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I'm not saying that you can expect every robot vacuum that mops to scrub your kitchen grout with the same tenacity as you could by hand with a toothbrush. But the best robot vacuum and mop combos have gotten much closer to true deep cleaning versus the ol' wet light dusting of the cheap mopping robot vacuums of the early 2020s.

Many have smart mopping settings that unleash deeper scrubbing on specified spills or stains, and some even use AI sensors to assess whether a mess has been sufficiently cleaned. The mopping mechanisms themselves are also just more physically able to do a better job — from downward-pressing dual rotating mops that can actually get close to the wall or sturdy roller mops that rinse themselves as they go, automated mopping involves more elbow grease and brainpower than you may be expecting.

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You can also set your robot vacuum to take multiple passes over dirty floors in the app's settings — one of my go-to tips for making your vacuum work better.

The self-emptying docks of 2-in-1 robot vacuums are far more advanced than they were a few years ago. The best robot mop combos will also self-dispense detergent, automatically wash and dry their mopping pads, and then refill themselves with clean water. In theory, mopping pad maintenance should be nearly as automated as the cleaning itself.

Recent changes to this guide

• March 2026: I replaced the Eufy X10 Pro Omni with the Eufy C28 as my pick for the best budget robot vacuum mop combo. The X10 Pro Omni is two years old at this point, and its suction power, mopping skills, and small obstacle avoidance simply can't keep up with the C28 — especially when their price difference is less than $100.

• February 2025: The Dreame X60 Max Ultra Complete takes over as the best robot vacuum in 2026 so far, and the Roborock Qrevo Curv 2 Flow replaces the Dreame Aqua10 Ultra Roller as the best roller mop robot vacuum. Due to the X60 Max Ultra Complete's meticulous corner cleaning and market-leading suction power, the Roborock Saros 10R has been removed from the list.

• November 2025: The Narwal Freo Z10 Ultra has been named the best robot vacuum mop combo under $1,000, a mark that it hits when on sale. The Eufy X10 Pro Omni got a similar update: It's now named the best robot vacuum mop combo under $500, which refers to a sale price it hits quite often.

• October 2025: The Dreame Aqua10 Ultra Roller has been added as the best roller mop robot vacuum. Previously our top pick as the best robot vacuum and mop, I've now named the Roborock Saros 10R as the best corner mopping robot vacuum.

Stephen Colbert has reacted to President Donald Trump's threats to destroy Iran's power plants and bridges. Posting to Truth Social on Easter Sunday, Trump announced that the U.S. would attack Iran on Tuesday, stating that "There will be nothing like it!!!" As Colbert noted, Trump going "100 percent cage-free crazy on the internet" didn't make for a very festive Easter atmosphere.

"Open the Fuckin' Strait [of Hormuz], you crazy bastards, or you'll be living in Hell — JUST WATCH!" Trump wrote (emphasis original). "Praise be to Allah."

"You know, it is not often that a network has to bleep the words of a sitting president," Colbert quipped. "Hasn't happened since [President Harry S.] Truman put that famous sign on his desk: The bleep stops bleep."

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Quickly running through Trump's recent history regarding his messaging on Iran, Colbert noted that just last week the president said reopening the Strait of Hormuz was not an issue the U.S. was interested in being involved in. Despite this, the U.S. president has since issued multiple deadlines for Iran to reopen the strait, threatening military strikes on the country's power plants if they do not comply. Thus far, Trump has moved these deadlines back each time they've arrived.

"At this point he's tried every tactic except passive aggressive parental guilt trip," joked Colbert. "'Well, I guess you won't open the Strait of Hormuz before I die. But that's fine. I mean, who needs oil when I'm clearly never going to have grandchildren? I don't need them. I have canasta, which would be a beautiful name for a girl.'"

Colbert also continued to follow NASA's historic Artemis II mission to the moon, which began experiencing various problems with its onboard toilet not long after launch.

"Luckily, the astronauts have trained extensively on NASA's broken toilet simulator: a Greyhound bus," Colbert quipped. "Apparently the problem was caused by a frozen waste plug in the toilet pipeline, which the crew solved by rotating the spacecraft so sunlight could warm the frozen pipe. Turns out the solution to their problem was to point it where the sun do shine."

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 Tuesday, April 7, 2026:

AcrossInformative commercial, for short

• The answer is PSA.

Something you trace to draw a Thanksgiving turkey

• The answer is Hand.

___ Johnson, former Prime Minister of the U.K.

• The answer is Boris.

Crosses (out)

• The answer is XES.

DownCity with the Notre-Dame Cathedral

• The answer is Paris.

Bad mood

• The answer is Snit.

About eight minutes of the average half-hour sitcom

• The answer is Ads.

Remote worker's office, perhaps

• The answer is Home.

Word that can follow each group of circled letters (and hints at its shape)

• The answer is Box.

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

Not the day you're after? Here's the solution to the latest Mini Crossword.

Jimmy Kimmel has returned from a one-week break, diving straight back into our ongoing hellscape by addressing President Donald Trump's behaviour during the Easter holiday. On Easter Sunday, Trump published a post on Truth Social threatening a large-scale attack on Iran's power plants and bridges this Tuesday. He subsequently followed it up with a post that simply read, "Tuesday, 8 P.M. Eastern Time!"

"He's the only president who teases a bombing the same way ABC promotes new episodes of Will Trent," quipped Kimmel.

Trump was also his usual verbose self at the White House's annual Easter Egg Roll. In a moment Kimmel considered among the "most preposterous" in the event's history, Trump gave a speech about the U.S.' war with Iran while standing next to a person in an Easter Bunny costume. The president then griped about former president Joe Biden to a group of literal children.

"I want to assure you the words you are about to hear coming out of the president's mouth were not altered," said Kimmel. "We did not script this. This is not AI or a Donald Trump impersonator."

Specifically, Trump complained to the children about Joe Biden's use of an autopen, a machine that can sign documents on an individual's behalf. Though it is legal for presidents to sign bills with an autopen, last March Trump cited its use as justification for voiding pardons that Biden had issued. Under the U.S. Constitution, a pardon does not need to be written or signed to be effective.

"It's hard to believe it was only a week off," said Kimmel. "It seems like we've been gone for a year. So much stuff happened while we were off."

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

Released in August 2025, the 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 onto 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 for 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 (4): Everything in this space must add up to 4. The answer is 4-6, placed horizontally.

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

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

Number (3): Everything in this purple space must add up to 3. The answer is 1-1, placed horizontally; 1-6, placed horizontally.

Medium difficulty hints, answers for April 7 Pips

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

Less Than (3): Everything in this space must be less than 3. The answer is 2-2, placed horizontally; 0-4, placed vertically.

Number (7): Everything in this orange space must add up to 7. The answer is 6-3, placed horizontally; 1-2, placed vertically.

Equal (3): Everything in this space must be equal to 3. The answer is 6-3, placed horizontally; 3-5, placed vertically.

Less Than (7): Everything in this space must be less than 7. The answer is 2-5, placed vertically; 0-4, placed vertically.

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

Equal (5): Everything in this space must be equal to 5. The answer is 3-5, placed vertically; 2-5, placed vertically; 5-4, placed horizontally.

Number (4): Everything in this red space must add up to 4. The answer is 5-4, placed horizontally.

Hard difficulty hints, answers for April 7 Pips

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

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

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

Number (6): Everything in this space must add up to 6. The answer is 3-1, placed horizontally; 3-0, placed vertically.

Number (0): Everything in this space must add up to 0. The answer is 5-0, placed horizontally.

Number (8): Everything in this space must add up to 8. The answer is 1-4, placed horizontally; 4-2, placed vertically.

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

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

Number (10): Everything in this space must add up to 10. The answer is 5-3, placed vertically.

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

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

Number (8): Everything in this space must add up to 8. The answer is 0-4, placed horizontally; 4-3, placed horizontally.

Equal (3): Everything in this space must be equal to 3. The answer is 4-3, placed horizontally; 5-3, placed vertically; 2-3, placed vertically.

Number (10): Everything in this space must add up to 10. The answer is 2-5, placed vertically; 5-1, placed horizontally.

Number (2): Everything in this space must add up to 2. The answer is 5-1, placed horizontally; 1-0, placed horizontally.

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

Number (9): Everything in this space must add up to 9. The answer is 5-4, placed vertically.

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Today's Connections: Sports Edition is for people who have played golf.

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.

SEE ALSO: Mahjong, Sudoku, free crossword, and more: Play games on Mashable What is Connections: Sports Edition?

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: Wordle-obsessed? These are the best word games to play IRL. 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: Points in golf

• Green: Teams from hockey's birthplace

• Blue: How's the weather?

• Purple: Food-related baseball entertainment

Here are today's Connections: Sports Edition categories

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

• Yellow: Golf Scoring Teams

• Green: Canadian NHL Teams

• Blue: Weather-Themed Teams

• Purple: Things That Race at MLB Games

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 #561 is...

What is the answer to Connections: Sports Edition today?

• Golf Scoring Teams - BIRDIE, BOGEY, RAGLE, PAR

• Canadian NHL Teams - CANADIENS, CANUCKS, OILERS, SENATORS

• Weather-Themed Teams - HURRICANES, LIGHTNING, STORM, THUNDER

• Things That Race at MLB Games - PIEROGIS, PRESIDENTS, SAUSAGES, THE FREEZE

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.

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

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

SEE ALSO: Hurdle: Everything you need to know to find the answers Hurdle Word 1 hint

To grieve.

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MOURN

Hurdle Word 2 hint

A pulling device.

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WINCH

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Hurdle Word 3 hint

An arm joint.

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ELBOW

Hurdle Word 4 hint

Fresh and cool.

Hurdle Word 4 answer

MINTY

Final Hurdle hint

Sweet treats.

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CANDY

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The NYT Connections puzzle today is not too difficult if you're down for whatever.

Connections is the one of the most popular New York Times word games that's captured the public's attention. The game is all about finding the "common threads between words." And just like Wordle, Connections resets after midnight and each new set of words gets trickier and trickier—so we've served up some hints and tips to get you over the hurdle.

If you just want to be told today's puzzle, you can jump to the end of this article for today's 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 become a social media hit. The Times credits associate puzzle editor Wyna Liu with helping to create the new word game and bringing it to the publications' Games section. Connections can be played on both web browsers and mobile devices and require players to group four words that share something in common.

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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.

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SEE ALSO: NYT Pips hints, answers for April 7, 2026 Here's a hint for today's Connections categories

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

• Yellow: Rivalry

• Green: Committed

• Blue: Unsure

• Purple: Part of the cycle

Here are today's Connections categories

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

• Yellow: Competition

• Green: On board

• Blue: Words for unspecified choices

• Purple: ___ Life

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 #1031 is...

What is the answer to Connections today

• Competition: BATTLE, CLASH, CONTEST, MATCH

• On board: DOWN, GAME, IN, WILLING

• Words for unspecified choices: ANOTHER, EITHER, NEITHER, ONE

• ___ Life: AFTER, LOW, NIGHT, WILD

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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Today's NYT Strands hints are easy if you're used to being out at sea.

Strands, the New York Times' elevated word-search game, 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.

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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 preferred pace.

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The words are related to the sea

Today’s NYT Strands theme plainly explained

These words describe boat rides.

NYT Strands spangram hint: Is it vertical or horizontal?

Today's NYT Strands spangram is horizontal.

NYT Strands spangram answer today

Today's spangram is Smooth Sailing.

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NYT Strands word list for April 7

• Bearing

• Course

• Smooth Sailing

• Waypoint

• Fathom

• Knot

• Mark

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

Today's Wordle answer should be easy to solve if you're slow-witted.

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.

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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 Pips hints, answers for April 7, 2026 Here's a subtle hint for today's Wordle answer:

Thick.

Does today's Wordle answer have a double letter?

The letter E appears twice.

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

Today's Wordle starts with the letter D.

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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...

DENSE

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.

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

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"Looksmaxxing" influencer Clavicular was recently approached by three trans women, prompting a discussion on which community — incels or trans women — really started the intense beauty movement.

In a viral video clipped from a recent Kick stream, Clavicular was seen eating at a Florida restaurant when his friend, Andrew Morales, aka the "Cuban Tarzan," spotted three attractive women and pushed the camera their way to show the "gooners."

Soon, the three women made their way to Clavicular’s table, with one asking, "Why am I mogging you right now?" Mogging is a term to describe outshining someone’s beauty.

"I’m dragqueenmaxxing right now, no shade," the unnamed woman added.

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The three women then told Clavicular, also known as 20-year-old Braden Peters, that they were trans. Clavicular responded by asking questions about the women’s anatomy.

The discussion changed when the woman who first approached the table told Clavicular, "You know that trans women are the OG looksmaxxers?"

Clavicular seemed to acknowledge trans women’s role in the beauty practice, which involves extreme skin, hair, fitness, and nutrition routines, as well as the use of steroids and hormones (and even surgery, like bonesmashing). The woman who first approached the table told Clavicular, "I do the peptides, I’m on reta."

Clavicular acknowledged that trans women on Reddit were using looksmaxxing terms back in the early 2020s.

But when one of the women said, "You’re like copying us," Clavicular demurred, shaking his head.

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The women then ask for Clavicular to judge their appearance, but he seems to have had enough of the exchange and refuses. While Clavicular expressed his usual boredom and superior attitude with the women, he didn’t insult them. Morales, on the other hand, expressed transphobic attitudes by repeatedly apologizing for finding the women attractive before discovering they were trans.

Clavicular's political philosophies aren't entirely clear, though he's done interviews and collaborated with right-wing influencers, manosphere figures, and white supremacists. He also expressed vaguely transphobic attitudes previously, according to Them.

As far as which community first embraced looksmaxxing, it's widely accepted that the incel (involuntarily celibate male) community of the early 2020s was the first to coin the phrase and base much of their personalities on maximizing their appearance.

Trans women, of course, have been around since people knew what "transgender" meant, and have a long history of altering their appearance to not only be more beautiful and powerful, but to more accurately align with their gender identity.

Netflix is doubling down on kids' content with a pretty big new offering — and it's free for Netflix subscribers.

On Monday, Netflix announced its new standalone kids app called Netflix Playground. The app isn't a video streaming app as you might expect; rather, it's an interactive gaming app designed for kids aged eight and under.

The app is available now for Netflix subscribers in the United States.

According to Netflix, the app doesn't have any ads and won't offer any in-app purchases, making it completely kid-friendly. In addition, the app works without any mobile or WiFi connection too.

Users simply need to download the app and sign in to their Netflix account. From there, users will be able to instantly access a library of offline games featuring Peppa Pig, Sesame Street, Storybots, an assortment of games based on Dr. Seuss titles, and more.

Netflix just recently acquired the distribution rights to Sesame Street last year after its previous deal with HBO expired. Netflix released the first new episode of the series' 56th season in November.

Mashable's Chase DiBenedetto recently reported on the pivot to video games and gaming apps from entities that produce children's programming. While Netflix has introduced games for its adult user base for its main Netflix platform, Netflix Playground points to the company following the latest move to standalone platforms for kids' gaming.

The new Netflix Playground app is available now in the U.S. on both iOS and Android devices. It will launch globally on April 28.

As NASA's Artemis II crew made history today by traveling farther from Earth than any humans ever have, another unexpected passenger quietly drifted into frame: a jar of Nutella.

During NASA's livestream of the mission, the hazelnut spread could be seen floating around the Orion spacecraft cabin just minutes before Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, Mission Specialist Christina Koch, and Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen broke the distance record previously set by Apollo 13 in 1970.

SEE ALSO: Going viral from space: NASA's tech-savvy Artemis II crew

The moment immediately went viral online, with users joking that Nutella had now technically traveled farther from Earth than anyone else in history.

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Others joked that Ferrero, the company behind Nutella, had just received the most valuable product placement imaginable — a free ad from space. (You could also say the same about Apple's iPhone 17 Pro Max.)

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NASA, however, shut down any suggestion that the floating jar was part of a brand deal. In a statement to Futurism, agency press secretary Bethany Stevens said NASA "does not select crew meals or food in association with brand partnerships" and clarified that the Nutella appearance "was not a product placement."

The Artemis II crew has reportedly brought a surprisingly stacked menu into space, including barbecue beef brisket, cauliflower, macaroni and cheese, broccoli au gratin, tortillas, hot sauce, and coffee. The Nutella, naturally, seems destined for mid-flight snacking.

Yes, the mission is one of the most significant moments in modern space travel. But even astronauts breaking records on the way around the moon still want snacks.

Netflix has released a new app called Playgrounds, essentially serving as an app for kids to play games. While it’s always been possible for parents to set up kids' profiles and monitor their activity and access content on the main Netflix app, this new app throws a couple of useful features in the mix.

Tonight, when the Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman's daughters go to bed, they can look at the moon and know both their father and mother are out there.

Wiseman and the rest of the NASA mission's crew flew around the lunar far side on Monday, April 6, marking the climactic moment in their 10-day spaceflight: their closest approach to the moon. Commander Wiseman, along with pilot Victor Glover and mission specialists Jeremy Hansen and Christina Koch, spent their day in deep space observing the moon. 

A few hours before mission control's expected communication blackout with the Orion spacecraft, the crew announced they had seen two previously unnamed craters and would like to propose names for them. 

One was to honor Wiseman's late wife. 

"There's a feature in a really neat place on the moon," Hansen, whose voice trembled, told Houston. "It's a bright spot on the moon, and we'd like to call it Carroll."

SEE ALSO: The day Earth slipped behind the moon: the Artemis II crew's eclipse

Carroll Taylor Wiseman, who had two daughters with Wiseman, died of cancer in 2020. She was 46. Their children are Katie and Ellie. 

The fresh crater lies near the boundary between the moon's near side and far side — an area that, at certain times during the moon's orbit, can be seen from Earth. This feature is just northwest of Glushko crater.

Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman, right, wipes away tears as crew proposes the name 'Carroll' for a lunar crater to honor his late wife. Credit: NASA / Youtube screenshot

As Hansen spoke in the livestream, Wiseman could be seen in the spacecraft, dubbed Integrity, wiping his eyes and placing his hand on his crewmate's shoulder. Then, all four astronauts, who have trained together for the mission since 2023, floated toward each other for a group hug. Koch removed her glasses to wipe away tears. 

Before the emotional moment, Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jenni Gibbons, serving as the communicator in mission control, told Wiseman that he had family in the viewing gallery. That was a surprise. After questioning if Gibbons was kidding, he made a heart with his hands toward the video camera and pointed to a bracelet on his wrist. 

In a 2023 interview with Mashable, Wiseman said he'd grappled with the what-if scenarios if something were to go wrong on the mission.

"I've got two teenage daughters. I love them to death. They're the best thing in my life," he said. "Life is filled with risks, so why would anybody choose to not live? Go out there and explore. Go do great things."

Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman makes a heart with his hands for his daughters during a livestream of the crew's lunar approach. Credit: NASA / Youtube screenshot

When the spacecraft wraps around the far side on Monday, the astronauts will lose contact with mission control for about 40 to 50 minutes. That blackout is caused by the moon blocking radio signals between them. Glover said he hopes the world will pray along with them at that time. The spacecraft is expected to splash down in the Pacific Ocean on Friday, April 10.

To honor their spacecraft, the crew also proposed naming another crater Integrity. This second landmark is located on the far side, sandwiched between Mare Orientale and the Ohm crater. 

Gibbons, who trained with the crew as an alternate, called back: "Integrity and Carroll crater, loud and clear." 

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