CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s," as well as "The ...

CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s," as well as "The ...

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If you're anything like me, the day is not complete until I finish all of the free word games from the New York Times. Working on the daily Connections, Wordle, and Strands is a whole ritual for many ...

A new NYT Connections puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking ...

A sharp rise in students entering the University of California system without middle school-level math skills is raising alarms among educators. A new internal report from the University of California ...

For fans of The New York Times’ popular Connections puzzle, November 5, 2025, brings puzzle #878, offering a new set of sixteen words to sort. This well-liked word game asks players to find the hidden ...

NYT Connections is one of the most popular daily word games from The New York Times. The puzzle today is a treat for music fans, especially those who adore ‘80s pop hits. If Madonna or classic tunes ...

Have you been playing Strands, the super fun game from the New York Times, the makers of Connections and other brain-teasers like Wordle in which you have to do a search in a jumble of letters and ...

Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Friday, Sept. 5, 2025. By New York Times Games Good morning, dear connectors. Welcome to today’s Connections forum, where you can give and ...

A defining memory from my senior year of high school was a nine-hour math exam with just six questions. Six of the top scorers won slots on the U.S. team for the International Math Olympiad (IMO), the ...