constantly smooths out the surface. Credit: NASA / APL / SwRIVThe other side of the heart is covered by a similar layer of nitrogen ice, albeit much thinner. Though its origin is not well understood, scientists believe it's linked to Sputnik Planitia, too.
"Pluto's core is so cold that the rocks remained very hard and did not melt despite the heat of the impact," said Harry Ballantyne, the lead author, in a statement, "and thanks to the angle of impact and the low velocity, the core of the impactor did not sink into Pluto's core, but remained intact as a splat on it."
The core of the assailant that hit Pluto is probably lying beneath Sputnik Planitia, in a "never quite digested" form, added Erik Asphaug, a co-author from the University of Arizona.
The new study offers a different explanation for why the heart-shaped feature hasn't drifted toward the nearest pole. Credit: NASA / APL / SWRIThe new simulation presents an intriguing conundrum on the inner workings of Pluto. Physics should cause that depression to slowly move toward the nearest pole, but Sputnik Planitia sits near Pluto's equator. Previous theories supposed that Pluto's icy shell would be thinner at the impact site, causing a liquid underground ocean to bulge and drift toward the equator.
But the new study offers a different explanation that doesn't require a subsurface ocean. In the simulations, the impact digs up all of Pluto's primitive mantle. When the impactor's core spattered onto Pluto's core, it created an excess mass of material at the site that could have caused the depression to move toward the equator, according to the paper.
Since New Horizon's close encounter with Pluto nine years ago, experts have come to think of the dwarf planet as much more scientifically valuable. Rather than a cold, featureless ball in the outer reaches of the solar system, the spacecraft images showed a geologically diverse world, with mountains, ice sheets, pits, cliffs, fissures, and valleys. But if it isn't an ocean world, there's still much more to learn about its past.
"The formation of Sputnik Planitia provides a critical window into the earliest periods of Pluto's history," said Adeene Denton, a co-author from the University of Arizona, in a statement. "By expanding our investigation to include more unusual formation scenarios, we've learned some totally new possibilities for Pluto's evolution, which could apply to other Kuiper Belt objects as well."
TL;DR: Through April 21, if you want to enjoy some passive activity that could promote circulation, try the Vitality Swing Chi Machine while it's $249.97 (reg. $350).
Sore muscles are no fun for anyone, but not everyone can access the same ways to deal with the pain. Stretching and exercising could help, but not everyone is up for a vigorous trip to the gym when they're already in pain. And some passive treatments like massages may help, but you might have to budget if you want to foot the bill for regular leg massages.
The Vitality Swing is a chi swing machine that could help stimulate muscles for improved circulation and metabolism, and it's completely passive. You just lay down, put your feet up, and enjoy the motion of the machine. Normally, the Vitality Swing would cost $350, but there's still time left to get it on sale marked down to $249.97.
Sit back, relax, and swingLay your legs in the padded cradles and get comfortable. This chi swing machine has a 40W motor that you can adjust for comfort. Once you're in the cradle, activate the rhythmic rocking motion to help boost your circulation, relax your muscles, or even help relieve chronic pain.
The Vitality Swing is remote-operated, but don't worry about losing the remote. It's attached and simple to operate. No need to sit up to find the controls on this accessible little relaxation machine. Whether you suffer from chronic pain or are looking for simple ways to help your older relatives passively work out their muscles, this chi swing could come in handy.
Help stimulate your circulationLay back and let the machine do the work this time.
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Opens in a new window Credit: Daiwa Felicity Vitality Swing: Chi Swing Machine $259.97 at the Mashable ShopTL;DR: Through April 21, you can get this 12-course guitar lessons training bundle on sale for $15.97 — that’s just $1.33 per course.
There are two things beginner guitarists don’t want to hear: One, an off-tune string, and, two, ‘Hey, can we hear a song?’. It’s intimidating to play in front of people, especially when you’re just learning, and we think you should honor that feeling when it comes to guitar lessons as well.
Instead of going to uncomfortable, and expensive, in-person lessons, why not try this online training bundle? It comes with 12 courses covering guitar technique, jamming, and even specific music genres, and it’s on sale for $15.97 (reg. $480) through April 21.
Strum-thing wonderful awaits your musical journeyIt doesn’t matter if you’re a year into your learning journey or you don’t even own a guitar yet — this online learning bundle has courses for just about every skill level. Let’s unpack what’s inside:
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Meet the expert instructor of these courses, Dan Dresnok, with more than 30 years of guitar teaching experience. He’s worked as a performer and recording guitarist and he has experience in jazz, blues, and rock, which is why you’ll find specialized courses in those genres.
Fret not, learn guitar at your own pace with this 12-course online training bundle. Hurry, it's on sale for $15.97 (reg. $480) until April 21 at 11:59 p.m. PT — no coupon needed.
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Opens in a new window Credit: Dan Dresnok The 2024 Guitar Lessons Training Bundle $15.97 at the Mashable ShopTL;DR: As of April 21, level up the way you listen with these new, open-box Sony LinkBuds S Truly wireless noise-canceling earbuds for $99.99 (reg. $199) or 50% off.
Are you tired of your headphone cords constantly getting in the way? The Sony LinkBuds S Truly headphones can make it easy to go on a run, take calls, or listen to music both hands- and wire-free.
For a limited time, these open-box Sony earbuds are on sale for $99.99.
The Sony LinkBuds use an AI-based noise reduction technology to suppress ambient noise and extract your voice clearly. The adaptive sound control adjusts accordingly to each sound setting to offer an elevated listening experience. Reduce the noise around you without compromising the quality of what you’re listening to.
Easily pair your device via Bluetooth and connect instantly. Check out the quick access feature to configure your headphones to Amazon, Spotify, Endel, etc. without having to connect to a phone or computer. When you finish a call, these smart buds will automatically reconnect to your podcast or playlist so you never miss a beat.
These pocket-sized headphones are a must-have for anyone always on the go. Go about your day worry-free, and get up to 6 hours of charge with an additional 14 from the case. Outdoor enthusiasts will especially appreciate these durable wireless buds being both waterproof and sweatproof.
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Get new, open-box Sony LinkBuds S Truly wireless noise-canceling earbuds for only $99.99 (reg. $199) or 50% off.
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Opens in a new window Credit: Sony Sony LinkBuds S Truly Wireless Noise Canceling Earbuds (New - Open Box) $99.99 at the Mashable ShopTL;DR: Through April 21, this 15-month Microsoft 365 Family subscription offers 6TB of storage (1TB per person), covers up to six people, and is just $89.59 (reg. $112) with code ENJOY20.
It's no secret that having the right tools to stay productive is essential. And if you can get renowned software for the whole family to use on a Mac or PC, even better. This offer gives you a 15-month Microsoft 365 Family subscription for up to six people in your family (or office). It's on sale for just $89.59 (reg. $112) through April 21 with code ENJOY20.
You'll get 6TB of storage (1TB per person) of OneDrive cloud storage. You can share files, photos, and videos with everyone easily. You and your family will have access to premium Office apps, including the Fab Four — Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook — to help make your school or work projects run smoother.
Outlook can help you stay organized and connected with access to a calendar, email, and more. And many of us have already enjoyed the user-friendly document creation tool, Word. To round out the core apps, you can make persuasive presentations in PowerPoint and crunch numbers and organize data with Excel. There's also OneNote for easy note-taking and the Clipchamp video editor that includes filters, effects, and a large clip art library.
It's accessible on various device types, including PCs, Macs, Android phones, and iPhones. In addition, Microsoft Defender lets you be proactive against would-be threats and includes identity theft monitoring. Ransomware detection and a two-step identity verification to further enhance security.
Enjoy all that Microsoft 365 Family has to offer and get the latest updates as soon as they're released.
Get a 15-month Microsoft 365 Family subscription for just $89.59 (reg. $112) until April 21 at 11:59 p.m. PT with code ENJOY20.
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Opens in a new window Credit: Retail King Microsoft 365 Family: 15-Month Subscription [6TB OneDrive Cloud Storage/6 People, For PC/Mac] $89.59 at the Mashable ShopTL;DR: Through April 21, if you're traveling or just tired of low batteries, add the 5-in-1 Multi-Device Power Pack to your EDC tech for $59.97 (reg. $119).
Smart devices are great, but it's a lot of batteries to manage. Between your phone, tablet, wireless earbuds, and the rest of your everyday carry tech, you might constantly be juggling low batteries.
If you want a portable way to keep your whole smart collection charged, try the 5-in-1 Multi-Device Power Pack. This large-capacity portable charger has a 10,000mAh battery and five ways to use it. Power up your iPhone, Android, AirPods, or iPad with a charger that could fit comfortably in your backpack or purse. Plus, it's on sale through April 21 for $59.97 instead of $119.
Power five devices anywhereThis portable power pack is small but mighty. Recharge those batteries using wired or wireless connections, no outlet needed. This portable charging station has 15W MagSafe-compatible wireless charging for Qi-enabled devices. It also has built-in Lightning and USB-C cables along with two extra ports for 20W USB-C and PD-enabled devices.
This power bank has some impressive capacity, but all batteries run dry. Even if you run out of power, just plug the power pack into a wall. You can either unfold the AC connector or use the USB-C power input. Either way, you can keep charging all connected devices while the power pack is also charging.
Make sure your device is compatible before purchasing. The wireless charger works with any Qi-compatible device, but only the iPhone 12, 13, 14, and 15 can connect magnetically.
10,000mAh for wired and wireless chargingNo more dead batteries.
Score the 5-in-1 Multi-Device Power Pack for $59.97 until April 21 at 11:59 p.m. PT.
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Opens in a new window Credit: Shenzhen Centralspot Innovation 5-in-1 Multi-Device Power Pack $59.97 at the Mashable ShopTL;DR: Stream Game 1 of Los Angeles Clippers vs. Dallas Mavericks in the NBA playoffs for free on Ran.de. Access this free streaming platform from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN.
The NBA playoffs regularly deliver some of the biggest sporting moments of the year. Everything has been building up for months, and now it's time to deliver. It's all about big players in big moments, and there are plenty of familiar faces in the Los Angeles Clippers and Dallas Mavericks series.
If you want to watch Game 1 of Los Angeles Clippers vs. Dallas Mavericks in the NBA playoffs for free from anywhere in the world, we have all the information you need.
When is Game 1 of Los Angeles Clippers vs. Dallas Mavericks ?Game 1 of the Los Angeles Clippers vs. Dallas Mavericks series starts at 3:30 p.m. ET on April 21. This game takes place at the Crypto.com Arena.
How to watch Game 1 of Los Angeles Clippers vs. Dallas Mavericks for freeFans can live stream Game 1 of Los Angeles Clippers vs. Dallas Mavericks in the NBA playoffs for free on Ran.de.
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TL;DR: Watch Punjab Kings vs. Gujarat Titans in the IPL for free on JioCinema. Access this free streaming platform from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN.
The IPL, one of the most popular sporting events of the year, is back and it's back with a bang.
Kicking off three weeks ago, the 2024 season is well underway with ample talent on display. The latest fixture will see Punjab Kings vs. Gujarat Titans hit the pitch, with players such as Shikhar Dhawan and Shubman Gill on display.
Want a piece of the action? Fret not, you can watch Punjab Kings vs. Gujarat Titans for free from anywhere in the world.
When is Punjab Kings vs. Gujarat Titans?Punjab Kings vs. Gujarat Titans starts at 3 p.m. BST on April 21. Thi fixture takes place at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur, India.
How to watch Punjab Kings vs. Gujarat Titans for freeJioCinema is offering free live streams of every IPL cricket match this season in 4K resolution on its app.
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Most of the best VPNs for streaming are not free, but they do tend to offer free trials or money-back guarantees. By taking advantage of these offers, you can watch IPL live streams without committing with your cash. This is clearly not a long-term solution, but it does mean you can watch select IPL fixtures for free.
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TL;DR: The InCharge® X Max 100W 6-in-1 Charging Cable is on sale for £17.63, saving you 43% on list price.
Leave the tangled mess of chargers at home. Remote workers and frequent travellers could get a lot of mileage out of a cable compatible with almost any smart device, and that’s exactly what the InCharge® X Max 100W Charging Cable brings to the table. This five-foot cable has two connectors on each end, so you can plug into USB, Lightning, USB-C, and Micro-USB all with one cord. For a limited time, this InCharge® X Max is on sale for just £17.63.
At first, the X Max may look like any ordinary Lightning to USB cable, but both ends fold to reveal a second connector. Transfer files between iPhone and Android with USB-C to Lightning or use the same cable to charge your iPad and your wireless speakers. Pair the X Max with a compatible AC adapter, and you could even get up to 100W ultra-fast charging, or get up to 18W for iPhone fast charging. Data transfer runs at an impressive speed, too. You could get data transfers up to 480Mbps.
If you’re relying on a single cable for all your charging and data transfer, it’s probably best if that cable can take some punishment. The X Max is made from sturdy TPU Plastic, braided nylon, and aramid fiber. The manufacturer claims the TPU guards increase bending strength, and the nylon reinforcement could help resist abrasion. If you lose your AC adapter, you may even be able to charge one device using another in a pinch.
Use the same cable to power your iPhone, iPad, AirPods, Android, and Micro-USB speakers. For a limited time, get the InCharge® X Max 100W Charging Cable while it only costs £17.63.
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One of the most anticipated cricket events of the year, the IPL, is back, and it's back with a host of impressive players and electrifying atmospheres. We're just three weeks into the season, so there's still plenty of action to catch. The next fixture will see Kolkata Knights and Royal Challengers Bengaluru take to the pitch.
If you want to catch the action, don't worry, you can watch Kolkata Knights vs. Royal Challengers Bengaluru for free from anywhere in the world.
When is Kolkata Knights vs. Royal Challengers Bengaluru?Kolkata Knights vs. Royal Challengers Bengaluru starts at 11 a.m. BST on April 21. This match will take place at the Eden Gardens Cricket Stadium in Kolkata, India.
How to watch Kolkata Knights vs. Royal Challengers Bengaluru for freeJioCinema is offering free live streams of every IPL cricket match this season in 4K resolution on its app.
JioCinema is geo-restricted to India, but anyone can unblock this free streaming service with a VPN. These tools can hide your real IP address (digital location) and connect you to a secure server in India, meaning you can access JioCinema from anywhere in the world.
Unblock JioCinema to stream the IPL 2024 by following these simple steps:
Sign up for a streaming-friendly VPN (like ExpressVPN)
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Watch Kolkata Knights vs. Royal Challengers Bengaluru for free from anywhere in the world
Most of the best VPNs for streaming are not free, but they do tend to offer free trials or money-back guarantees. By taking advantage of these offers, you can watch IPL live streams without committing with your cash. This is clearly not a long-term solution, but it does mean you can watch select IPL fixtures for free.
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Up to eight simultaneous connections
30-day money-back guarantee
A one-year subscription to ExpressVPN is on sale for £82.82 and includes an extra three months for free — 49% off for a limited time. This plan also includes a year of free unlimited cloud backup and a generous 30-day money-back guarantee.
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TL;DR: Stream Manchester City vs. Chelsea in the FA Cup semi-final for free on ITVX. Access this free streaming platform from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN.
It's not exactly been a season to remember for Manchester United, but winning the FA Cup could at least give fans something to cheer about. Of course, they are not there yet. Coventry City are standing in their way, with big dreams of an FA Cup final.
If you want to watch Manchester United vs. Coventry City for free from anywhere in the world, we have all the information you need.
When is Manchester United vs. Coventry City?Manchester United vs. Coventry City kicks off at 3:30 p.m. BST on April 21. This fixture takes place at Wembley Stadium.
How to watch Manchester United vs. Coventry City for freeManchester United vs. Coventry City in the FA Cup semi-final will be broadcast live on ITV1, with free live streaming available on ITVX.
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The best VPNs for streaming are not free, but leading VPNs do tend to offer free-trial periods or money-back guarantees. By making the most of these offers, you can gain access to ITVX without actually spending anything. This is not a long-term solution, but it gives you plenty of time to stream Manchester United vs. Coventry City before recovering your investment.
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A one-year subscription to ExpressVPN is on sale for £82.82 and includes an extra three months for free — 49% off for a limited time. This plan also includes a year of free unlimited cloud backup and a generous 30-day money-back guarantee.
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Oh hey there! If you're here, it must be time for Wordle. As always, we're serving up our daily hints and tips to help you figure out today's answer.
If you just want to be told today's word, you can jump to the bottom of this article for April 21's Wordle solution revealed. But if you'd rather solve it yourself, keep reading for some clues, tips, and strategies to assist you.
Where did Wordle come from?Originally created by engineer Josh Wardle as a gift for his partner, Wordle rapidly spread to become an international phenomenon, with thousands of people around the globe playing every day. Alternate Wordle versions created by fans also sprang up, including battle royale Squabble, music identification game Heardle, and variations like Dordle and Quordle that make you guess multiple words at once.
Wordle eventually became so popular that it was purchased by the New York Times, and TikTok creators even livestream themselves playing.
Not the day you're after? Here's the solution to yesterday's Wordle.
What's the best Wordle starting word?The best Wordle starting word is the one that speaks to you. But if you prefer to be strategic in your approach, we have a few ideas to help you pick a word that might help you find the solution faster. One tip is to select a word that includes at least two different vowels, plus some common consonants like S, T, R, or N.
What happened to the Wordle archive?The entire archive of past Wordle puzzles used to be available for anyone to enjoy whenever they felt like it. Unfortunately, it has since been taken down, with the website's creator stating it was done at the request of the New York Times.
Is Wordle getting harder?It might feel like Wordle is getting harder, but it actually isn't any more difficult than when it first began. You can turn on Wordle's Hard Mode if you're after more of a challenge, though.
Here's a subtle hint for today's Wordle answer:Happy and cheerful.
Does today's Wordle answer have a double letter?The letter L appears twice.
Today's Wordle is a 5-letter word that starts with...Today's Wordle starts with the letter J.
SEE ALSO: Wordle-obsessed? These are the best word games to play IRL. What's the answer to Wordle today?Get your last guesses in now, because it's your final chance to solve today's Wordle before we reveal the solution.
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The solution to Wordle #1037 is...
JOLLY.
Don't feel down if you didn't manage to guess it this time. There will be a new Wordle for you to stretch your brain with tomorrow, and we'll be back again to guide you with more helpful hints.
Reporting by Caitlin Welsh, Sam Haysom, Amanda Yeo, Shannon Connellan, Cecily Mauran, Mike Pearl, and Adam Rosenberg contributed to this article.
Connections is the latest New York Times word game that's captured the public's attention. The game is all about finding the "common threads between words." And just like Wordle, Connections resets after midnight and each new set of words gets trickier and trickier—so we've served up some hints and tips to get you over the hurdle.
If you just want to be told today's puzzle, you can jump to the end of this article for April 21's Connections solution. But if you'd rather solve it yourself, keep reading for some clues, tips, and strategies to assist you.
What is Connections?The NYT's latest daily word game has become a social media hit. The Times credits associate puzzle editor Wyna Liu with helping to create the new word game and bringing it to the publications' Games section. Connections can be played on both web browsers and mobile devices and require players to group four words that share something in common.
Tweet may have been deletedEach puzzle features 16 words and each grouping of words is split into four categories. These sets could comprise of anything from book titles, software, country names, etc. Even though multiple words will seem like they fit together, there's only one correct answer. If a player gets all four words in a set correct, those words are removed from the board. Guess wrong and it counts as a mistake—players get up to four mistakes until the game ends.
Tweet may have been deletedPlayers can also rearrange and shuffle the board to make spotting connections easier. Additionally, each group is color-coded with yellow being the easiest, followed by green, blue, and purple. Like Wordle, you can share the results with your friends on social media.
Here's a hint for today's Connections categoriesWant a hit about the categories without being told the categories? Then give these a try:
Yellow: The blueprint
Green: Train-adjacent
Blue: Alliteration
Purple: Types of ears
Need a little extra help? Today's connections fall into the following categories:
Yellow: Embodiment
Green: Related to Trains
Blue: Starting with the Same Sound
Purple: Ear___
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The solution to Connections #315 is...
What is the answer to Connections todayEmbodiment: EXAMPLE, IDEAL, MODEL, SYMBOL
Related to Trains: CAR, CONDUCTOR, STATION, TRACK
Starting with the Same Sound: CYMBAL, SCIMITAR, SIMMER, SYMPHONY
Ear___: DRUM, MARK, WAX, WIG
Don't feel down if you didn't manage to guess it this time. There will be new Connections for you to stretch your brain with tomorrow, and we'll be back again to guide you with more helpful hints.
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The Mini is a bite-sized version of The New York Times' revered daily crossword. While the crossword is a lengthier experience that requires both knowledge and patience to complete, The Mini is an entirely different vibe.
With only a handful of clues to answer, the daily puzzle doubles as a speed-running test for many who play it.
So, when a tricky clue disrupts a player's flow, it can be frustrating! If you find yourself stumped playing The Mini — much like with Wordle and Connections — we have you covered.
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AcrossBicycle wheel : circle :: ___ : radiusThe answer is Spoke.
The answer is Towel.
The answer is Lipsync.
The answer is Oft.
The answer is NIH.
The answer is Plus one.
The answer is Senator.
The answer is Eye.
The answer is Stifle.
Many a song on the Billboard Hot 100The answer is Pop tune.
The answer is Ows.
The answer is Keynote.
The answer is El Nino.
The answer is Lops.
The answer is Cher.
The answer is Say.
NASA's Juno spacecraft recently swooped by the most powerful volcano in our solar system, on the most volcanic world known to exist.
The space agency captured detailed views of the over 127-mile (200-kilometer) wide volcano, which has created an expansive lava lake. It's a volcano on Jupiter's moon Io, called Loki Patera. "It's absolutely stunning, stunning imagery," Ashley Davies, a planetary scientist at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory who researches Io, told Mashable earlier this year. Now, the agency has used the imagery to create an animation of what this extreme volcanic environment looks like from the Jovian moon.
It's both a hellish and majestic space scene. At the end of the short clip, you can see how the dominant gas giant Jupiter looms in the distance.
SEE ALSO: NASA scientist viewed first Voyager images. What he saw gave him chills."There is amazing detail showing these crazy islands embedded in the middle of a potentially magma lake rimmed with hot lava," Scott Bolton, the Juno mission's principal investigator, said in a statement. "The specular reflection our instruments recorded of the lake suggests parts of Io’s surface are as smooth as glass, reminiscent of volcanically created obsidian glass on Earth." (The lava field is likely covered with a smooth or glassy crust.)
Close-up views of Loki Patera, the horseshoe-shaped feature on the left in both images. The image on right, taken on Feb. 3, 2024, shows a lot of surface reflectance, likely from a smooth or glassy lava field. Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / SwRI / MSSS / Björn Jónsson CC NC SAIo is blanketed in hundreds of erupting volcanoes because it's relentlessly locked in a tug-of-war between nearby objects, including the colossal Jupiter.
"Not only is the biggest planet in the solar system forever pulling at it gravitationally, but so are Io’s Galilean siblings — Europa and the biggest moon in the solar system, Ganymede," NASA explained in a statement. "The result is that Io is continuously stretched and squeezed, actions linked to the creation of the lava seen erupting from its many volcanoes."
It's a wild solar system out there. We're learning a lot — and will soon learn a lot more.
NASA has already spotted a diversity of rocky, Earth-like worlds in the cosmos. But unlike our verdant planet, many of these worlds may flourish with purple life — if life exists out there, that is.
It's easy to imagine organisms elsewhere resembling the colors of trees, algae, grasses, and beyond that dominate our Earthly reality. This green life soaks up certain light waves from the sun to fuel energy-creating photosynthesis, and the green-pigmented compound chlorophyll helps drive this profoundly successful process. New research from astrobiologists and microbiologists, however, suggests life elsewhere may likely make energy with different types of light from the sun, and use compounds with purple pigments rather than green.
It's not a far-fetched idea. After all, some microbes on Earth are purple. It's just that on Earth, in our now oxygen-rich environment, green life (using "oxygenic photosynthesis") has prevailed in most ecosystems.
"But that doesn't have to be the case on other planets," Lígia Fonseca Coelho, a microbiologist at Cornell University's Carl Sagan Institute who led the research, told Mashable.
SEE ALSO: NASA scientist viewed first Voyager images. What he saw gave him chills.The research was recently released in the peer-reviewed science journal Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. A major goal was to show how space observatories could — and should — look for the telltale signs of purple life when observing distant planets beyond the sun, called exoplanets. Extremely powerful, forthcoming telescopes, such as the Extremely Large Telescope in the lofty Chilean mountains and the Habitable Worlds Observatory (which would orbit in space), will look into the atmospheres of such far-off worlds and determine their composition and habitability.
"Stop just looking at the green. Look at the purple as well."The scientists plucked over 20 purple-colored bacteria from different ecosystems, such as lakes and marshes in Massachusetts and New York, measuring their vibrant pigments and how they give off light. Then, they simulated the "light signatures" — the unique color and chemical fingerprints that would be visible in an alien planet's reflected light — and found these purple bacteria would generate vivid, identifiable signatures.
"Stop just looking at the green. Look at the purple as well," Coelho emphasized. "We could miss a sign of life because of our bias."
Lígia Fonseca Coelho holding a sample filled with purple-pigmented bacteria. Credit: Ryan Young / Cornell University A NASA conception of an Earth-like exoplanet. Credit: NASA Scientific Visualization StudioPurple life might not simply exist. It might even be common.
The most abundant stars in our Milky Way galaxy are small red stars, called red dwarf stars. (The closest star to Earth is a red dwarf called Proxima Centauri.) They're just a fraction of the sun's size, and are the coolest stars in temperature. Accordingly, most of the light a red dwarf gives off is lower-energy (in infrared or red lightwaves), so any nearby organisms will likely need to use this infrared light (which is invisible to our eyes) to power their cells. "If life exists on the planet, it will use that [infrared] energy instead," Coelho explained. Crucially, on Earth, purplish bacteria thrive in these lower-energy environments.
On a planet where green microbes and organisms couldn't survive, or aren't best suited to survive, purple-pigmented alien life could outcompete them, and come to dominate.
"It might be that Earth was purple."It's even possible that such purple bacteria once flourished on an early Earth. After all, our planet has only had oxygen for about half of its 4.5-billion-year lifespan. There was a time before green, oxygen-emitting, photosynthesizing plants blanketed the world. Different bacteria, surviving on different chemical processes, may have thrived.
"It might be that Earth was purple," Coelho said.
Folks, it's happening.
NASA announced its unprecedented Dragonfly mission — which will fly a car-sized craft with eight spinning rotors around Saturn's moon Titan — is confirmed for flight. The mission, in advanced stages of its design and fabrication, has an approved budget, ride (a heavy-lift rocket), and launch date in 2028.
"Dragonfly is a spectacular science mission with broad community interest, and we are excited to take the next steps on this mission," Nicky Fox, who heads the space agency's Science Mission Directorate, said in a statement. "Exploring Titan will push the boundaries of what we can do with rotorcraft outside of Earth."
SEE ALSO: NASA scientist viewed first Voyager images. What he saw gave him chills.Titan, located some 880 million miles beyond Earth, is a fascinating world. Larger than our moon, it's the only moon in our solar system that harbors a thick atmosphere and bodies of surface liquid — though the sprawling seas on Titan are composed of liquid methane, not water. Meanwhile, Titan's icy dunes are teeming with the organic ingredients needed for life (as we know it) to develop. That's where Dragonfly will repeatedly land, take off, and explore over some three to five years.
It's a realm of great scientific intrigue because the pristine surface hosts the ancient, "prebiotic" conditions that could have provided the brew for life to eventually form in our solar system. It's like a primordial Earth.
"This really is the only place in the solar system that has this kind of chemistry," Elizabeth "Zibi" Turtle, a planetary scientist at Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory and the principal investigator of the mission, told Mashable in 2023.
This image from NASA's Cassini spacecraft shows the sun reflecting off Titan's northern methane seas. Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / Univ. Arizona / Univ. Idaho A conception of Dragonfly zooming above Titan's dunes. Credit: NASA / Johns Hopkins APL / Steve GribbenWhat's more, while the nuclear-powered spacecraft identifies what organic molecules are on Titan, and how they formed, the mission can also address whether it's a habitable world (meaning whether it could host living organisms) and look for potential signatures of life.
The deep space mission, like many such endeavors, saw ballooning costs that resulted in budget problems and delays. The now $3.35-billion spaceflight (total including operations) was beset by "additional costs due to the COVID-19 pandemic, supply chain increases, and the results of an in-depth design iteration," NASA explained.
But now the cosmic deal is sealed. After a six-year journey, the Saturn-bound craft is expected to land on Titan in a decade, in 2034. With the moon's low-gravity and thick atmosphere — which make it easy to generate lift — the buzzing craft will take flight to disparate locations on this frigid world.
Any day now, people will look up and see a distant star exploding.
Though Earthlings will be able to observe this celestial event as if it just happened, the cataclysmic blast occurred some 3,000 years ago, perhaps in the time of Solomon, the king who built the first temple in Jerusalem. Through the Iron Age, medieval times, and the Industrial Revolution, the explosion's light hurtled through space, only to reach this planet's doorstep now.
The beacon beaming from the darkness will come from T Coronae Borealis, a star system where a dead white dwarf star will flash in a spectacular nova, according to NASA. Astronomers are calling it one of the stargazing highlights of the year.
This particular star remnant is intriguing because it experiences periodic outbursts. Experts have determined it detonates about every 80 years. That means there are people alive who could have witnessed its last eruption in 1946. But hardly any adults today will live to see the next one.
Here's everything you need to know about this extraordinary event.
SEE ALSO: Spectacular Webb telescope image shows a stellar death like never before Tweet may have been deleted What is a nova?A so-called "nova" is a type of stellar explosion — not to be confused with a supernova, the obliteration of an enormous star before it collapses into a black hole or neutron star.
For a nova, you need a white dwarf, the shriveled corpse of a dead medium-size star. If a white dwarf can steal stellar material from a nearby living star, hydrogen will heap onto the white dwarf's surface, raising its temperature and eventually igniting like a bomb.
The nova doesn't destroy the white dwarf — rather, the explosion causes it to spew elements like carbon and iron back into space.
Normally, white dwarfs are too dim to see with the naked eye, but the flash created by this runaway nuclear reaction is so immense, the dead star should brighten exponentially. The phenomenon earned the name nova, which means "new" in Latin, because it looks as though a new star suddenly appeared in the sky, only to recede into the darkness days later.
T Coronae Borealis is composed of a white dwarf co-orbiting a red giant star. The white dwarf goes nova cyclically, about every 80 years. Credit: NASA Goddard illustration What is T Coronae Borealis?T Coronae Borealis is a nova from a binary star system about 3,000 light-years away in our own Milky Way galaxy. It is created by a small, Earth-size white dwarf co-orbiting a red giant star — that is, a sun-like star in its senior years, running out of nuclear fuel.
Red giants bloat between 100 to 1,000 times their original size as they near death. As the red giant sloughs its outer layers, the white dwarf collects the matter. The sun, central to our solar system, is predicted to become a red giant in 5 billion years or so.
Walter "Will" Golay, a graduate student at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, told Mashable that not all novas are recurrent, but T Coronae Borealis, or T CrB for short, is on an intriguing cycle.
"Since the mass transfer (from the companion star) is roughly constant over many years, basically what that means is it's going to build up, build up, build up, explode, blow all that mass off, and then it's going to start all over again," he said.
A nova explosion does not completely destroy a white dwarf star. Credit: NASA Goddard graphic When will it go nova?Astronomers believe T CrB is on the verge of going nova. They predict it will happen sometime between now and September 2024. The last nova happened in February 1946.
"The way we know that it's going to happen soon is right before the last explosion in 1946, the system dimmed quite a bit, and that just happened," said Golay, who is planning to study the event with the Submillimeter Array telescopes in Hawaii. "Once it was observed that it dimmed, people got on alert."
"Once it was observed that it dimmed, people got on alert." Researchers are gearing up to observe the nova with telescopes. Credit: NASA GoddardNASA and other institutions intend to post updates on the sighting, including from the NASA Universe account on X, formerly Twitter.
After hitting peak brightness, the nova will continue to shine for another handful of nights. Then, for about a week, people will be able to catch a glimpse of it with the help of binoculars.
Where will the nova be in the sky?The nova outburst will appear in Corona Borealis, a small semicircular constellation flanked by Bootes and Hercules in the northern sky. If you weren't a scout, you can download an interactive star chart app on your phone to get your bearings.
The free NASA app, for example, has a basic sky view under its "featured" tab that uses location data to pinpoint major stars. The nova will be somewhere in the region between the mapped Vega and Arcturus stars. Golay's favorite app to find sources is called Star Walk, which may have in-app charges.
When it happens, it will not flash or flicker, but simply look like a new star where there wasn't one before. The magnitude of the explosion is expected to be such that this ephemeral point of light will become brighter than Polaris, aka the North Star.
The nova will be somewhere in the region between the Vega and Arcturus stars. Credit: NASAUsually, people who live in rural areas have the stargazing advantage. But in this case, a little city light pollution may help narrow the field, filtering out everything but the very brightest objects: The nova should be among the standouts.
It's a once-in-a-lifetime spectacle, and scientists are eager to learn from it.
"Let's say half of all stars are binary stars. That means that half of all exoplanets have binary stars. It's important in the search for other habitable worlds that we understand how their host stars are behaving," Golay said. "Obviously, you don't want to live on an exoplanet around the star that explodes every 80 years."
How do you distill the essence of a show as complex and sprawling as Shōgun into a title sequence that lasts about 90 seconds? If you're Elastic, the design studio behind opening sequences for shows like The Last of Us and House of the Dragon, you turn to inspiration from 1600s Japan.
SEE ALSO: 'Shōgun' review: 2024's first great TV epic is hereDesigner Nadia Tzuo, the creative director of Shōgun's title sequence, revealed to Mashable that initial directions for the credits focused on design elements and art styles from that era of Japanese history, such as paintings or architectural details. However, the idea that most immediately caught the team's attention was that of Japanese dry gardens, made up of sand and gravel.
"Initially, that direction was called 'the walled garden,' which described Japan very well at the time," Tzuo told Mashable. "It was like its own world in a way, since it closed borders to foreign contact and wasn't easy to reach."
With that concept in mind, Japan — and the entire conflict of Shōgun — becomes a world made miniature in the title sequence. The sun rises over a peaceful dry garden, where the rocks represent land and the gravel between them represents oceans. From there, we see John Blackthorne's (Cosmo Jarvis) ship sailing into view; battles between the forces of Yoshii Toranaga (Hiroyuki Sanada) and Ishido Kazunari (Takehiro Hira) follow soon after. Yet given the garden's smaller scale and the viewer's distance from it, there's still a sense of observational remove. For Tzuo, this remove is intentional, corresponding with how one should experience a dry garden in real life.
"The garden is meant to be watched from a far distance. Not too far, but you're not supposed to be in it. It's providing a third-person point of view," Tzuo explained. "This observational point of view matches the feeling of the whole concept of the show, because Blackthorne is an outsider. He's observing all the things happening, and he can't do much about it."
SEE ALSO: 'Shōgun's writers love all the Blackthorne and Yabushige memesEven though we're somewhat removed from the garden itself, it's hard to miss the detail at work in these opening titles. The gravel itself took quite a bit of time to perfect, as Tzuo and her team had to ensure it didn't look powdery and had the correct weight. They also researched the architecture and layout of Osaka Castle, as well as the designs of the many ships present in the sequence. They also received digital 3D models from Shōgun's production team so the imagery could remain consistent throughout. One especially fun detail is the inclusion of the show's model for the fishing village Ajiro, which you can spot on the mossy base of one of the dry garden's rocks.
Elsewhere, you can catch key symbols from the show raked in the garden's gravel. Mariko's cross get blown away as war engulfs the garden, an image that's especially heartbreaking given her fate in episode 9. Toranaga's three-flower crest features prominently as well. The crest itself corresponds to that of the real-life Tokugawa clan and shogunate, whose founder Tokugawa Ieyasu inspired Shōgun author James Clavell when creating the character of Toranaga.
Thanks to the presence of the crest, the figure of the shogun looms large throughout the opening credits, but nowhere more so than in their final moments. After the credits take a turn from peaceful towards all-out war, we watch a mountain under siege crumble — a nod to the pivotal episode 5 earthquake, Tzuo noted — to unveil a massive mask bearing Toranaga's crest. Not only are we witnessing the rise of the shogun, but we're also seeing the arc of the show play out over the course of the credits.
"The shogun is born through war and destruction," Tzuo said. "That's what it always has been, and that's something we wanted to bring into the title."
Shōgun is now streaming on Hulu, with the finale premiering April 23.
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