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NYT Connections today: See hints and answers for August 22
Connections is a New York Times word game that’s all about finding the “common threads between words.” How to solve the puzzle.
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 August 22’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.
Each 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.
Players 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 categories
Want a hit about the categories without being told the categories? Then give these a try:
Yellow: Projectionist equipment
Green: Layer
Blue: Generic newspaper
Purple: Prank’d
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Here are today’s Connections categories
Need a little extra help? Today’s connections fall into the following categories:
Yellow: Classic Movie Theater Equipment
Green: Tier
Blue: Newspaper Names
Purple: Prank Verbs
Looking for Wordle today? Here’s the answer to today’s Wordle.
Ready for the answers? This is your last chance to turn back and solve today’s puzzle before we reveal the solutions.
Drumroll, please!
The solution to today’s Connections #438 is…
What is the answer to Connections today
Classic Movie Theater Equipment: PROJECTOR, REEL, SCREEN, SPEAKER
Tier: DECK, FLOOR, LEVEL, STORY
Newspaper Names: GLOBE, MIRROR, POST, SUN
Prank Verbs: EGG, MOON, STREAK, TOILET PAPER
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.
Is this not the Connections game you were looking for? Here are the hints and answers to yesterday’s Connections.
Are you also playing NYT Strands? See hints and answers for today’s Strands.
August Wilson’s ‘The Piano Lesson’ film adaptation gets powerful trailer
August Wilson’s Pulitzer-winning 1987 play “The Piano Lesson” has been adapted into a film. Trailer.
August Wilson’s Pulitzer-winning 1987 play “The Piano Lesson” has been adapted into a film. Trailer.
Netflix drops cartoonishly brutal ‘Squid Game: Unleashed’ trailer
Netflix has released a trailer for “Squid Game: Unleashed”, a playable version of the streamer’s hit show.
Netflix has released a trailer for “Squid Game: Unleashed”, a playable version of the streamer’s hit show.
NYT’s The Mini crossword answers for August 21
Answers to each clue for the August 21, 2024 edition of NYT’s The Mini crossword puzzle.
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.
Here are the clues and answers to NYT’s The Mini for Tuesday, August 21, 2024:
Across
Top ten, e.g.
The answer is List.
Nintendo antagonist in a yellow hat and purple overalls
The answer is Wario.
One end of a battery
The answer is Anode.
Ten in an Olympic swimming pool
The answer is Lanes.
What “X” can mean
The answer is Kiss.
Down
Hawaiian island seen from the west shore of Maui
The answer is Lanai.
Unwrinkles, as a dress shirt
The answer is Irons.
A decagon has ten
The answer is Sides.
Bottom ten?
The answer is Toes.
Go for a stroll
The answer is Walk.
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Taylor Swift’s ‘I Can Do It With A Broken Heart’ video is all Eras Tour footage
Taylor Swift released a new video for “I Can Do It With A Broken Heart”, featuring Eras Tour behind-the-scenes footage.
Taylor Swift released a new video for “I Can Do It With A Broken Heart”, featuring Eras Tour behind-the-scenes footage.
As ‘The Crow’ flies — the bumpy road to 2024’s reboot
From Brandon Lee to Bill Skarsgård, and almost…Mark Wahlberg?
It’s been 30 years in the making, but The Crow has finally been rebooted. Despite many, many challenges along the way, this was inevitable.
In 1994, The Crow found roost in the hearts of movie fans, from goths clutching tattered copies of James O’Barr’s graphic novels and those who stumbled across the soundtrack’s bands on MTV late at night to action fans eager to see Bruce Lee’s only son, Brandon Lee, in what should have been his big-screen hurrah. Lee’s accidental death before the film was finished, caused by a prop gun shot during a crucial scene, only added to the tragic allure of the film and its rain-slick aesthetic.
Three sequels, with increasing levels of silliness, tried to gain momentum. (Iggy Pop shrieking, “Fuck you, bird dick!” during The Crow: City of Angels is a treasured college memory.) There was even a short-lived Canadian TV show, which seemed to be an urban fantasy hallucination along the lines of Ron Perlman’s Beauty and the Beast, but, like, worse. You couldn’t go to a goth club without seeing a guy wearing Eric Draven’s maquillage until well into the 21st century. Even with these sequels’ failings — ranging from from forgettable leading men and laughably bad storylines to exponentially dismal box office earnings — there was no way the powers that be wouldn’t keep trying to recapitalize upon the fervor over the original.
Now, the same year Alex Proyas’ original Crow celebrates its 30th anniversary, director Rupert Sanders resurrects Draven with a reboot. Bill Skarsgård headlines, donning haute JNCOs and scrubby facial tattoos to woo British musician FKA twigs, the two of them lovers on the run from Satan himself. They are Eric and Shelly for a neo-noir by way of Spring Breakers. But how did we get here?
Trying to untangle the various proposed reboots — inevitably “gritty,” inevitably starring the popular edgy actor du jour — is an exhausting Hollywood rabbit hole. But we’re gonna do our best.
The Crow reboot buzz began with Blade and Nick Cave.
Credit: Andre Csillag / Shutterstock,com
Blade director Stephen Norrington was the first name attached to direct a reboot of The Crow, in 2008. Norrington’s genre bona fides are pretty tight; in addition to his critical and commercial success with Blade — Marvel’s first big hit! — he learned special effects from industry pioneers Rick Baker, Stan Winston, and Dick Smith, who earned Oscars for their behind-the-scenes practical magic on movies like An American Werewolf in London, Jurassic Park, and the like.
Then Nick Cave himself was brought on in July 2010 to give Norrington’s script a gothic gleam. (While we love and respect Nick Cave’s current status as elder spooky statesman, penning advice columns and going to church, this was a different era of Bad Seed, and a movie based on nearly anything Cave wrote would have been hellishly good.)
Here’s where things get tricky. The internet isn’t actually forever, as we once thought; the sites that once posted casting news and rumors about The Crow have gone through redesigns, reboots, and relaunches that have done funky things to their archives or deleted them altogether. Google’s prioritizing of paid search results, the integration of AI, and good old link rot have made it almost impossible to find the original source for some of these rumors. It’s like a game of Operator gone berserk. And honestly? Some of the actors whose names were attached to the reboot are so random that I’m skeptical they were much more than fancasting.
Mark Wahlberg was an early contender for The Crow reboot.
Credit: A J Sokalner / Shutterstock.com
In October 2010, Bloody Disgusting reported that Mark Wahlberg had been offered the lead role. A few days after this news leaked, Norrington dropped out, because an unnamed actor attached to the movie was unhappy with the script. Empire was careful to point out that it sounded like Wahlberg was not the culprit. Norrington even said, “I will say I think Wahlberg could be cool if they take a gritty blue-collar approach… He’s a truthful actor. I think he could really ground the supernatural stuff.”
However, Wahlberg distanced himself from the project, telling the long-defunct Cinematical (via Empire) in November 2010, “We never committed to making the movie…They talked to me about it and there was a director attached who I was a fan of, and he’s no longer doing it. We just thought about it — ‘is there something cool to be done there?’ But we’re not committed to making the movie.”
In April 2011, Juan Carlos Fresnadillo was announced as the next director for the reboot. At the time, Fresnadillo (Damsel) was primarily known for the sequel 28 Weeks Later; by October of that year his departure was announced, possibly due to scheduling conflicts with a remake of Highlander.
When asked in 2012 by Entertainment Weekly about being attached to big, buzzed-about projects that didn’t come to fruition, like an adaptation of the video game Bioshock and, of course, The Crow, he said, “Let me tell you this, it’s usual. In every interview people ask me about this. This is something all directors in Hollywood usually do. Maybe my projects are more famous or something. But it is the normal thing to do — to deal with five, six projects at the same time. Because you never know which one is going to be the proper one at the end. It’s something you have to do. The crazy thing is that you develop something and then all the newspapers are reacting.”
Jason Momoa, Channing Tatum, Ryan Gosling, and Tom Hiddleston were rumored for The Crow.
Credit: Moviestore / Shutterstock.com
In the meantime, Bradley Cooper was attached and then disattached, reportedly due to scheduling conflicts. That announcement via THR seems to be the first mention of Channing Tatum’s interest in the project.
Per that same story, Relativity was also in the middle of a lawsuit with The Weinstein Company over distribution rights to The Crow: “Harvey and Co. believe they have a deal to release the film but Relativity argues that the Weinsteins forfeited their right by, among other things, botching the release of the expensive Relativity-backed flop Nine. That case is currently in arbitration.” Both companies dropped their claims by January 2012, agreeing to work together instead. But it was not to be.
Around the same time the lawsuit was dropped, Before the Fall helmer F. Javier Gutiérrez was brought on to direct a script by Jesse Wigutow (who has Tron: Ares coming out in 2025). Or maybe it was with a script by Cliff Dorfman (Warrior, Entourage). And then director Corin Hardy (The Hallow, The Nun) came onboard, spending three and a half years trying to get this bird off the ground, with Jason Momoa and all of his muscles dipped into latex attached to star — but this too fell apart!
There were more actors attached to the project, including Ryan Gosling, James McAvoy (who says it was all just “rumor mill stuff“), Tom Hiddleston (a real he-said, she-said between trade rags Deadline and The Wrap in 2013), Alexander Skarsgård at the height of his True Blood glory, Jack Huston, and Luke Evans (who was attached to the reboot for two entire years!).
At one point, Rob Zombie was attached to direct The Crow: 2037, which was sort of a spiritual three-quel, before Zombie departed and the project was abandoned in favor of The Crow: Salvation. And there was almost an untitled fourth sequel that would have starred Eminem and DMX. But it was killed by the Weinsteins a few years before Eminem broke big with 8 Mile.
The Crow rises with the help of a new studio.
Credit: Larry Horricks / Lionsgate
Across a lot of rumors and iterations with big stars attached, most of the problems around this reboot were due to inside-baseball boring stuff about legal tussling over copyright. It boils down to the indie studio Relativity Media having an invaluable piece of intellectual property but not the resources needed to do it justice.
Eventually, the beleaguered Relativity Media — which owned the rights to remake The Crow — filed for bankruptcy, reorganized, then filed for bankruptcy again in 2018, at which time it was bought out by investors.
In 2016, the rights to The Crow reboot went to Samuel Hadida’s Davis Films, Highland Film Group, and Electric Shadow; Hadida was slated to produce, along with Edward R. Pressman (who produced the original and is listed as a producer on the 2024 Crow). Pressman, who passed away in 2023, was instrumental in bringing both the original Crow to the big screen and its winding road to reboot. (His son, Sam Pressman, is CEO of Pressman Film and an executive producer on The Crow 2024.)
There are ways to play in the universe of Eric Draven that would honor the source material (which, in this case, absolutely includes Alex Proyas’ 1994 film) without making viewers feel like they’re grave-robbing. Whether or not Rupert Sanders’ take will woo viewers into enough box office lucre to afford a murder of sequels has yet to be seen — but this goth isn’t holding her breath.
‘Daily Show’ shuts down right-wing criticism of Hillary Clinton and Kamala Harris at the DNC
“The Daily Show”s Desi Lydic looked at reactions to Hillary Clinton and Kamala Harris’ speeches after the DNC’s opening night.
“The Daily Show”s Desi Lydic looked at reactions to Hillary Clinton and Kamala Harris’ speeches after the DNC’s opening night.
How to watch Phoenix Mercury vs. Atlanta Dream online
Watch Phoenix Mercury vs. Atlanta Dream in the WNBA from anywhere in the world.
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The 2024 WNBA season is well underway and it’s Phoenix Mercury vs. Atlanta Dream on the court next.
If you want to watch Phoenix Mercury vs. Atlanta Dream in the WNBA from anywhere in the world, keep reading to find out all the information you need.
When is Phoenix Mercury vs. Atlanta Dream?
Phoenix Mercury vs. Atlanta Dream in the WNBA starts at 7:30 p.m. ET on Aug. 21. This fixture takes place at the Gateway Center Arena in College Park, Georgia.
How to watch Phoenix Mercury vs. Atlanta Dream
WNBA fans can live stream the 2024 WNBA season from anywhere in the world with the WNBA League Pass.
It’s important to note, however, that the WNBA League Pass may not show locally televised games live in the participating teams’ local areas. However, you can bypass this by using a VPN. These helpful tools work by hiding your real IP address so you can connect to secure servers in other locations. This means you can bypass blackouts to watch every WNBA League Pass game live, excluding games hosted by Amazon Prime Video.
To access every WNBA League Pass game, follow these easy steps:
Subscribe to a streaming-friendly VPN (like ExpressVPN)
Download the app to your device of choice (the best VPNs have apps for Windows, Mac, iOS, Android, Linux, and more)
Open up the app and connect to a server in a location with no broadcast deals for the WNBA
Log in to WNBA League Pass
Stream every WNBA game live (except games hosted by Amazon Prime Video)
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What is the best VPN for the WNBA?
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Easy-to-use app available on all major devices including iPhone, Android, Windows, Mac, and more
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Fast connection speeds free from throttling
Up to eight simultaneous connections
30-day money-back guarantee
A one-year subscription to ExpressVPN is on sale for $99.95 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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How to watch Chicago Sky vs. Connecticut Sun online
Watch Chicago Sky vs. Connecticut Sun in the WNBA from anywhere in the world.
TL;DR: Watch Chicago Sky vs. Connecticut Sun in the WNBA with WNBA League Pass. Avoid blackouts and watch the WNBA from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN.
The next WNBA fixture is around the corner and its Chicago Sky vs. Connecticut Sun on the court next. Both teams have been performing well this year, with the Connecticut Sun one of the top-scoring teams so far. However, competition will be strong as Chicago Sky compete for a place in the playoffs.
If you want to watch Chicago Sky vs. Connecticut Sun in the WNBA from anywhere in the world, don’t go anywhere because we have all the information you need.
When is Chicago Sky vs. Connecticut Sun?
Chicago Sky vs. Connecticut Sun in the WNBA starts at 7:30 p.m. ET on Aug. 23. This fixture takes place at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Montville, Connecticut.
How to watch Chicago Sky vs. Connecticut Sun
Want to tune into the 2024 WNBA season? Not to worry, fans can watch from anywhere in the world with the WNBA League Pass.
It is worth noting that the WNBA League Pass may not show locally televised games live in the participating teams’ local areas. However, it is possible to bypass this restriction by using a VPN. A VPN is a helpful tool that works by hiding your real IP address. This means you can connect to secure servers in other locations and watch every WNBA League Pass game live, excluding games hosted by Amazon Prime Video.
To access every WNBA League Pass game, follow these easy steps:
Subscribe to a streaming-friendly VPN (like ExpressVPN)
Download the app to your device of choice (the best VPNs have apps for Windows, Mac, iOS, Android, Linux, and more)
Open up the app and connect to a server in a location with no broadcast deals for the WNBA
Log in to WNBA League Pass
Stream every WNBA game live (except games hosted by Amazon Prime Video)
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ExpressVPN (1-Year Subscription + 3 Months Free)
What is the best VPN for the WNBA?
ExpressVPN is the best choice for hiding your real IP address and streaming more sport, for a number of reasons:
Servers in 105 countries
Easy-to-use app available on all major devices including iPhone, Android, Windows, Mac, and more
Strict no-logging policy so your data is secure
Fast connection speeds free from throttling
Up to eight simultaneous connections
30-day money-back guarantee
A one-year subscription to ExpressVPN is on sale for $99.95 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.
Stream Chicago Sky vs. Connecticut Sun in the WNBA from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN.
How to watch Los Angeles Sparks vs. Washington Mystics online
Watch Los Angeles Sparks vs. Washington Mystics in the WNBA from anywhere in the world.
TL;DR: Watch Los Angeles Sparks vs. Washington Mystics in the WNBA with WNBA League Pass. Avoid blackouts and watch the WNBA from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN.
The WNBA season continues and next on the court it’s Los Angeles Sparks and Washington Mystics. It’s set to be a great game, and not one basketball fans will want to miss
If you want to watch Los Angeles Sparks vs. Washington Mystics in the WNBA from anywhere in the world, keep reading to find out all the information you need.
When is Los Angeles Sparks vs. Washington Mystics?
Los Angeles Sparks vs. Washington Mystics in the WNBA starts at 7:30 p.m. ET on Aug. 23. This fixture takes place at the Entertainment & Sports Arena in Congress Heights, Washington D.C.
How to watch Los Angeles Sparks vs. Washington Mystics
Basketball fans can watch the WNBA 2024 season from anywhere in the world with a WNBA League Pass.
It’s important to note that the WNBA League Pass may not show locally televised games live in the participating teams’ local areas. However, you can get around this by using a VPN. These are tools that work by hiding your real IP address (digital location). With this, you’ll be able to connect to secure servers in other locations and watch every WNBA League Pass game live, excluding games hosted by Amazon Prime Video.
To access every WNBA League Pass game, follow these easy steps:
Subscribe to a streaming-friendly VPN (like ExpressVPN)
Download the app to your device of choice (the best VPNs have apps for Windows, Mac, iOS, Android, Linux, and more)
Open up the app and connect to a server in a location with no broadcast deals for the WNBA
Log in to WNBA League Pass
Stream every WNBA game live (except games hosted by Amazon Prime Video)
Opens in a new window
ExpressVPN (1-Year Subscription + 3 Months Free)
What is the best VPN for the WNBA?
ExpressVPN is the best choice for hiding your real IP address and streaming more sport, for a number of reasons:
Servers in 105 countries
Easy-to-use app available on all major devices including iPhone, Android, Windows, Mac, and more
Strict no-logging policy so your data is secure
Fast connection speeds free from throttling
Up to eight simultaneous connections
30-day money-back guarantee
A one-year subscription to ExpressVPN is on sale for $99.95 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.
Stream Los Angeles Sparks vs. Washington Mystics in the WNBA from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN.