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Tesla CEO Elon Musk says a lot of silly things.

For example, he said that Tesla's steel-plated, but not fully steel-ball-resistant Cybertruck is "apocalypse-level safe." He also said that "Cybertruck will be waterproof enough to serve briefly as a boat, so it can cross rivers, lakes & even seas that aren’t too choppy."

Well, one guy apparently took that seriously, and tested it out with his Cybertruck in Grapevine Lake, an 8,000-acre lake northwest of Dallas, Texas.

Now, he's in jail.

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According to Grapevine Police's official account on Facebook, "The driver stated he intentionally drove into the lake to use the Cybertruck’s “Wade Mode” feature. The vehicle became disabled and took on water. The driver and passengers abandoned the vehicle and the Grapevine Fire Department Water Rescue Team assisted in removing it from the lake. The driver was arrested on charges of Operation of Vehicle in Closed Section of Park/Lake and numerous water safety equipment violations."

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Tesla's official documentation for Wade Mode says it "allows Cybertruck to enter and drive through bodies of water, such as rivers or creeks," but it also says that "The maximum wade depth is approximately 32 in. (815 mm) measuring from the bottom of the tire."

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It doesn't help, however, that Musk himself once tweeted that the Cybertruck "needs be able to get from Starbase to South Padre Island, which requires crossing the channel." We checked, and that's roughly 400m of distance, if going through the Brazos Santiago Pass. According to Wikipedia, the water depth there is 42 feet, which is a lot more than 32 inches. In other words, no, the Cybertruck cannot safely get from Starbase to South Padre Island.

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This is not the first time someone drove their Cybertruck into a body of water and got stuck. It's a horrible idea, it will probably void the warranty (per Tesla's documentation), and someone might get seriously injured. Do not do this, ever.

Cam boy scammers. Piles of dead bodies. A sinister conspiracy.

From these elements alone, you might think Apple TV's Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed is a salacious crime caper. That's not entirely off, but it's so, so much more thanks to the person who stumbles onto all these dirty secrets: newly divorced mother Paula Sanders (Tatiana Maslany).

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When we first meet Paula, she's nearing the end of her tether. She and her ex Karl (Jake Johnson) are on the verge of a custody battle over their daughter Hazel (Nola Wallace). On top of that, she's finishing up a grueling apartment move, and her boss at her fact-checking job seems allergic to giving her a promotion.

With all this stress weighing on her, Paula seeks companionship and release with cam boy Trevor (Brandon Flynn). Their virtual conversations primarily focus on getting each other off, but they go deeper than that. Paula regularly tells Trevor her frustrations with Karl and her job. Between her candor and his understanding responses, you might think their intimacy goes deeper than physicality.

Then Trevor gets kidnapped during one of their calls.

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From there, Paula must face one of two unsettling realities. Either she just witnessed a bloody crime, or Trevor is pulling a scam on her, meaning their connection was just a means to an end. For a woman whose entire life is in flux, neither option is reassuring. So begins Paula's independent investigation into the truth, the sordid details of which clash with her personal life in a relentless spiral of blackmail and violence.

What follows is a dizzying, adrenaline-fueled ride. Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed careens from dark comedy to crime thriller to custody drama, sometimes over the course of a single scene. Frantic jump cuts and Wynne Bennett's pounding techno score throw viewers into Paula's stressed state of mind, while grisly cliffhangers keep the gasps rolling in. Anchoring it all is Maslany's magnificent performance as Paula.

Tatiana Maslany kills it in Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed. Tatiana Maslany in "Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed." Credit: Apple TV

If you've watched any of Maslany's performances — her Emmy-winning clone work in Orphan Black, her devilishly funny turn in She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, her smaller but unforgettable role in The Monkey — then you should know to expect excellence from her. She delivers that and then some in Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed.

As Paula's hunt for the truth gets underway, her life splinters in two. There's the part of her that is investigating strangers' houses and buying a gun for protection. Then there's the part of her that's trying to make life as normal as possible for Hazel post-divorce.

Maslany excels in both modes, bringing physical comedy to everything from jumping off roofs to goofy mother-daughter TikTok dances. But it's when the two halves of her life collapse into one another that she really shines. A ticking time bomb of rage and desperation, Maslany makes sure Paula's anxieties are never far from the surface. Occasionally, they burst out in fierce monologues directed at coworkers or lawyers or detectives. Even then, though, Maslany pulls back, as Paula is abundantly aware that any emotional outburst from her could backfire on her chances of keeping custody of Hazel.

Yes, Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed is filled to the brim with intense plot twists and juicy conspiracies. But the most maddening aspect of the series is the judgment placed on Paula as a mother. When Karl finds out about her chats with Trevor, his immediate reaction is to use them against her in court — and he's far from the only one who hopes to punish her for acting on her desire. No wonder Paula feels like her whole life is chaos. Like every mother, she's expected to do it all: Coach her daughter's soccer team, host pizza parties, and look put-together the whole time. The one moment she tries to do something for herself, it backfires, and everyone judges her for it. Meanwhile, does Karl get flamed for his prior infidelity? Of course not. Maslany walks the tightrope of Paula's anger at that double standard and her reluctant adherence to it spectacularly.

Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed surrounds the fraying Paula with an impressive ensemble, ranging from oddballs to downright menaces. Flynn is a slippery fantasy as Trevor, while The White Lotus' Murray Bartlett shows off how scary he can be as a sinister fixer. Elsewhere, Johnson and Jessy Hodges bring buttoned-up maliciousness to Karl and his new wife Mallory. Rounding out the crew are two very different pairs. There's the no-nonsense, sports betting fanatic Detective Gonzalez (Dolly de Leon) and her sweet partner Detective Baxter (Jon Michael Hill), as well as Paula's snarky but deeply invested coworkers Rudy (Charlie Hall) and Geri (Kiarra Hamagami Goldberg). Both pairs' dynamics allow for some offbeat breaks from Paula's panic, further fleshing out the show's freewheeling genre tendencies.

Of course, though, it's Paula's show through and through. Maslany and series creator David J. Rosen have crafted a compelling trainwreck of a character, one whom you'll want to follow to the ends of the earth — or at the very least, the end of 10 pulse-pounding episodes.

The first two episodes of Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed are now streaming on Apple TV, with a new episode every Wednesday.

Welcome to your guide to Pips, the latest game in the New York Times catalogue.

Released in August 2025, Pips puts a unique spin on dominoes, creating a fun single-player experience that could become your next daily gaming habit.

Currently, if you're stuck, the game only offers to reveal the entire puzzle, forcing you to move on to the next difficulty level and start over. However, we have you covered! Below are piecemeal answers that will serve as hints so that you can find your way through each difficulty level.

How to play Pips

If you've ever played dominoes, you'll have a passing familiarity with how Pips is played. As we've shared in our previous hints stories for Pips, the tiles, like dominoes, are placed vertically or horizontally and connect with each other. The main difference between a traditional game of dominoes and Pips is the color-coded conditions you have to address. The touching tiles don't necessarily have to match.

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The conditions you have to meet are specific to the color-coded spaces. For example, if it provides a single number, every side of a tile in that space must add up to the number provided. It is possible — and common — for only half a tile to be within a color-coded space.

Here are common examples you'll run into across the difficulty levels:

• Number: All the pips in this space must add up to the number.

• Equal: Every domino half in this space must be the same number of pips.

• Not Equal: Every domino half in this space must have a completely different number of pips.

• Less than: Every domino half in this space must add up to less than the number.

• Greater than: Every domino half in this space must add up to more than the number.

If an area does not have any color coding, it means there are no conditions on the portions of dominoes within those spaces.

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Number (11): Everything in this space must add up to 11. The answer is 1-1, placed horizontally; 5-5, placed horizontally.

Greater Than (2): Everything in this space must be greater than 2. The answer is 0-3, placed horizontally.

Less Than (2): Everything in this space must be less than 2. The answer is 0-1, placed horizontally.

Equal (0): Everything in this space must be equal to 0. The answer is 2-0, placed horizontally; 0-3, placed horizontally; 0-1, placed horizontally.

Medium difficulty hints, answers for May 19 Pips

Greater Than (0): Everything in this space must be greater than 0. The answer is 3-4, placed vertically.

Equal (1): Everything in this space must be equal to 1. The answer is 1-1, placed vertically.

Number (4): Everything in this space must add up to 4. The answer is 0-0, placed horizontally; 3-4, placed vertically.

Number (5): Everything in this space must add up to 5. The answer is 5-2, placed horizontally.

Equal (2): Everything in this space must be equal to 2. The answer is 5-2, placed horizontally; 2-4, placed horizontally.

Less Than (1): Everything in this space must be less than 1. The answer is 0-6, placed horizontally

Equal (6): Everything in this space must be equal to 6. The answer is 0-6, placed horizontally; 6-4, placed horizontally.

Equal (4): Everything in this space must be equal to 4. The answer is 2-4, placed horizontally; 6-4, placed horizontally.

Hard difficulty hints, answers for May 19 Pips

Number (12): Everything in this space must add up to 12. The answer is 6-6, placed horizontally.

Number (1): Everything in this space must add up to 1. The answer is 1-6, placed vertically.

Number (0): Everything in this must add up to 0. The answer is 0-4, placed vertically; 0-2, placed vertically; 0-1, placed horizontally.

Number (2): Everything in this must add up to 2. The answer is 0-1, placed horizontally; 1-4, placed horizontally.

Number (7): Everything in this must add up to 7. The answer is 1-4, placed horizontally; 3-2, placed vertically.

Equal (2): Everything in this space must be equal to 2. The answer is 0-2, placed vertically; 2-2, placed horizontally; 3-2, placed vertically.

Number (12): Everything in this space must add up to 12. The answer is 1-6, placed vertically; 6-4, placed horizontally.

Equal (4): Everything in this space must be equal to 4. The answer is 0-4, placed vertically; 6-4, placed horizontally; 4-5, placed vertically.

Greater Than (2): Everything in this space must be greater than 2. The answer is 3-0, placed vertically.

Equal (5): Everything in this space must be equal to 5. The answer is 5-5, placed horizontally; 4-5, placed vertically.

Number (0): Everything in this must add up to 0. The answer is 3-0, placed vertically.

Not Equal: Everything in this space must be different. The answer is 5-1, placed vertically; 6-2, placed vertically; 3-4, placed vertically.

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Today's Connections: Sports Edition will require some sports and pop culture knowledge.

As we've shared in previous hints stories, this is a version of the popular New York Times word game that seeks to test the knowledge of sports fans.

Like the original Connections, 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 the latest Connections solution. But if you'd rather solve it yourself, keep reading for some clues, tips, and strategies to assist you.

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The NYT's latest daily word game has launched in association with The Athletic, the New York Times property that provides the publication's sports coverage. The sports Connections can be played on both web browsers and mobile devices and require players to group four words that share something in common.

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Each puzzle features 16 words, and each grouping of words is split into four categories. These sets could comprise 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 before the game ends.

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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.

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Want a hint about the categories without being told the categories? Then give these a try:

• Yellow: Scoring an extra point

• Green: Olympic cities

• Blue: Minor league ball

• Purple: Has a QB inside

Here are today's Connections: Sports Edition categories

Need a little extra help? Today's connections fall into the following categories:

• Yellow: Actions on a Field Goal Attempt

• Green: U.S. Olympic Host Cities

• Blue: Triple-A Baseball Teams

• Purple: Ends in an NFL QB

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: Sports Edition #604 is...

What is the answer to Connections: Sports Edition today?

• Actions on a Field Goal Attempt: BLOCK, HOLD, KICK, SNAP

• U.S. Olympic Host Cities: ATLANTA, LOS ANGELES, SALT LAKE CITY, ST. LOUIS

• Triple-A Baseball Teams: BATS, EXPRESS, IRONPIGS, JUMBO SHRIMP

• Ends in an NFL QB: CLOVE, FALLEN, PHOENIX, SQUIDWARD

Don't feel down if you didn't manage to guess it this time. There will be new sports 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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Not the day you're after? Here's the solution to the latest Connections.

If you like playing daily word games like Wordle, then Hurdle is a great game to add to your routine.

There are five rounds to the game. The first round sees you trying to guess the word, with correct, misplaced, and incorrect letters shown in each guess. If you guess the correct answer, it'll take you to the next hurdle, providing the answer to the last hurdle as your first guess. This can give you several clues or none, depending on the words. For the final hurdle, every correct answer from previous hurdles is shown, with correct and misplaced letters clearly shown.

An important note is that the number of times a letter is highlighted from previous guesses does necessarily indicate the number of times that letter appears in the final hurdle.

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If you find yourself stuck at any step of today's Hurdle, don't worry! We have you covered.

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To brush.

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SWEEP

Hurdle Word 2 hint

Awesome.

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SUPER

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Hurdle Word 3 hint

Dusty.

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SANDY

Hurdle Word 4 hint

Wood.

Hurdle Word 4 answer

CEDAR

Final Hurdle hint

Overused.

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BANAL

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The Moon is beginning to brighten again on its right-hand side, although only a thin crescent will be visible tonight, but it's enough to give keen skywatchers a glimpse of some Moon features.

What is today’s Moon phase?

As of Wednesday, May 20, the Moon phase is Waxing Crescent. Tonight, 17% of the moon will be be lit up, according to NASA's Daily Moon Guide.

After nights of darkness, there's finally enough of the Moon illuminated to begin making out some of its surface features again. For example, without any visual aids, you'll be able to spot the Mares Crisium and Fecunditatis. Binoculars or a telescope will also bring the Endymion Crater into view.

When is the next Full Moon?

There are two Full Moons in May, with the next due to take place on May 31.

What are Moon phases?

According to NASA, the Moon takes around 29.5 days to orbit Earth completely, passing through eight phases during that time. While the same side of the Moon always faces Earth, the way sunlight hits its surface changes throughout its orbit, creating the familiar full, half, and crescent appearances we see in the night sky. Altogether, the lunar cycle consists of eight main phases:

New Moon - The Moon is between Earth and the sun, so the side we see is dark (in other words, it's invisible to the eye).

Waxing Crescent - A small sliver of light appears on the right side (Northern Hemisphere).

First Quarter - Half of the Moon is lit on the right side. It looks like a half-Moon.

Waxing Gibbous - More than half is lit up, but it’s not quite full yet.

Full Moon - The whole face of the Moon is illuminated and fully visible.

Waning Gibbous - The Moon starts losing light on the right side. (Northern Hemisphere)

Third Quarter (or Last Quarter) - Another half-Moon, but now the left side is lit.

Waning Crescent - A thin sliver of light remains on the left side before going dark again.