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GET FOUR FREE PHONES: As of Aug. 6, you can get up to four free iPhone 15 Plus smartphones (whether you’re a new or existing customer) when you sign up for an Unlimited Welcome, Plus, or Ultimate plan with Verizon.

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Back-to-school season is in full swing — I’ve seen countless commercials, ads, and banners plastered across every retailer’s site imaginable. Now, Verizon is getting in on the savings with a pretty impressive iPhone deal.

As of Aug. 6, you can get up to four free iPhone 15 Plus smartphones (whether you’re a new or existing customer) when you sign up for an Unlimited Welcome, Plus, or Ultimate plan with Verizon. So, you can basically get everyone in the family a brand-new phone for just the activation cost.

With this deal, you’ll get the 128GB version of the iPhone 15 Plus (which is usually enough space for most people). It’s available in black, blue, green, pink, and yellow, and has a 6.7-inch Super Retina XDR display. As for the cameras, there’s a 48MP main camera and dual 24MP and 48MP rear cameras.

SEE ALSO: Update your iPhone and Chrome now to fix critical vulnerability

Of course, there are some stipulations. The activation fee is $40 for each new line (plus any sales tax and service fees), and it’s a bill credit deal. So, the discount on each phone is applied to your monthly bill. You’ll also have to keep your account in good standing, and you can’t switch to another carrier or an ineligible plan for the full 36 months. If you do, you’ll have to pay the remaining balance on your phones.

Even with all of the fine print, this is a pretty good deal for a family looking to upgrade their smartphones. If you only need one phone, Verizon is also offering a free iPhone 16 or iPhone 16 Pro with an eligible device trade-in, or you can get the Samsung Galaxy S25+ for free if you’re an Android user.

SAVE $82.01: As of August 6, get the LG 65-inch Class UA77 Series LED AI 4K TV for $416.99, down from its usual price of $499. That's a discount of 16% and the lowest price we've seen.

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Looking to grab a new TV to spruce up your entertainment space? A 65-inch display should do nicely. It's understandable, however, if you don't want to spend a whole paycheck on one. That's why this Amazon deal on an LG 4K TV, one that brings the set down to the lowest price we've seen, is such a good find.

As of August 6, get the LG 65-inch Class UA77 Series LED AI 4K TV for $416.99, down from its usual price of $499. That's $82.01 off and a discount of 16%. It's also the lowest price we've seen.

SEE ALSO: Best 65-inch+ TVs for watching in dark and bright rooms

This 4K UHD TV boasts bright, crisp visuals powered by its Alpha 7 AI processor, which offers better brightness, sound, and additional detail with 4K upscaling and Dynamic Tone Mapping. It also supports HDR10 Pro for more saturated hues and a better image overall, with a special picture and sound wizard available for you to further customize the visuals to your liking.

You can use the TV without having to add a streaming stick or box as well, as it comes with WebOS loaded. It allows you to access your favorite streaming apps as well as over 350 free LG Channels and on-demand titles without the need for extra hardware.

If you're a gamer, you'll appreciate the lack of screen tearing with VRR and the LG Game Optimizer, as well as four HDMI 2.0 ports for connectivity that makes it easy to get game consoles up and running without breaking a sweat. There are plenty of uses for this TV, whether you're into watching movies and TV shows, playing games, or whatever you like to do in your living room. For under $500, it's a bargain no matter how you slice it.

SAVE $200: As of Aug. 6, the 15-inch Apple MacBook Air (M4, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) is on sale for $1,199 at Amazon and Best Buy. That's 14% off its $1,399 MSRP and its lowest price to date.

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Now continues to be an excellent time to buy a new MacBook Air: Every configuration of Apple's lightweight M4-powered laptop is on sale for a record-low price thanks to some $200 discounts at Amazon and Best Buy. That's not a huge surprise, as the back-to-school season is ripe for laptop deals of all kinds. But the quality and quantity of these offers is particularly impressive, especially when you stack them against the Apple Store's education pricing.

The 13-inch MacBook Air with 256GB of storage is the cheapest option at $799, but if you'd like more screen space and a bit more storage, the 15-inch, 512GB variant is marked down to just $1,199 at both retailers. That's a $200 savings, down 14% from the laptop's usual sticker price of $1,399.

SEE ALSO: The 41 best back-to-school laptop deals on MacBooks, Chromebooks, and more

For comparison's sake, the same 15-inch model is only $100 off in the Apple Store for college students — though it does come with your pick of a free accessory worth up to $199, like AirPods Pro 2 or a Magic Mouse. Decide for yourself if you'd prefer a bigger monetary discount upfront or more total savings in the form of a freebie.

The 15-inch M4 MacBook Air was crowned our favorite MacBook earlier this year, offering a premium design and an all-day battery life for a great price. It also scored incredibly well in our performance benchmark, proving to be faster than about 90% of models in our laptop testing database. Read our full review.

Writer-director Mary Bronstein and star Rose Byrne dissect the anxieties of motherhood in A24's upcoming dramedy If I Had Legs I'd Kick You.

The film introduces Linda (Byrne), a mother on the verge of a nervous breakdown. She's trying to understand her young daughter's (Delaney Quinn) illness, her husband is always traveling, and her waterlogged bathroom has collapsed into her bedroom. On top of all that, she's feuding with her exasperated therapist (Conan O'Brien), who tells her in the trailer that no, he won't be answering the emails she sends him about her dreams.

SEE ALSO: 'If I Had Legs, I'd Kick You' review: Rose Byrne stuns in nauseating thrill ride about motherhood

If I Had Legs I'd Kick You had its world premiere at 2025's Sundance Film Festival, to critical acclaim. The accolades didn't stop there, though, as the film also played 2025's Berlin International Film Festival, where it was in competition for the Golden Bear for best film. Byrne took home the Silver Bear for Best Leading Performance. The film is also slated to screen at 2025's upcoming Toronto International Film Festival and New York Film Festival, positioning it as a possible awards contender.

In his review out of Sundance, Mashable writer Siddhant Adlakha heaped praise on If I Had Legs I'd Kick You, writing that, "it’s a deeply anxiety-inducing work, whose high-strung energy is owed to a daring audio-visual approach that ought not to be sustainable, but ends up hair-raising and hilarious in the long run. The result, in a word, is excellent."

The film also stars Danielle Macdonald and A$AP Rocky.

If I Had Legs I'd Kick You will play at the Toronto International Film Festival and the New York Film Festival. It hits theaters Oct. 10.

In a move that aligns with the growing trend of location sharing on apps and devices, Instagram has announced Map, a new opt-in feature allowing users to share their location with friends, similar to options already available on platforms like Snapchat and Apple’s "Find My."

Starting today, Aug. 6, the feature will be available to users in the U.S., offering a convenient way to coordinate meetups with friends and explore local hotspots that your favorite creators have shared or engaged with. When you open the Instagram app, you can see which friends are nearby by clicking on the "Map" circle on your messages page. The circle expands into an interactive map, so you can follow your friends and see their location-based content.

SEE ALSO: You can no longer go live on Instagram unless you have 1,000 followers

While location sharing has become a common tool for keeping track of loved ones, planning in-person events, or seeing what your ex is up to (which we don't recommend), Instagram's new feature offers robust controls and flexible privacy settings. Whether you want to check out a friend's favorite local café or join a live event nearby, the new functionality aims to enhance social connections while keeping personal data secure.

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By default, Instagram’s location-sharing feature is off, and location updates only occur when the app is open, so users retain full control over when and how their location is shared. The app offers various options, from sharing your whereabouts with a select group of friends (such as those on your Close Friends list) to hiding your location entirely from specific users or places.

This new tool also allows users to explore location-based content shared by their friends or favorite creators.

However, this trend of discovering local spots via social media has had a notable downside — like when your favorite neighborhood spots get overwhelmed by social media-driven attention, turning once-quiet locales into overcrowded influencer traps.

A new way to stay connected

Instagram's move into the location-sharing space is a response to increasing demand for more dynamic ways to connect with others. These days, it's all about sharing experiences in real-time, and there's something satisfying about knowing that a post is grounded in where you actually are.

Though, just be careful; while it’s fun to feel connected, you don’t always want the world to know exactly where you are.

Reposts are coming to Instagram.

If this seems familiar to you, it's because it is. It looks like this feature will work pretty much exactly how the feature works on TikTok, complete with its own "reposts" tab on users' profiles and everything. Similar to TikTok, reposts will show up in your friends' feeds and in the cursed "friends" tab on Reels — which has now expanded globally.

Up until now, users have had two options for sharing other users' posts: share it on their Instagram Story, which is only live for 24 hours, or collaborate on a post, which requires approval from both users.

SEE ALSO: Instagram's Edits is slowly catching up to CapCut

It's easy to understand the reasoning here. Instagram is pushing Reels on its users, and reposts are a surefire way to encourage engagement on Reels. The feature launched globally today, but Instagram has been testing it out for a while. In June, Meta confirmed to TechCrunch that it was testing the ability for users to repost posts. Before that, users had noticed the company testing the feature as far back as 2022.

Of course, as TechCrunch noted in its post about the test, not everyone will be excited about the change. When Instagram launches anything new, it's frequently met with a chorus of naysayers who range from those who simply don't like change to those who (reasonably) don't want their feed bogged down with yet another feature — on top of Stories, Reels, Notes, DMs, Blends, Tags, and so, so many ads.

SAVE OVER $20: As of Aug. 6, the Lego Icons Back to the Future Time Machine set is on sale for $170 at Walmart. This is $29.99 (or 15%) off its list price of $199.99.

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Between exciting new sets releasing and great deals popping up, it's a good time to be a Lego fan. When it comes to savings, we've found quite a few deals lately that are worth a look. This includes a discount on the Lego Icons Back to the Future Time Machine set at Walmart, which is a great pick-up if you're a fan of the films.

The Lego Icons Back to the Future Time Machine set is listed for $199.99, but Walmart's offering it for $170 right now. This allows you to save $29.99, which is a nice little deal to take advantage of while it's still live.

SEE ALSO: The best new Star Wars Lego sets dropping this month

This Back to the Future set is an excellent fit for adults, as it's recommended for ages 18 and up, and comes with a whopping 1,872 pieces. With these, you'll be able to construct three different versions of the iconic DeLorean: the first features a lightning rod and plutonium chamber, the second has the Mr. Fusion generator and hover conversion function, and the third has whitewall tires and a circuit board. It also has interchangeable license plates, so you can fit it with the OUTATIME plate.

The car boasts so many features for fans to enjoy, including gull-wing doors and a hood that open, wheels that fold down, a light-up flux capacitor, and a dashboard has the dates from the film printed on it. You'll even get Doc and Marty McFly minifigures that have little accessories like a hoverboard, banana, and soda. Once completed, it's sure to be an excellent display piece. Don't miss out on nearly $30 off the Lego Icons Back to the Future Time Machine set at Walmart.

If you're looking for more great Lego deals right now, Walmart's also offering a discount on the Lego Harry Potter Flying Ford Anglia that's worth checking out, too.

If you're reading this, you're looking for a little help playing Strands, the New York Times' elevated word-search game.

Strands requires the player to perform a twist on the classic word search. Words can be made from linked letters — up, down, left, right, or diagonal, but words can also change direction, resulting in quirky shapes and patterns. Every single letter in the grid will be part of an answer. There's always a theme linking every solution, along with the "spangram," a special, word or phrase that sums up that day's theme, and spans the entire grid horizontally or vertically.

SEE ALSO: Mahjong, Sudoku, free crossword, and more: Play games on Mashable

By providing an opaque hint and not providing the word list, Strands creates a brain-teasing game that takes a little longer to play than its other games, like Wordle and Connections.

If you're feeling stuck or just don't have 10 or more minutes to figure out today's puzzle, we've got all the NYT Strands hints for today's puzzle you need to progress at your preferrined pace.

SEE ALSO: Wordle today: Answer, hints for August 4 SEE ALSO: NYT Connections hints today: Clues, answers for August 4 NYT Strands hint for today’s theme: Paint me a picture

The words are art-related.

Today’s NYT Strands theme plainly explained

These words are things artists paint.

NYT Strands spangram hint: Is it vertical or horizontal?

Today's NYT Strands spangram is vertical.

NYT Strands spangram answer today

Today's spangram is Still Life.

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• Jewelry

• Pitcher

• Fruit

• Still Life

• Guitar

• Book

• Sunflowers

Looking for other daily online games? Mashable's Games page has more hints, and if you're looking for more puzzles, Mashable's got games now!

Check out our games hub for Mahjong, Sudoku, free crossword, and more.

Not the day you're after? Here's the solution to today's Strands.

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 today's Wordle solution revealed. But if you'd rather solve it yourself, keep reading for some clues, tips, and strategies to assist you.

SEE ALSO: Mahjong, Sudoku, free crossword, and more: Play games on Mashable SEE ALSO: NYT Connections today: Hints and answers for August 4 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.

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 was originally available for anyone to enjoy whenever they felt like it, but it was later taken down, with the website's creator stating it was done at the request of the New York Times. However, the New York Times then rolled out its own Wordle Archive, available only to NYT Games subscribers.

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.

SEE ALSO: NYT's The Mini crossword answers for August 4, 2025 Here's a subtle hint for today's Wordle answer:

To moan.

Does today's Wordle answer have a double letter?

There are no recurring letters.

Today's Wordle is a 5-letter word that starts with...

Today's Wordle starts with the letter G.

SEE ALSO: Wordle-obsessed? These are the best word games to play IRL. The Wordle answer today is...

Get your last guesses in now, because it's your final chance to solve today's Wordle before we reveal the solution.

Drumroll please!

The solution to today's Wordle is...

GROAN.

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.

Are you also playing NYT Strands? See hints and answers for today's Strands.

SEE ALSO: NYT Connections Sports Edition today: Hints and answers for August 4

Reporting by Chance Townsend, Caitlin Welsh, Sam Haysom, Amanda Yeo, Shannon Connellan, Cecily Mauran, Mike Pearl, and Adam Rosenberg contributed to this article.

If you're looking for more puzzles, Mashable's got games now! Check out our games hub for Mahjong, Sudoku, free crossword, and more.

Not the day you're after? Here's the solution to today's Wordle.

The conversation around Sydney Sweeney's American Eagle jeans ad doesn't appear to be slowing down, with President Trump now having weighed in on social media regarding the criticism the ad has received.

"In a post yesterday on TruthSocial, President Trump said, 'Sydney Sweeney, a registered Republican, has the hottest ad out there. It's for American Eagle and the jeans are flying off the shelves. Go get 'em, Sydney,'" says Seth Meyers in the Late Night clip above. "Oh my God, he's so happy there's a current, young, famous person who votes Republican. I feel so bad for Kid Rock right now. You know he's getting left on read this week."

Meyers isn't the only host who's responded to the right wing reaction to the ad. Earlier in the week, Daily Show host Desi Lydic also shared her thoughts on the Republicans who've been defending it.

TL;DR: Learn piano from home with a lifetime subscription to Skoove Premium Piano Lessons, now just $109.97 ($299.99).

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Need a new party trick? Learn how to play a Beatles song or an Adele ballad on the piano before the holiday season with some help from Skoove Premium Piano Lessons. All you need is a keyboard and your tablet, smartphone, or laptop to get started.

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This app can teach you piano in the comfort of your home, thanks to the power of AI. It listens to you play, recognizes your notes, and even provides real-time feedback so you can improve as you play. If you ever get stuck, there are also music instructors on hand ready to provide one-on-one support.

Unlike the boring piano lessons of yesteryear, Skoove lets you learn by playing radio hits and classical tunes alike. There are more than 400 interactive lessons and thousands of instructional videos on the app ready to help you learn at your own pace. It’s easy to start as a beginner or pick up where you left off in your piano training.

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Fall back in love with your DVD collection with a little help from DVDneXtCOPY DVD Ripper. This software makes it easy to convert your trusty DVDs into popular video and audio formats you can enjoy on tablets, smartphones, and more.

If your favorite content is copy-protected, don’t worry — DVDneXtCOPY can rip any disc or file type, removing all protections so you can enjoy unrestricted ripping. From there, choose from more than 1,000 file formats, like MP4,MPV, AVI, MOV, MP3. You can even transform 2D DVDs into 3D MKV H.265, 3D M2TS, or 3D MKV HDR10 files, making them compatible with VR, media players, and 3D TVs.

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Like with any new release, the launch of the Nintendo Switch 2 saw plenty of third-party brands come out of the woodwork to push their lines of cases and other accessories — many rushed out with questionable quality as a result. 

tomtoc, however, has a strong reputation for delivering laptop sleeves and iPad covers and has been in the business since 2016. The popular brand has also been making products for the Nintendo Switch family for quite a while now. Following the success of their cases for the Switch OLED, tomtoc’s slimline Switch 2 case builds on what made its original so handy — offering prime protection, taking up as little space as possible, and looking good at the same time.

tomtoc vs. everything else

There are three types of cases Switch 2 buyers can grab: ones big enough to transport their whole setup (dock and all), mid-way chunkier products that offer mesh pouches for extra Joy-Cons and other accessories, or minimalist cases designed to house only the console.

After trying it out for several weeks, I can say that the tomtoc Nintendo Switch 2 carrying case is all about the latter, and then some. Working as a precision-fit lightweight shell, the case is made to fit around the console snugly, moulded around the triggers, joysticks, and buttons.

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Lightweight and slim, tomtoc’s Switch 2 case has been perfect for me as someone who travels on the regular — since it can easily slide right into my laptop pouch or rucksack without taking extra space away from the ASUS TUF A16 laptop I use for work on the road and at home. 

If you were planning to take your Switch 2 on a week-long trip with four-person Mario Kart World sessions in mind, a bulkier bag or case for extra controllers and even your dock might be a better fit.

However, for solo adventures or day-to-day commutes where your bag space is already limited, tomtoc’s case is just right. The only necessary addition is a non-intrusive cartridge pouch that can hold 12 physical Switch 1 or Switch 2 cartridges. So, you can still hop between Donkey Kong Bananza and Tears of the Kingdom if you wish. 

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It could technically be slightly slimmer, but the added millimetres to its width and slots for the Joy-Con triggers and buttons are essential for its soft-shock absorption while travelling. Otherwise, without that extra room, those physical features of the console would be more prone to damage.

Premium quality and protection

The interior is made of a nice, felt-like soft plush material, making the act of actually removing Switch 2 feel a little more luxurious. Does this matter? No. Does this feel nice? Yes.

The hard exterior clamshell-style case itself is made from “Military-Standard-Drop-Test-Protection” materials that are lighter than EVA. 

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While the case feels almost weightless, and even almost hollow, this case has still done a solid job of not only protecting my Switch 2 whilst travelling, but through several 4-5 foot drops onto the hardwood floor of my apartment. 

Lastly, what makes tomtoc stand out among other Switch cases is the high-quality effort put into its presentation in tandem with its slim design. The team could have just picked a plain and simple black or blue SKU and shipped it out, but tomtoc offers nine colour options to fit in with your style, with some unique options that should suit just about everyone.

The grey case I picked out fit in nicely with the ‘sleek but not too loud’ aesthetic I was going for, but the yellow colouring of the tomtoc logo still gives it that extra splash of personality. 

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SAVE OVER $100: As of Aug. 6, Beats Solo 4 headphones are on sale for $94.95 at Woot. This is 53% off their list price of $199.95.

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If you've been hoping for some more exciting deals to drop on headphones following the summer sale events, Woot's here to make your day. The retailer (which is owned by Amazon) has a great deal at the moment on Beats Solo 4, allowing you to save over 50% on list price.

As of Aug. 6, the cloud pink (it's the only color on offer) Beats Solo 4 headphones are marked down 53% to $94.95. This is over $100 off their list price of $199.95. According to Amazon price tracker camelcamelcamel, the lowest price these have ever hit on Amazon is $97.99. There's no better time than now to grab them if they've been on your radar.

SEE ALSO: We put the top 10 headphones of 2025 to the test

If you're looking for headphones to keep you company on long journeys, the Beats Solo 4 boast a lightweight and comfortable fit that you can wear as long as you like. What's even better is these headphones can last for a long time, too, with a battery life of up to 50 hours. And alongside high-quality sound, they even feature Personalized Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking, which allows you to hear sounds as if they were coming from all around you for a more immersive feel.

Woot's deals only last for a limited time (in this case, it's 27 more days or until they're sold out), so if this deal on the Beats Solo 4 has caught your eye, now is the time to grab them. And if you're looking to save on more high-quality headphones, Best Buy's also offering a discount on the Bose QuietComfort headphones right now.

Wednesday Season 2 got off to a strong start, upping the horror elements and banishing Season 1's pesky love triangle.

The season's first four episodes also answered some of our burning questions from the end of Season 1. Who is Wednesday's (Jenna Ortega) stalker? None other than fangirl Agnes DeMille (Evie Templeton). Who is Nevermore's new principal? The spirited Barry Dort (Steve Buscemi). Would Hyde Tyler Galpin (Hunter Doohan) return? Yes, even breaking out of Willow Hill Psychiatric Hospital by the end of Season 2, Part 1.

SEE ALSO: 'Wednesday' Season 2, Part 1 review: Does more macabre means more fun?

However, despite gifting all these answers, Wednesday Season 2, Part 1 still left us with several more questions to ponder. (As any good mystery should.) So as we prepare for the month-long wait until Part 2, let's take a look at the 10 biggest questions we have going into the final episodes of Wednesday Season 2.

Is Enid actually going to die? Emma Myers in "Netflix." Credit: Jonathan Hession / Netflix

Wednesday received a horrifying vision of her roommate Enid Sinclair's (Emma Myers) death in Wednesday Season 2's very first episode, and since then we've been waiting on pins and needles (a punishment I'm sure Wednesday would love inflicting on her enemies) to see if that vision would come true. So far, so good. By the end of Part 1, Enid is alive and kicking.

However, things don't look so good for her heading into Part 2.

Remember, in episode 2, Wednesday visited Tyler in the Willow Hill Psychiatric Hospital, where he vowed that he'd murder Enid the next time he saw her. At the time, that threat seemed fairly low-level given that Tyler was imprisoned in a very secure cell. However, at the end of episode 4, he's managed to escape — and Enid is first on his kill list. Things aren't looking good for Nevermore's bubbliest werewolf.

Will Wednesday get her psychic powers back? Jenna Ortega in "Wednesday." Credit: Jonathan Hession / Netflix

After spending a whole summer honing her psychic abilities, Wednesday loses her powers after seeing a vision of Enid's death. She believes she can get them back by re-examining Goody's spellbook, but there's one big problem there: Morticia (Catherine Zeta-Jones) has burned it.

Will Wednesday take the loss of the book as an opportunity to try and find a psychic to guide her? Or will she continue to push herself and drive herself to madness, like her Aunt Ophelia? Speaking of...

Did Wednesday free Ophelia from Willow Hill? Jenna Ortega in "Wednesday." Credit: Netflix

All season-long, Morticia has talked about her younger sister Ophelia: How she went mad from her psychic visions, how she was sent to Willow Hill by their mother, and how she's been missing for 20 years. But what if she wasn't really missing? What if, during her time at Willow Hill, she was forcibly brought into LOIS (Long-term Outcast Integration Study)? Willow Hill faked all the other subjects' deaths, so it stands to reason they'd fake a disappearance too.

With that in mind, I'm fairly sure that the last LOIS subject Wednesday frees from Willow Hill (played by Frances O'Connor) is actually Ophelia. First, she seems to be in the correct age range. Second, Wednesday takes great pains to separate her from the other LOIS subjects. She doesn't try to kill LOIS mastermind Judi Stonehurst (Heather Matarazzo) — instead, she sticks by Wednesday's side as they try to make their escape. Was this asylum escape also a twisted family reunion? Only in the Addams Family.

Why is Principal Dort so obsessed with Morticia's mother? Joanna Lumley in "Wednesday." Credit: Owen Behan/Netflix

Throughout Wednesday Season 2, Part 1, Principal Dort has been on a one-man mission to get Morticia's mother Hester Frump (Joanna Lumley) to donate to Nevermore. And look, I get it. I've seen Absolutely Fabulous, I understand the fan girling over Lumley. But why in the world is Dort so hellbent on securing her donation in particular? Is it just because she's really, really rich? Or is there a darker reason why he's targeting her?

What's really going on with the Nevermore gala fundraiser? Steve Buscemi in "Wednesday." Credit: Helen Sloan / Netflix

While we're on the subject of Dort and his fundraising tactics, why is he so invested in this fundraiser, to the point that he blackmails teen siren Bianca Barclay (Joy Sunday)? Something shadier is going on here beyond just trying to raise money for the Nevermore gala, and I'm going to need Part 2 to tell us exactly what it is, stat.

Who was Principal Dort talking to on the phone? Steve Buscemi in "Wednesday." Credit: Helen Sloan / Netflix

I'm not done with Dort just yet, because that man is ringing all the alarm bells! On top of blackmailing Bianca, Nevermore's principal has another suspicious moment in episode 4, when Bianca and Ajax (Georgie Farmer) overhear him on the phone in his office telling someone: "I've always had your back, you've always had mine. So relax. I've never been more confident about anything. I have it under control."

You have what under control, Dort? The school, or some dark secret project? Let's throw some crazy theories out there. I'll start. Maybe he's in cahoots with Judi, and, like her, is a Normie who received Outcast powers through the LOIS program. Maybe he infiltrated the school to find new Outcast test subjects, and the gala is a way to gather them all in one place. I'm onto you, Barry! I might not be correct, but I know something is up!

Where does Bianca's mother fit into all this? Joy Sunday in "Wednesday." Credit: Netflix

An interesting subplot of these first four episodes has been the arrival of Bianca's mother Gabrielle (Gracy Goldman) in Jericho after the Morning Song cult was shut down. As of the end of Part 1, cult leader Gideon Sterling is on the run from the FBI. We don't have a lot of details on what befell the cult or why Gabrielle fled, but now that she's stashed away in an old classroom at Nevermore, here's hoping we get some more information on her plight soon.

What happens when Slurp is fully de-zombified? Isaac Ordonez in "Wednesday." Credit: Netflix

Pugsley Addams (Isaac Ordonez) started his time at Nevermore with a bang — or should I say, a zap. The youngest Addams resurrected the corpse of a former Nevermore student and got his own personal zombie in Slurp (Owen Painter).

However, the more Slurp eats (both of Nevermore's cafeteria mystery meat and human brains), the less zombified he gets, until he's even able to talk during the big Willow Hill prison break sequence. At the rate he's going, he'll be back to human in no time — so what in the world will happen then?

We do know, according to Ajax's ghost story in episode 1, "The Tale of the Skull Tree," that Slurp was buried in the exact spot as the protagonist: the boy who invented a mechanical heart for himself and then grew up to become one of Nevermore Academy's brightest minds — though his ambition led to his death there. Will we learn more when Slurp's brain completes?

Where is Lady Gaga in Wednesday Season 2?

Netflix had already announced that Lady Gaga would only be appearing in Wednesday Season 2, Part 2, but that doesn't make her absence here sting any less. She'll be playing Nevermore teacher Rosaline Rotwood, who somehow isn't around for any of the mayhem of the first half of the season. I'm sure she'll deliver come Part 2 though, and maybe we'll even be blessed by a Lady Gaga needle drop. (I'm thinking "Zombieboy" for a Slurp scene, obviously.)

As reported by Variety, Lady Gaga will also be releasing a new song, titled "Dead Dance," tied to the release of Part 2. New banger incoming! And perhaps we'll get a new iconic Wednesday dance scene to go along with it? After all, Wednesday's dance in Season 1, originally set to The Cramps' "Goo Goo Muck," found viral fame online when set to a sped-up version of Lady Gaga's "Bloody Mary."

Where the heck is Cousin Itt?

This question harkens back to our Season 1 question round-up, but it bears repeating. So far, Wednesday Season 2 has given the entire Addams Family, including Uncle Fester (Fred Armisen), far more to do. It's also introduced new faces in Grandmama Hester and potentially Ophelia.

But one legendary Addams is missing, and that's Cousin Itt! Where is this magnificent hairball, and when will he be swooshing onto our screens? If not within the next few episodes, we can keep our fingers crossed for him to pop up in the already-announced Season 3. Come on, Wednesday, we need Itt!

Wednesday Season 2 Part 1 is now streaming on Netflix. Part 2 premieres Sept. 3.

Connections: Sports Edition is a new 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. 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 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.

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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.

SEE ALSO: NYT Mini crossword answers, hints for August 6, 2025 Here's a hint for today's Connections Sports Edition categories

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

• Yellow: Diamond posts

• Green: Not an animal

• Blue: Specific player

• Purple: Same second word

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

• Yellow: Baseball positions, abbreviated

• Green: "GOAT"

• Blue: Associated with Travis Kelce

• Purple: ___ Knight(s)

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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 #317 is...

What is the answer to Connections Sports Edition today

• Baseball positions, abbreviated - 2B, C, P, SS

• "GOAT" - ALL, GREATEST, OF, TIME

• Associated with Travis Kelce - CHIEFS, NEW HEIGHTS, SWIFT, TE

• ____ Knight(s) - GOLDEN, HILARY, PHIL, UCF

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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Wednesday Season 1 made a bizarre choice: sticking its title heroine (Jenna Ortega) in a love triangle between Jericho barista/monstrous Hyde Tyler Galpin (Hunter Doohan) and psychic Nevermore student Xavier Thorpe (Percy Hynes White).

The inclusion of a love triangle fit Wednesday's trend of putting Gothic twists on classic high school TV tropes, yet the romantic drama of it all didn't feel true to the character of Wednesday Addams. Don't just take it from me, take it from Ortega herself! In an episode of Dax Shepherd's Armchair Expert podcast, the actor said, "Her being in a love triangle made no sense."

SEE ALSO: 'Wednesday' Season 2, Part 1 review: Does more macabre means more fun?

Then, in an interview with Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show, Ortega discussed plans for Wednesday Season 2, saying, "I think we want to up the horror aspect a little bit, then get Wednesday out of the romantic situation and just let her be her own individual and fight her own crime."

Wednesday Season 2 does just that, leaning far more into horror and doing away with Wednesday's love triangle entirely. To no one's surprise — especially not Ortega's — the show is better for it.

How does Wednesday Season 2 get rid of Wednesday's love triangle? Hunter Doohan in "Wedneday." Credit: Jonathan Hession / Netflix

Wednesday Season 2 removes both of Wednesday's former love interests from the board with little fuss.

Xavier is no longer at Nevermore, with Hynes White departing the show in 2024. His exit came after women accused him of sexual assault on social media in 2023. Hynes White called these allegations "a campaign of misinformation."

Within the world of the show, Xavier gets one last "goodbye gift," sending Wednesday a psychic painting of a crow on a headstone, the same image Wednesday later sees in her vision of Enid's (Emma Myers) death. In that scene, we also learn that Wednesday tossed the phone Xavier gave her at the end of Season 1 into a boiling cauldron, so he can't easily contact her. The phone-boiling scene reads like the show's final, definite refutation of Season 1's love triangle.

SEE ALSO: 'Wednesday' renewed for Season 3, Netflix announces 2 weeks before Season 2 premiere

Unlike Xavier, Tyler is still involved in the show. However, his chances with Wednesday are slimmer than slim, because her actions in Season 1 led to him being imprisoned in Willow Hill Psychiatric Hospital. She visits him there in Season 2, episode 2, where he tries to make a romantic appeal to her dark side.

"You sensed the monster in me. You fell in love with it," Tyler tells her. "We're two black-hearted souls ready to pillage the world together."

"The only thing you're pillaging is an extra fruit cup at dinner," Wednesday retorts. Ouch.

Between that and the rest of the verbal dressing-down she gives Tyler at Willow Hill, we can consider that side of the love triangle officially erased. Good! That gives us more time to focus on Wednesday's many mysteries.

Wednesday Season 2 gives Enid a love triangle of her own. Noah B. Taylor and Emma Myers in "Wednesday." Credit: Jonathan Hession / Netflix

Just because Wednesday is out of her love triangle doesn't mean Wednesday is without any kind of relationship drama. Turns out Enid's got some competing suitors of her own.

Frankly, when it comes to Wednesday characters to put in love triangles, Enid is far and away the most logical choice. Leaps and bounds beyond her roommate Wednesday! As the more social of the pair, and the one more open to romance, Enid's love triangle makes far more sense. Let Nevermore's bubbliest student live out her teen TV fantasy and find love!

At the end of Season 1, Enid wound up with gorgon Ajax (Georgie Farmer). But after a summer of wolfing out and embracing her place in the wolf pack, Enid's learned a lot more about herself. She's not the insecure girl Ajax fell for. Plus, now she's got eyes for fellow werewolf Bruno (Noah B. Taylor). She just... hasn't been able to break up with Ajax to his face.

Thankfully, though, Wednesday Season 2, Part 1 doesn't drag Enid's love triangle out too much. By the end of the season's first four episodes, she's broken things off with Ajax and become an item with Bruno. Yay for Enid, and yay for viewers who don't want to deal with too many more love triangle shenanigans!

The loss of Wednesday's original love triangle frees up more room to explore the dynamics of the Addams Family — especially when it comes to Wednesday's complicated relationship with her mother Morticia (Catherine Zeta-Jones). It also allows the show to hone in further on Enid and Wednesday's friendship, which faces major complications as Wednesday begins to push Enid away in the hopes of protecting her from prophesied death. For the Wednesday-Enid shippers, at least, the door remains open.

Wednesday Season 2, Part 1 is now streaming on Netflix, with Part 2 premiering Sept. 3.

SAVE $150: Get the Lenovo Legion Go for $599.99 (was $749.99) at Best Buy. Open-box models start at just $479.99.

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If you’re in the market for a powerful handheld PC that rivals the Steam Deck and ASUS ROG Ally, the Lenovo Legion Go just became an even more compelling option.

As of Aug. 6, Best Buy has slashed the price of the Legion Go 8.8-inch 144Hz Gaming Handheld to $599.99, down from $749.99 — a $150 discount on the 1TB model. That’s the lowest price we’ve seen in a while. 

What makes this deal even better is that open-box models are available at steeper discounts:

• Excellent condition: $515.99

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That puts this high-spec device well within reach for gamers wanting portable performance without shelling out for a full desktop or gaming laptop.

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What makes the Legion Go stand out, for starters, it features a stunning 8.8-inch WQXGA 144Hz display, AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme processor, 16GB of LPDDR5X RAM, and a 1TB PCIe Gen4 SSD — still more than enough power for many AAA games and multitasking, even in 2025. 

It runs Windows 11, supports full Xbox Game Pass compatibility, and includes detachable RGB-lit controllers with Hall effect joysticks for increased durability.

As discussed in our Mashable review for the Lenovo Legion Go by Alex Perry, this handheld gaming PC performs admirably across titles like Halo Infinite, Cyberpunk 2077, and Yakuza: Like a Dragon, especially when fine-tuning power settings. The device even includes a clever FPS mode for controller-based mouse-style aiming.

And because it runs standard Windows, you’re not locked into any single platform; it plays Steam, Epic Games, GOG, and just about any PC launcher you throw at it.

While the fan noise can be noticeably loud, especially when set to higher performance profiles — along with the Legion Space software feeling a bit clunky compared to other storefronts, this is still a device that pairs premium specs with console-like versatility.

For these new prices, the Legion Go offers serious value. If you want a robust, Windows-based gaming handheld that doesn’t compromise on screen quality or game compatibility, now’s a great time to buy.

If you’re still not set on what kind of rig you’re after, be sure to also check out our list of the best gaming laptops in 2025 — so you’re equipped for work as well as play. For those after a desktop PC upgrade, the KOORUI 34-inch ultrawide curved monitor is a total bargain at 47% off, too.

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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Here are the clues and answers to NYT's The Mini for Wednesday, August 6, 2025:

AcrossStylish

• The answer is Hip.

Something a beach umbrella provides

• The answer is Shade.

___ Banks, North Carolina

• The answer is Outer.

Unlikely to keep you up at night, in a way

• The answer is Decaf.

The eruption of Mount St. Helens released 520 million tons of it

• The answer is Ash.

DownCome out of one's shell

• The answer is Hatch.

Bright ___

• The answer is Idea.

"Fab!"

• The answer is Perf.

Starry or Squirt

• The answer is Soda.

Color tones

• The answer is Hues.

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Press conferences can happen in a great number of locations, but the White House roof is a bit of a curveball. President Donald Trump appeared atop the West Wing on Tuesday, reportedly surveying building projects. Reporters found out, and gathered to ask the president reasonable questions like, "Sir, why are you on the roof?"

"That's not a question you hear asked for a world leader that often," said The Late Show's Stephen Colbert during his Tuesday night monologue. "It's right up there with 'Your Majesty, where are your pants?'"

Colbert unpacked the president's attempts to communicate from the roof through hand signals and his "very normal un-miked roof shouting," with reporters responding, "What does that mean?"

"Yeah, what does that mean?" asked Colbert, from an extremely wide camera angle as if yelling up to a roof. "What does any of this mean? How are you the guy in charge? Why do we have to pretend? Why do we have to pretend it's normal when an old man wanders around a roof and shouts at us?"