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Genmoji is one of the most highly anticipated Apple Intelligence features arriving to iOS 18. A portmanteau of "generative AI" and "emoji," Genmoji allows you to create your own emoji with text prompts.

But the question is, when is Genmoji coming out?

As of this writing, Genmoji is currently available for testing via a beta version of iOS 18. We have a guide on how to use Genmoji, which includes steps on how to get on the Apple Intelligence waitlist — a necessary step for experimenters before accessing Genmoji. In other words, Genmoji is testable, but it's not quite ready for primetime.

SEE ALSO: How to use Genmoji on iOS 18 When is Genmoji coming out?

As mentioned, you can test Genmoji right now on your iPhone by navigating to Settings > General > Software Update. Next, download the latest version of the iOS 18.2 beta.

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You must be a part of the Apple Beta Software Program to access beta versions of iOS. (Make sure that you backup your iPhone, too, because beta versions are known to be a little rough around the edges.)

However, Genmoji has not yet been released to the public on a stable iOS version.

Genmoji is expected to officially roll out sometime in December. As we reported in mid-November, the exact date is reportedly Dec. 9, though Bloomberg journalist Mark Gurman, a respected Apple insider, claims that the release date is Dec. 2.

Other image-based Apple Intelligence tools expected around the same time are Image Wand and Image Playground, designed to refine rough sketches into polished visuals and generate images from text prompts, respectively.

For iPhone users, Apple Intelligence is only available for the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max models, as well as the entire iPhone 16 line.

With the launch of new Mac models with M4 chips, Apple stopped selling any Mac with less than 16GB of RAM. It was a long-overdue upgrade. But if you think the move automatically makes the new base Macs a must-buy, think again.

UPDATE: Nov. 22, 2024, 11:30 a.m. EST This story has been updated with new deals now that Amazon's Black Friday sale has officially started.

The best Black Friday robot vacuum deals at a glance Best non self-emptying deal Eufy L60 $179.99 at Amazon (save $100) Get Deal Best budget self-emptying deal iRobot Roomba Combo i5+ $299 at Amazon (save $250.99) Get Deal Best premium deal Roborock Qrevo S $459.99 at Amazon (save $340) Get Deal

Yet another Black Friday is basically here, with its arrival often bringing flashbacks to last year's frantic shopping — including the items that you didn't end up buying, and then wished you had all year. If a robot vacuum didn't make the cut last year, let Black Friday 2024 be the time to finally treat yourself to a significantly shorter chore list.

SEE ALSO: I've tested over 20 robot vacuums and these are the best for every budget in 2024

After dealing with your current bumbling vacuum all year, there's no reason to wait until Nov. 29 to find an upgrade-worthy robot vacuum deal. At this point, "Black Friday" is basically code for "the entire month of November." Retailers like Best Buy, Walmart, and Target have been in official Black Friday mode for weeks now, and Amazon finally rounded out the kickoff with the start of its Black Friday event on Nov. 21.

Black Friday deals are making high-end vacs super accessible

The robot vacs getting attention deals-wise this Black Friday are packed with high-end features — ones you may have previously been fine to settle without just because, at full price, they're a really intimidating investment. I'm personally eyeing the number of options that bring home smart mapping and small obstacle avoidance (no more eaten phone chargers) and self-washing and drying mopping pads in the $500 to $700 range. Considering the latter two features in that trio I just rattled off were once so newfangled that they were only available in the $1,000+ range, these sale prices are ones to hop on without hesitation. And FWIW, several robot vacuums are already beating their previous record-low pricing that we saw during October Prime Day — and unlike Prime Day, no membership is needed to access these deals.

Below, I'm tracking the robot vacuum deals live the week before Black Friday. Deals are organized into two sections: robot vacuums that don't mop and robot vacuum and mop combos, with self-emptying docks noted when applicable. Within each category, all robot vacuum deals are ordered by price from cheapest to most premium. (Need help deciding which robot vacuum to buy? I have some guidelines.)

This list will be updated weekly with new deals in the lead-up to Black Friday week, so check back frequently to see if the model you're eyeing drops. Note: Any deal marked with a 🔥 has dropped to a record-low price at Amazon.

Best robot vacuum deal ahead of Black Friday Opens in a new window Credit: iRobot iRobot Roomba Combo i5+ $299.00 at Amazon
$549.99 Save $250.99 Get Deal Why we like it

This nearly 50% off discount on the Roomba Combo j5+ is stellar at first glance, but it looks like an even sweeter deal when compared to the current deal on the cheapest self-emptying Roomba, the Roomba Vac 2. For $249.99, that bare-bones Roomba doesn't mop and can't smart map your house. For $299 — just $50 more — the Roomba Combo i5+ can mop and can smart map to clean specific rooms in your home on command. If $300 is your budget cap for a new robot vacuum, spending that extra $50 is a no-brainer.

The only downside to choosing the Combo i5+ over the more advanced Combo j5+ that was on sale last week is that the i series Roombas don't have small obstacle avoidance technology, so they can't dodge things on the floor like charging cords or pet waste. However, if your home is already pretty tidy as it is, or you're down to deal with tidying up ahead of vacuuming, the Combo i5+ is a total steal at this price.

More robot vacuums (that don't mop) on sale

• Ionvac SmartClean 2000 — $79.99 $129 (save $49.01)

• Eufy L50 — $159.99 $199.99 (save $40)

• Eufy L60 — $179.99 $279.99 (save $100) 🔥

• Eufy L60 with self-empty station — $279.99 $398.99 (save $119 with Prime) 🔥

• Shark AI Ultra with self-empty station — $299.99 $599 (save $299.01)

• Eufy X8 Pro with self-empty station — $349.99 $649.99 (save $300) 🔥

• iRobot Roomba j7+ with self-empty station — $359 $499 (save $140) 🔥

• iRobot Roomba j9+ with self-empty station — $599 $899 (save $300) 🔥

Robot vacuum and mop combos on sale

• iRobot Roomba Vacuum and Mop Combo — $159 $274.99 (save $115.99) 🔥

• Shark IQ Matrix 2-in-1 RV2402 — $188 (Special Buy)

• Roborock Q7 Max — $199.99 $599.99 (save $400) 🔥

• Shark Matrix Plus 2-in-1 with XL self-empty station — $349.99 $699.99 (save $350) 🔥

• iRobot Roomba Combo j5+ with self-empty station — $399.99 $799.99 (save $400) 🔥

• Eufy Omni C20 self-empty and mop washing station — $399.99 $599.99 (save $200) 🔥

• Roborock Q8 Max+ — $419.99 $819.99 (save $400) 🔥

• Narwal Freo with self-empty and mop washing station — $499.99 $899.99 (save $400) 🔥

• Yeedi M12 Pro+ with self-empty and mop washing station — $549.99 $999 (save $449.01) 🔥

• Dreame L10s Pro Ultra with self-empty and mop washing station — $549.99 $999.99 (save $450) 🔥

• Shark RV2820YE PowerDetect 2-in-1 with self-empty and mop washing station — $549.99 $899.99 (save $350) 🔥

• Ecovacs Deebot T30S with self-empty and mop washing station — $599.99 $999.99 (save $400) 🔥

• Eufy X10 Pro Omni with self-empty and mop washing station — $549.99 $799.99 (save $250) 🔥

• Shark PowerDetect NeverTouch Pro with self-empty station — $699.99 $999.99 (save $300)

• Narwal Freo X Ultra with self-empty and mop washing station — $799.99 $1,399.99 (save $600) 🔥

• Roborock Qrevo Master — $949.99 $1,399.99 (save $450) 🔥

• Roborock S8 MaxV Ultra — $1,099.99 $1,799.99 (save $600) 🔥

The best early Black Friday printer and scanner deals Best printer-scanner combo deal Epson EcoTank ET-280 $179.99 (Save $50) Get Deal Best budget printer-scanner combo deal Canon PIXMA MG3620 $39.99 (Save $40) Get Deal Best laser printer deal Canon imageCLASS LBP122dw $89.99 (Save $90) Get Deal

Nothing makes your home office official like a printer. Whether you’re after a laser printer built for speed and efficiency or an inkjet printer that delivers rich graphics on demand, modern printers and scanners are better than ever — right now, early Black Friday deals from Amazon and other retailers mean they’re also more affordable.

Black Friday is one of the best times all year round to snag killer savings on printers and scanners like the Epson EcoTank ET-2800. This year major retailers like Amazon and Best Buy are taking Black Friday printer deals live a full week ahead of time, here are our favorites:

Best printer-scanner combo deal Opens in a new window Credit: Epson Epson EcoTank ET-280 $179.99 at Amazon
$229.99 Save $50.00 Get Deal Why we like it

If you owned a printer in the early 2000s then you’re probably used to ink cartridges that are so exorbitantly priced they can feel like alchemist’s materials. The Epson EcoTank ET-280 is an absolute innovation from that era. The EcoTank uses large ink tanks that are easy to refill and affordable to run … we’re talking much more affordable. Epson even comes right out and says it, stating that EcoTank refills can be 90 percent more affordable than older ink cartridges. 

Good quality color printing with drastically cheaper ink? What’s not to like? Especially when the printer itself is 36% off at its lowest price ever. 

Best budget printer-scanner combo deal Opens in a new window Credit: Canon Canon PIXMA MG3620 $39.99 at Best Buy
$79.99 Save $40.00 Get Deal Why we like it

Want it all for less? The Canon PIXMA MG3620 Wireless All-In-One Inkjet Printer fits a scanner and printer into the same affordable desk-sized box, and it’s real affordable — for Black Friday it’s priced down to just $40, saving you 50%. 

The Canon PIXMA printer handles color nicely for the price. Its scanner delivers resolutions up to 1200 x 2400 pixels. It’s also simple to use with wireless connectivity ensuring you can print from anywhere in the house.

Best laser printer deal Opens in a new window Credit: Canon Canon imageCLASS LBP122dw $89.99 at Amazon
$179.99 Save $90.00 Get Deal Why we like it

When you’re looking to print volume efficiently, a laser printer might be the way to go. The Canon imageCLASS LBP122dw Wireless Monochrome Laser Printer is a strong black-and-white laser printer that can really churn through paper. 

Designed to handle 30 pages a minute and hold up to 150, this is a great printer for pumping out long memos and document drafts. Wireless connectivity ensures it’s also simple to use. 

As of Nov. 21, get it for $89.00 and save 50%.

More printer deals

• HP DeskJet 2734e All-in-One Color Printer — $39.00 $84.99 (save $45.99)

• HP DeskJet 2755e Color inkjet printer — $39.99 $84.99 (save $45.00)

• Brother MFC-J1170DW Wireless Color Inkjet All-in-One Printer — $129.99 $159.99 (save $30)

• Brother MFC-L2760DW Monochrome All-in-One Laser Printer — $170.00 $190.00 (save $20)

• Canon IP8720 Wireless Photo Printer — $229 $289.99 (save $60.99)

• Epson Expression Photo XP-8700 Wireless All-in-One Printer — $229.99 $299.99 (save $70.00)

More scanner deals

• ScanSnap iX1300 Scanner — $239.99 $348.00 (save $108.01)

• Canon imageFORMULA R40 Office Document Scanner Receipt Edition — $239.00 $399.00 (save $160)

• Epson Workforce ES-580W Wireless Duplex Desktop Document Scanner — $329.99 $429.99 (save $100)

If the last 12 months of film and television are anything to go by, female protagonists are truly entering their villain era.

From psychological romantic thrillers like Rose Glass's Love Lies Bleeding and Zoe Kravitz's Blink Twice to horror romps including Zelda Williams' Lisa Frankenstein and Coraline Fargeat's The Substance, women are done playing by the rules. Films like these frequently harness the palpable feminine rage in the world and use horror genre tropes like severe trauma and stalk-and-murder sequences with instances of extreme violence to challenge audiences' patriarchal, socially conditioned ideas about how women should act, often in the face of adversity, in their professional and personal lives. 

The "bad girl" isn't just a new trend, academic authors like Catharine Lumby and Roxane Gay have been writing about their perception in media and society for decades. But the recent influx is indicative of the growing number of women filmmakers claiming space in an antihero realm that their male counterparts have long dominated as with Barbet Schroeder's Single White Female, Adrian Lyne's Fatal Attraction, and Takashi Miike's Audition. 

SEE ALSO: How to watch the campy body horror gem 'The Substance' at home

These filmmakers are walking through the door opened by the likes of Julia Ducournau (Raw, Titane), Ana Lily Amirpour (A Girl Walks Alone At Night) and Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Killing Eve) to offer stories centring on female characters with iffy moral compasses that counter the "good girl" cultural expectations of female-identifying people. Still, as much as they are female-focused, each badly behaved woman can be fully embraced by audiences of all genders. 

This societal shift is "liberating" for women and offering "new opportunities for actresses to occupy the villain position is, paradoxically, more humane," Freudian cinephile and pop psychoanalyst Mary Wild tells Mashable. "It brings a certain freedom to express complexity and depth – I think audiences are captivated by this." And so are stars like Ella Purnell, Melissa Barrera, and Alice Lowe who share with Mashable how essential these badly behaved protagonists are to cinema today in disrupting established female narratives.

'Sweetpea,' the female serial killer

As the lead star and producer of Sky Atlantic serial killer comedy series Sweetpea, Ella Purnell  (Yellowjackets, Arcane, Fallout) found the challenge of getting audiences to relate to a woman who kills especially appealing. Based on CJ Skuse's book of the same name, Purnell plays introvert Rihannon, a receptionist at a regional newspaper who was bullied throughout her adolescence and is overlooked by everyone in her adult life. Following the death of her father and a series of misogynistic encounters, Rhiannon embarks on a murder spree. "What they wanted to do was 'female Dexter' but a woman has to do hardly anything to mess up and you lose the audience. People naturally have a subconscious bias where they're going to judge women more harshly than men."

This gendered prejudice is part of the reason why Sweetpea writer Kirstie Swain felt it appropriate to adapt the show as a prequel to the first book's events where Rhiannon is already an established serial killer. "The book gave us quite a lot of reasons for why she [kills] like a head injury, a massacre and bullying, so we pared it back a bit and then [sought out] how she got there," she tells Mashable. "It's almost like the audience needs an emotional reason for why a woman will kill. Men kill on screen but we need something else that will help us be at peace watching a woman being violent on screen."

The first episode of Sweetpea piles on the slights with Rhiannon being dismissed and ignored by her boss, sister, colleagues, and lover before a misogynistic confrontation with a stranger triggers her murderous rage. As her body count gets longer, so does her confidence and self-assuredness get higher. "The fact that she is the last person that someone will see when she extinguishes their life unlocked, for me, her reason for doing it – she's unseen, she kills, she is seen," Swain says. "It's a metaphor for finding your power and making people see you."

SEE ALSO: 20 of the best British horror films

"By actually being comfortable with herself, looking in the mirror and being okay with what she sees, with being messy and breaking the rules, that allows her the confidence that she's been looking for," adds Purnell. "No one over here is endorsing murder [but] watching a woman learn how to stand up for herself especially when she's gone through so much and been treated so badly, it feels good." 

Rhiannon is certainly expanding the meaning of the "femme fatale," a trope made famous by films like Double Indemnity, Basic Instinct and To Die For whereby a woman's bad behaviour and predatory nature are wrapped up in her sexual allure and ability to seduce her, mostly, male victims. Instead, Purnell "wanted to be the ugliest version of myself without being 'tropey'," she explains. "All girls know how to make themselves look hot and not hot. I wanted to have almost that Jennifer's Body thing that when she starts killing, she becomes more vibrant." 

Rhiannon doesn't use sex to lure her murder victims but she certainly becomes more sexually empowered when she begins standing up for herself. In a world where female sexuality is still wrapped up in shame and sexually autonomous women continue to be villainised, subversive characters like Rhiannon play an important role in challenging our still very patriarchal society.

'Your Monster' and revenge plots

Caroline Lindy's Your Monster similarly offers a "coming-of-rage" story of a Rhiannon-like, "unsexy" female protagonist as she processes the horror of a breakup. After being dumped by her musical director boyfriend, while getting her cancer treatment, soft-spoken actress Laura (Melissa Barrera) spends several scenes going through an emotional breakdown. From Scream to Abigail, the actor is known for playing badass survivors in the horror genre and admits that she had to confront her own biases when redefining her idea of a "strong female character" in the context of Laura's journey. 

"Laura is completely a doormat who's been letting people walk all over her for her entire life," Barrera tells Mashable. "At the beginning, I was ashamed of that and I didn't want people to judge that Laura was pathetic but that's the point." Thus, Barrera had to counter her own "internalised misogyny of not allowing a woman to hit rock bottom and to be vulnerable and express all out so that she can build herself back up."

The arrival of a Beauty and the Beast-looking Monster (Tommy Dewey) forces Laura to find her fury, demand a place in her ex's stage show and ultimately claim bloody vengeance against him in a Broadway show finale. It's a cathartic moment that taps into both Lindy and many people's feelings towards an ex who treats you badly. 

"[They're] such an asshole, you want to murder them – that's how [Caroline] felt when she was broken up with," Barrera says. "She was like, 'I wanted to kill him. He hurt me so much.' She didn't in real life but then that's why we have movies – you get to live out the fantasy."

Horror offers fertile ground for filmmakers to embark on "subversive exploration of taboo subjects in a way that feels thrilling rather than punishing," says Wild. By using serial killer and monster tropes, as well as revenge plots and murder as a metaphor for women fighting back against patriarchy and misogyny, films and series like Sweetpea and Your Monster continue the work of Emerald Fennell's Promising Young Woman and Coraline Fargeat's Revenge to "provide a platform for women to break societal rules without incurring the harsh scrutiny they might face in a more grounded, gritty narrative."

'Strange Darling' and challenging gendered expectations

However "badly behaved women" don't always need to exact revenge to earn the label. Nor do audiences need to see their emotional journey into violence. JT Mollner had that in mind when approaching his twisted love story Strange Darling, charting the escalation of a one-night stand between The Lady (Willa Fitzgerald) and The Demon (Kyle Gallner) into a frantic killing spree. 

SEE ALSO: 25 of the best Christmas horror movies to haunt your holiday

"Female behaviour is expected to have explanations, backstory, and reasons," Mollner tells Mashable. "We wanted to stay away from over-explaining as much as possible, something that seems more commonly reserved for male characters." 

Strange Darling uses a non-linear narrative to subvert expectations of who the real serial killer is, throwing "viewers into this pressure cooker and taking them on a ride," the director explains. "No distractions, no exposition or backstory, just immediacy. Everything you need to know about these characters emotionally should be available through their behaviours, choices, and actions within this one day."

Mollner is a prime example of a male filmmaker disrupting patriarchal expectations of female characters. So too is Karan Khandari whose debut Sister Midnight is a nonconformist feminist fable set in Mumbai. Led by the frenetic Radhika Apte, Khandari's twisted comedy follows her acerbic bride Uma as she embraces newly developed vampiric tastes and rebels against domesticity. But it is mostly "female directors and more female creators" who are demanding space for badly behaved women, says Barrera. "We're just telling the stories that we're feeling and it just so happens that in the communal cloud of emotion in the world we're all very angry."

'Timestalker' and the (un)likeability factor

Still, many creators are fed up with receiving studio notes and executive feedback about making their villainous female protagonists more 'likeable.' Alice Lowe understood that when she wrote, directed and led 2016's black horror comedy Prevenge. Lowe played a widowed mum-to-be who begins killing the men involved in her husband's death under her unborn baby's instruction. 

"Executives and commissioners get worried if the female character isn't 'likeable' and that's a keyword you don't hear used about male characters," Lowe tells Mashable during promotion for her new film Timestalker. "You don't watch Taxi Driver, look at Travis Bickle and think, 'what a nice man.' You're just watching this very screwed-up character on a journey, and he's fascinating and complex and damaged as a person. Why can't we watch a woman have a similar personality?"

This recent run of badly behaved women on screen is an encouraging trend and suggests that audiences will get to enjoy watching even more antiheroines break free from the shackles of likeability and gender conformity. And you don't have to be a female-identifying person to connect with the social and cultural themes these characters and stories tackle. 

"I've seen men come out and be like, 'I loved the movie,'" says Barrera. "This isn't just a movie for women because it's about female rage. Everybody gets something out of it, everybody can see themselves in Laura and everybody wants a monster."

Accessory maker Belkin has voluntarily recalled its power bank, BoostCharge Pro Fast Wireless Charger for Apple Watch + Power Bank 10K, due to a fire hazard.

Google has long been chasing an iMessage-like experience for Android, and its Messages app with RCS is nearly there. However, there's one feature it's sorely missing compared to iMessageespecially if you use more than one device at a time.

When you think about the old reliable USB sticks, you might not think about speed... until you need to copy some big files. PNY has now released a faster USB drive just for that.

Did you know ChatGPT can help you find your celebrity look-alike? With just a few selfies, this AI tool can pinpoint your famous doppelgänger in seconds.

But here’s the catch: ChatGPT’s default interface doesn’t support celebrity look-alike detection. Believe me, I’ve tried. When I attempted to uncover my A-list twin through the standard ChatGPT window, I was met with this disappointing response: “I cannot determine your celebrity look-a-like from the photo.”

Fortunately, there is a workaround, allowing you to use ChatGPT as your own personal celebrity look-a-like matching tool.

SEE ALSO: 17 of the best ChatGPT courses you can take online for free How to use ChatGPT to find your celebrity look-a-like

These step-by-step instructions are based on the ChatGPT desktop app, but they should work for the mobile platform as well.

Total Time

• 5 min

What You Need

• ChatGPT

Step 1: Open ChatGPT

Step 2: Click on ChatGPT 4o

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Step 3: Click on "Explore GPTs"

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Step 4: Type in "celebrity" into the search bar.

Click on the "Find My Celebrity Look Alike" GPT by habitcreatures.com.

Credit: Kimberly Gedeon / Mashable

Step 5: Click on "Start Chat"

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Step 6: Type in "Who is my celebrity look-a-like?" as your prompt.

Upload your photos; three should be sufficient.

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Step 7: Wait for the results

ChatGPT should populate your best celebrity look-a-like match in just seconds. My celebrity look-a-like is Janelle Monáe. It's something I've never heard of in real life, but I'll take it.

Credit: Kimberly Gedeon / Mashable

If you’ve given this a try, drop a comment below and share who your celebrity look-alike is.

Check out the best Amazon deals of the day as of Nov. 22: OUR TOP PICK Apple AirPods Pro 2 $159.99 (save $89.01) Get Deal BEST OUTDOOR DEAL Yeti Roadie 24 cooler $200 (save $50) Get Deal BEST KIDS DEAL Amazon Fire HD 10 Kids Pro $109.99 (save $80) Get Deal BEST TABLET DEAL Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE (256GB, WiFi) $299.99 (save $220) Get Deal

Amazon's official Black Friday deals are in full swing. The sale kicked off Thursday, Nov. 21 and runs through Cyber Monday on Dec. 2. If you've been hoping to snag some high-quality tech you've had your eye on or check off your holiday shopping list, now's the time to do it. On Friday, Nov. 22, we've highlighted a few standout deals we think you should check out, including top brands like Apple, Yeti, and Samsung.

Here are our top picks for the best Amazon deals of the day. If you missed out on our picks from Nov. 20 and Nov. 21, be sure to check those out as well. Most (if not all) of those are still live — including all-time lows on the Sonos Era 300 and Kindle Paperwhite.

Our top pick Opens in a new window Credit: Apple Apple AirPods Pro 2 $169.99 at Amazon
$249.00 Save $79.01 Get Deal

In case it wasn't obvious from our multiple headphone buying guides, we're big fans of the AirPods Pro 2. They produce rich and well-balanced sound, offer excellent noise cancellation (some of the best in class for earbuds), work seamlessly within the Apple ecosystem, and offer decent enough battery life. We've seen these earbuds regularly drop to $199 and even $189 throughout the year, and $169 is even better.

Opens in a new window Credit: Yeti Yeti Roadie 24 cooler $200.00 at Amazon
$250.00 Save $50.00 Get Deal

Whether tailgating or camping this season, the Yeti Roadie is a stellar companion. It can fit 18 cans with a 2:1 ice-to-can ratio or 24 pounds of just ice, all in a slim and tall build (tall enough to fit a wine bottle) that can be stashed behind the driver's or passenger's seat of a car. Of course, like every other Yeti, it can also keep ice for days and is virtually indestructible. I own this exact cooler (albeit in a different color) and couldn't recommend it enough. My only complaint is that it's quite heavy to tote around when it's stuffed to capacity. Usually $250, it's on sale for $200 at Amazon in the bright orange shade. That's a rare 20% in savings.

Opens in a new window Credit: Amazon Amazon Fire HD 10 Kids Pro $109.99 at Amazon
$189.99 Save $80.00 Get Deal

Designed for 6- to 12-year-olds, the latest Amazon Fire HD 10 Kids Pro tablet packs a 25% faster processor over the previous generation, a bump in RAM, an increase in battery life (from 12 to 13 hours), and an upgraded front-facing camera (5MP versus 2MP). It still features the durable case and built-in kickstand, so it can stand up to all kinds of kid-friendly adventures. Plus, it comes with a one-year subscription to Amazon Kids+, which gives kids access to thousands of ad-free books, games, videos, apps, and more. It's regularly $189.99, but you can save 42% ahead of Black Friday and get it for only $109.99. That matches its all-time low price.

Opens in a new window Credit: Samsung Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE (256GB, WiFi) $299.99 at Amazon
$519.99 Save $220.00 Get Deal

Essentially a lite version of the Samsung Galaxy Tab S9, the FE boasts the same tough IP68 dust- and water-resistant rating, a slightly smaller battery capacity (8,000 vs 8,400 mAh), and the same included S Pen. It's tech specs aren't quite as impressive overall, but for the price, it's hard to complain. Where the S9 with 256GB would run you $619.99 on sale, the S9 FE is down to just $299.99 ahead of Black Friday. That's 42% in savings and its lowest price to date. If you want a larger screen and a slight boost in RAM, the FE+ is a solid in-between option and is on sale for $498.03.

None of these deals catching your eye? Check out Amazon's daily deals for even more savings.

GET $99 OFF: As of Nov. 22, you can get an Apple iPad (10th Generation) for just $249.99. That's 29% off the original price or $99 off.

Opens in a new window Credit: Apple Apple iPad (10th Generation) $249.99 at Amazon
$349.00 Save $99.01 Get Deal

An iPad for $250? Yes. When you shop today, an on-page coupon drops the already discounted price of the Apple iPad (10th Generation) to $249.99.

This iPad isn’t just affordable, it’s also loaded. An A14 Bionic chip runs things under the hood, while the action happens on a 10.9-inch liquid retina display. Whether you’re buying for a grandkid who wants to play Minecraft, a parent who loves to surf the internet, or to pursue your own digital illustration craft, this display will impress.

Amazon is crazy for this one — order now and get the Apple iPad (10th Generation) for $250 with an on-page coupon that combines with the 20% price drop.

SEE ALSO: The latest deals from Best Buy's Black Friday sale: Huge QLED TVs, Oura Rings, a GoPro bundle, and laptops galore

12MP front and rear cameras keep your life documented in brilliant HD. With 64GB of storage, it holds a whole trove of data and programs.

With touch unlock, the iPad is a secure portal for navigating the internet and paying for the items and apps you want.

GET $100 OFF: As of Nov. 22, you can get a GoPro Hero13 Bundle for $349.99 and Best Buy will throw a $25 gift card in too. That's 22% off the original price of $449.99.

Opens in a new window Credit: GoPro GoPro HERO13 Black Action Camera Bundle $349.99 at Best Buy
$449.99 Save $100.00 Get Deal

Adventure season is all year ‘round when you’re sporting a GoPro. Thick snow banks, crystal lagoons, and dusty mountain bike rides in the American West are all fair game. The GoPro Hero 13 bundle comes with a mount, battery, mounting buckle, and USB-C cable so that you can get started adventuring immediately.

The GoPro Hero13 packs enough resolution to capture any adventure with 5K standard resolution and 27 megapixels. Its HDR capabilities impressed us with rich dynamics and tones. Digital stabilization keeps the image looking fresh even when you’re skidding down a scree field or white water rafting.

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Today, Nov. 22, the GoPro Hero13 Bundle is $100 off, for a price of $349.99 — plus, Best Buy will throw in a $25 gift card when you order today.

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SAVE $1,400: As of Nov. 22, you can snag a 100-inch Hisense TV at Best Buy for $1,599.99. That's $1,400 off the list price.

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If you’ve been dying to set up a home theatre but couldn’t stomach the price tag, Best Buy has a crazy deal on a 100-inch Hisense that could make your dream a reality.

As of Nov. 22, you can get your hands on a Hisense 100-inch Class QD7 Series QLED 4K UHD Smart Google TV (2024) for $1,599.99. That’s $1,400 off the list price and the cheapest you’ll find this model at any retailer, including Walmart (where it’s currently out of stock).

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Sure, $1,599.99 sounds like a lot, but this is a steal compared to other 100-inch TVs. Most 100-inch TVs cost between $3,500 and $5,000, so this Hisense model is a relative bargain.

The Hisense 100-inch Class QD7 Series QLED 4K UHD Smart Google TV (2024) has a 144Hz refresh rate, offers HDR10, HDR10+, Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG), and Dolby Vision, and runs Google TV, so you can watch all your favorite streaming apps. You can also connect it to voice assistants like Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa for hands-free control.

With four HDMI inputs and special gaming features like Game Mode Pro, Game Buster 240, Motion Rate 240, and MEMC frame insertion, this TV is a great pick for gamers, sports fans, and movie buffs.

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Amid the heady haze, unrelenting traffic, and humidity of the city of Mumbai, three complex women sit at the core of Payal Kapadia's All We Imagine As Light. Written and directed by the Mumbai-based A Night of Knowing Nothing filmmaker in her first fiction feature, the film is as much an ode to modern womanhood as it is to the bustling city itself.

With exquisite, vulnerable, and dynamic performances from Kani Kusruti (Girls Will Be Girls), Divya Prabha (Ariyippu), and Chhaya Kadam (Sister Midnight), the Cannes Grand Prix-winning film explores varying experiences of living within India's most populated city — where women are challenging the status quo. Emboldened by a pulsating synth-fuelled score by Dhritiman Das and superb cinematography by his brother Ranabir, the film renders this energetic city as a living, breathing character itself, an organic being in a state of constant flux.

SEE ALSO: 'Girls Will Be Girls' review: A sublime coming-of-age tale that deeply understands girlhood What is All We Imagine As Light about? Kani Kusruti as Prabha. Credit: BFI

Tracing the interweaving lives of three women working together in a multi-speciality hospital in Mumbai, the film presents a nuanced, multifaceted portrait of both its protagonists and the metropolis itself.

Prabha (Kusruti), one of the hospital's senior nurses, is managing her guilt over feelings for a coworker while concealing the pain caused by her long-distance marriage. Anu (Prabha), her younger roommate, has a secret romance with Shiaz (Crash Course's Hridhu Haroon), which they hide for religious and social reasons. And Parvaty (Kadam), the eldest of the three, is facing eviction by Mumbai's wealthy developers due to her lack of written claim to her home; her proof of identity quite literally does not exist on paper.

As their lives take different turns, the three find their way to Parvaty's home town in a coastal village in the district of Ratnagiri for a breath of fresh air, new perspectives, and the unlocking of their suppressed passions, desires, and memories.

The three leads of All We Imagine As Light are sublime Divya Prabha as Anu. Credit: BFI

Embodying very different experiences of womanhood within the bustling city of Mumbai, the three leads of All We Imagine As Light are the true heart of the film. Despite their bond, there's a deep sense of isolation in each of the characters, some benefitting from the anonymity such a large city provides (Anu's secret love affair), others being crushed by it (Parvaty's eviction), and the three leads crystallise Kapadia's beautiful script of powerfully cinematic everyday moments.

As the stoic, acquiescent Prabha, Girls Will Be Girls star Kusruti expertly conveys internalised heartbreak and suppressed frustration as she endures a communication-less marriage with her husband living abroad. Prabha constantly supports others financially or emotionally, dismissing her own desires, and Kusruti infuses her performance with intense longing and concealed loneliness.

Kani Kusruti as Prabha. Credit: BFI

The youngest of the three, Ariyippu actor Prabha, brings a dynamic, naive, passionate energy to Anu. Forced to keep her relationship a secret, she's frustrated by her lack of agency, and motivated by intense emotion, which triggers her roommate's internalised patriarchal judgment. This sense of projected insecurity and decorum becomes a major hurdle for Anu and Prabha, with the tension between social scandal and suppressed passion, obedience and empowerment forming the core arc for them.

As the eldest, Parvaty is facing serious challenges with her home about to be swallowed up by the city's wealthy development, and forms the embodiment of Kapadia's exploration of Mumbai's sense of impermanence. Kadam is measured, frank, and meticulous in the character. While Parvaty's sense of financial autonomy disappears in Mumbai, it thrives in her home town, a contrast that brings up significant inner conflict for all three women. This sense of place, in the film, is more than mere setting.

The city of Mumbai is a character itself in All We Imagine As Light Divya Prabha as Anu and Hridhu Haroon as Shiaz. Credit: BFI

A humming, energetic metropolis holding over 21 million people, Mumbai is as much a character in All We Imagine As Light as its leads. Filmed across the neighbourhoods of Lower Parel and Dadar, the "city of lights" is also deemed a "city of illusions" in the movie; it's a place of expectation and disappointment, of isolation and spontaneity, of nightlife and hard work, of wealthy developers swallowing up affordable housing — as Parvaty observes, "You could just vanish into thin air and no one would know."

With Dhritiman Das' hypnotic, minimal electronic score framing intimate cinematography by Ranabir Das, the city hums throughout the film's first two acts. The omnipresent sounds of trains, construction noise, and traffic rumble through every scene, as director Kapadia collides the city's exterior din with hushed interior scenes. Within these populated streets, Kapadia finds poignant, human moments, both with the three protagonists and supporting characters. Here, the film almost feels like a documentary at times. Each resident, the director urges, has their own Mumbai story, and we're allowed to hear a great number of these in voiceover — tales of how each person arrived in the city, learned to forget things, escape things, and find new beginnings there. 

Credit: BFI

Each tale is paired with sweeping city shots, glimpses of shop owners, apartment dwellers, and night footballers, and predominantly, intimate, personal connections on public transport. DOP Das' long shots along Mumbai's streets make you feel like you're simply on the ride through the hubbub, and the characters have major life conversations on their commutes. With assured editing from Clément Pinteaux (So Long Sadness), the film presents Mumbai as a landscape of impermanence, a city in constant motion. Notably, Kapadia sets the the film during the monsoon season, visually imbuing a sense of humidity, dampness, and discomfort, but also using the weather to its romantic advantage; several scenes in the torrential rain are stunning moments of relief.

It's this detailed attention paid to Mumbai that makes the film's third act shift to the beach village in Ratnagiri so impactful, as Prabha, Anu, and Parvaty find individual moments of peace, empowerment, and contentment here that they can't access in Mumbai. The film's final act allows the three to reclaim themselves beyond the anonymity of the city, and see beyond the towering skyscrapers to alternative possibilities.

By the end of All We Imagine as Light, these women are able to see from one another's perspective in a way that broadens their appreciation for each other as women, and in turn, our understanding of their turmoil. It's a boldly intimate film that feels so real it could be non-fiction, with some of the best performances you'll see all year.

All We Imagine As Light is out now in select U.S. cinemas, and in UK and Irish cinemas on Nov. 29.

Bowen Yang is clearly a man of many talents.

Alongside his work on Saturday Night Live and his upcoming role in Wicked, it turns out another of Yang's talents is handling very spicy wings with minimal concern. In the Hot Ones episode above the star chats to host Sean Evans about standout filming moments from Wicked, his first ever conversation with Lorne Michaels, and favourite sketches he's pitched to celebrity guests on SNL, all while chomping through sweltering wings and keeping an impressive poker face.

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