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TL;DR: Through April 30, update your home office with this grade-A refurbished Lenovo ThinkCentre M900 Tiny Core desktop for $179.97.

If you're redoing your home office for spring, replacing a clunky desktop with a more compact model can free up some space. An easy way to elevate your office setup is with a small but powerful desktop like this Lenovo ThinkCentre M900 Tiny Core, now available at a remarkable 49% discount when you order through April 30.

This little refurbished powerhouse blends performance, compactness, and sustainability, making it an ideal choice for professionals, students, and gamers looking for a high-quality computer without the steep price tag. It also comes with a keyboard, mouse, AC adapter, and WiFi dongle.

While some may be hesitant to buy a refurbished desktop computer, it might help to know that this has a grade-A refurbished rating. That means it is in near-mint condition, with minimal cosmetic blemishes possible on the body.

The Lenovo ThinkCentre M900 offers a robust computing experience with its 2.2GHz Intel Core i5-6400T processor and 16GB RAM. The 256GB SSD storage also allows you to store apps, photos, and other files locally without relying on the cloud. It also comes with Windows 10 Pro, so you can get going nearly right out of the box.

Buying a refurbished device is a smart choice, both economically and environmentally. If you're looking to maximize your home work space and don't want to bust your budget, this could be an option worth considering. 

You can pick up this grade-A refurbished Lenovo ThinkCentre M900 Tiny Core desktop with mouse and keyboard for just $179.97 (reg. $349) until April 30 at 11:59 p.m. PT.

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TL;DR: Through May 1, order the Auraglow Complete LED teeth whitening kit for just $36.99 with guaranteed delivery for Mother's Day.

This Mother’s Day, gift something unique and thoughtful — the confidence that comes with having a radiant smile. The Auraglow Complete LED Teeth Whitening Kit, just $36.99 (reg. $48), offers a practical way to show your appreciation for the special women in your life.

Whether she’s your mother or wife, this non-traditional Mother's Day gift might be something she'd like to try but wouldn't splurge on for herself. The last day to order this to guarantee on-time delivery before Mother's Day is May 1, so don't wait too long.

Auraglow is said to help you whiten your teeth up to ten shades in as little as seven days, according to a clinical study. This kit uses a 35-percent carbamide peroxide dentist-grade teeth whitening gel, along with the acceleration gained from LED light, to deliver a fast change. The LED activates the gel to help remove stains and do it at a faster rate. It can even help get rid of those tougher-to-remove stains caused by coffee, wine, soda, and smoking.

It's made to be perfectly safe for those with dental work such as crowns, bridges, and caps. The people at Auraglow claim it shouldn't cause any sensitivity, pain, or irritations when used correctly. For best results, you'll need to use the treatment for thirty minutes per day. This kit includes twenty treatments. 

Made in the USA and including all your mom needs to whiten her teeth from the comfort of her own space, it's an affordable gift that you'll be glad you purchased everything you see her smile.

Don't miss the chance to get this dental-grade whitening kit while it's on sale for Mother's Day.

The Auraglow Complete LED Teeth Whitening Kit is just $36.99 (reg. $48), with guaranteed delivery before Mother's Day when you order by May 1 at 11:59 p.m. PT.

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This isn't a judgment, more of an observation: Challengers has come to leave you ragged. 

The first time I watched Luca Guadagnino's Challengers, I was so overwhelmed by its titillating sexual tension and exhilarating interpersonal drama that I struggled to find the words to describe it. The second time, I was very aware of the audience members around me who were audibly shocked and awed by the sweaty game this love-triangle drama plays. Some clucked, metaphorically clutching pearls, whenever child-star-turned-cinema-It-Girl Zendaya snarled a curse word or slid into a sexy scene. Behind me, an older man grumbled anytime things between leading men Mike Faist and Josh O'Connor got homoerotic. And this is a Luca Guadagnino movie, so that happened often. 

American audiences might mistake Challengers for a sexy American sports movie, like Bull Durham. After all, it's a U.S.-set tale of tennis, produced by MGM, and headlined by one of our nation's hottest actresses, as well as one of the heralded stars of Steven Spielberg's West Side Story. They might assume they know what they're getting into. But the Sicilian filmmaker behind Call Me by Your Name and Bones and All has used both peaches and cannibalism (separately) as visual metaphors for the carnal nature of lust. Naturally, his version of a sports movie is far more lurid, feeling distinctly European. 

Sensual longing radiates in every scene of Challengers, even though the love scenes are most shocking in how little sex they actually show. And yet, you will be scorched by the heat, as Guadagnino has put together one of the hottest love triangles cinema has ever seen... if not the very hottest. 

What is Challengers about? 

Written by Justin Kuritzkes (the husband of celebrated Past Lives writer/director Celine Song), Challengers explores the complicated relationship between three young tennis players. Art Donaldson (Mike Faist) and Patrick Zweig (Josh O'Connor) relish playing together, even though they are miles apart in personality. Where Art is clean-cut, hardworking, and earnest, Patrick is a bad boy whose serves are as wild as his impulsive pronouncements. As adults, they'll face off with the former looking like a polished god of the sport, clad in sparkling tennis whites bearing his own logo, and the latter looking like a down-and-out loser, with scruffy facial hair and an outfit that is so wrinkled and grungy you can practically smell the stale sweat. 

At the start of this story, they've been best friends since boarding school and are closer than brothers. Then they meet Tashi Duncan, an "18-year-old phenom" who plays tennis with a ferocity that stops them in their big-talking tracks. When both of them ask for her number, she warns she's "not a home-wrecker," immediately sensing the bond between them. Still, she promises her digits to whoever wins their next match. But Tashi is no trophy to be won. Kuritzkes paints her as a brilliant and brutal strategist on the court and off. By the time they're in their early thirties, she'll be married to one of these men, while the other is left on the sidelines. But that's far from the end of their story. Kuritzkes' script nimbly leaps back and forth between their teens and twenties and the present, never missing a beat to put them — and us — through the emotional wringer. And as these three flirt, fumble, fuck, and break each others' hearts, Challengers tantalizes with its ambush of raw emotions and gnarled repressions. 

Challengers is hot, horny, and smart.  Credit: Niko Tavernise / Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures

As teased in the trailer that set the internet ablaze, Tashi, Art, and Patrick share a chaotic chemistry that leads to a life-changing three-way kiss. Those hoping for a threesome throw down might initially be disappointed here, as there is no literal group sex — neither on screen nor implied offscreen. However, using tennis as a metaphor, every grunt, groan, and drip of sweat (all of which are generously dispersed) has a sexual implication.

In the first act, it's Tashi's intensity and confident athleticism on the court that not only make Patrick and Art stand to attention, but also clutch at each other in uncontrollable excitement. When she scores the winning point, she doesn't cheer; she yells deep and loud, "COME ON!" It's primal, and when asked about it later, she's unashamed. Tashi explains that to her, tennis — good tennis — "is a relationship" that's honest. "We understand each other," she says of her opponent, comparing the connection on the court to being in love. But when it comes to love off the court, none of these three can dare be so open. There's too much to lose. 

The metaphor plays out on the court and in dorm rooms, hotel rooms, and secret rendezvous, through a heated exchange of frenzied kisses and hands groping with firm passion. When the men offer confessions of love or attraction to her, Tashi hits back with whip-smart remarks. "You'd have a better shot with a handgun in your mouth," for example, is a cold line that earns a laugh from the audience, but there's heat underneath it all, building and burning. Over the course of a story that stretches over a decade, and a movie that bounces from a tennis showdown to the love triangle at its breaking point, the sexual tension between its leads is unrelentingly electrifying. 

Zendaya, Mike Faist, and Josh O'Connor set the screen on fire in Challengers.  Credit: Niko Tavernise / Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures

There's a powerful balance struck in this trio. Faist plays the romantic, his eyes — which yearned for Tony in West Side Story — are now hopefully locked in on Tashi's banging backhand. Shaking off the macho posturing of Riff, Faist is almost achingly vulnerable as the athlete who plays by the rules with his heart on his sleeve. But there's a cruelty in Art's lovestruck quest, and that is not lost in Faist's performance. A steeliness enters his gaze. A stiffness intrudes on his walk as he strives to cover his tracks or hide his heartbreak. 

In comparison, Zendaya's Tashi might seem stoic. But her eye is on the ball, as it were. As a girl, her physicality has a lightness, but no naïveté. When she enters the hotel room shared by Patrick and Art, she's no lost lamb among lions; she's on the prowl. Within tennis's world of whiteness, wealth, and its associated privileges, Tashi knows she — as a Black woman whose family isn't old money — plays by different rules than these white boys. Subtle nods in Kuritzkes' script scratch at racial and economic tension, like Tashi noting matter-of-factly that another contender is a "racist bitch" or curtly explaining her family couldn't afford to send her to a boarding school. What's unspoken is that her place here is more precarious than theirs. So, even when she's off the court, her mind is in the game. Zendaya expresses this pressure through sharp glares, icy delivery, and a tendency to swallow her bottom lip, as if she's sucking back the righteous rage she'd be judged for letting out. 

In the face of this fury, Patrick might come off as a clown by contrast. Devoted to not taking anything – especially himself — too seriously, he's a charming hedonist who gleefully rejects every boundary and social nicety. When visiting Art in college, Patrick bounds onto the court in jeans, whooping and chasing his friend like they're kids again. In the mess hall, he gobbles Art's churro (this is not a euphemism) with a mischievous smile. And towards Tashi, his ravenousness is just as rampant. O'Connor, who wowed critics in 2017 with his performance in the gay drama God's Own Country, is feral with charisma, bursting with bravado and allure, yet carrying a dizzying anxiety in every twitching smile. 

On a first watch, O'Connor is dynamic, and a terrific scene partner. The same can be said for all three leads. But on a second watch, he's the MVP. Though Patrick has a big mouth, he doesn't dare admit what he really feels in his core. Instead, O'Connor reveals the truth in fleeting moments of reckless vulnerability with a tell, a twitch in his smile. Then Guadagnino underscores these driving but unvoiced emotions through cinematography and an immersive soundscape. 

Luca Guadagnino's Challengers is one of 2024's best.  Credit: Niko Tavernise / Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures

Melding music with the moans of the court, Guadagnino brought on two-time Academy Award-winning composers Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross to deliver a score that envelopes audiences in adrenaline. While the Challengers soundtrack is peppered with hit dance songs from Donna Summer, Lily Allen, and Nelly, the score from Reznor and Ross is house music unleashed. While the screen fills with close-ups of the tennis players' faces, or long shots of them loping across the green in slow-motion, the music is a heady thrum of synth keyboards turning the court into a dance club. It's a musical soundscape that screams of exhilaration, pumping into our veins so our hearts might race along with the characters'. 

Likewise, the cinematography of Sayombhu Mukdeeprom (whose credits include Call Me by Your Name and Guadagnino's Suspiria) emphasizes intimacy on the court and the intensity of verbal volleys off it. Cowboy close-ups bring us inches away from the sweating brows of these lovers, inviting us to look into their eyes and intuit what feelings roar behind them. A heated exchange in a sauna is heightened by blocking that puts Art up high and Patrick down low, reflecting not only their status in the moment but also a provocative sense of sexual supplication, emphasized by dueling POV shots. A particularly harsh argument between lovers includes a whip-pan from one player to the other, as if we are watching the tennis ball zing back and forth. 

All of these meticulous details build something alive and miraculous. Challengers is not just a sexy love story or a suspenseful sports movie. Imbued with adrenaline in every frame, note, and beat, it is a breathtaking cinematic experience that thrusts you into the center of this love triangle, bounces you about like a ball that lives for the racket's smack, and leaves you breathless with a finale that is indulgent yet deeply satisfying. While it may be too much for some audiences to handle, there's no doubt Challengers is hands down one of the best and sexiest movies of the year. 

Challengers opens in theaters April 26. 

There's a madcap magic to late-night television, where the stars come out to shine before an applauding live audience, and the rules of decorum seem relaxed in a studio setting modeled after a crisp, clean living room. We know that every guest is there to promote themselves and their latest product, but between the practiced smiles and strategized banter, there's the heady possibility that something unsanitized and real — something shocking, even — might slip through as we click closer to the Witching Hour. This is the slippery, surreal space of television celebrated in Late Night with the Devil, a tidy and trembling horror movie where talk shows and terror collide. 

Writers/directors Cameron Cairnes and Colin Cairnes (aka the Cairnes Brothers) precisely position their film in the sweet spot of 1977. On television, Johnny Carson with his broad smile and sharp wit was the king of Late Night, a charming ambassador to all of Hollywood and its fame-chasing shenanigans. As Carson graciously extended his living room into our own, so too did the homespun horrors of '70s cinema. Frightful films like Carrie and The Exorcist terrorized theater-goers with twisted tales of innocent-looking young girls irrevocably bent toward evil and devastation right before our very eyes. 

SEE ALSO: 'Late Night with the Devil's disturbing ending, explained

With Late Night with the Devil, the Cairnes Brothers bring these worlds of fear and fun together into one lean, mean, and sickly satisfying thrill ride. 

What's Late Night with the Devil about?  Credit: IFC Films and Shudder.

Character actor David Dastmalchian (The Suicide Squad, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania) strides into the spotlight as talk show host Jack Delroy. A suave talent with the gift of gab, his show might have rivaled Carson's chokehold on late night, if not for a personal tragedy the previous year that broke Jack's heart and derailed the show's popularity. Desperate to revive his falling prospects, he plots a Halloween show that the world will never forget. 

Along with a psychic (who might be a scam artist) and a professional skeptic (who lives to cause trouble), Jack books a controversial interview with a mysterious young girl. Lilly (Ingrid Torelli) was once a part of a Satanic cult devoted to a dangerous demon. Once they went up in smoke, she was the only one to survive. Now, under the care of her guardian/therapist (Laura Gordon), Lilly has come on late night to share her story…and maybe introduce us to her special friend, Mr. Wriggles. 

Late Night with the Devil is a throwback in the best way.  David Dastmalchian plays a talk show host in "Late Night with the Devil." Credit: IFC Films and Shudder.

Planting their plotline as a precursor to the Satanic Panic of the '80s, the Cairnes Brothers swiftly establish a sense of foreboding for their hep audience members, who know all too well the wild rumors of devil worshippers, ghouls, ghosts, and pigs named Jodie that are to follow. The precursor to moral panic and paranoia is naivete punctured by piercing fear. And what better cozy bubble to puncture than the feel-good atmosphere of a celebrity talk show? 

A shrewd production design carefully reconstructs this era. Warm but muted hues of browns, yellows, and oranges swirl around the set. Sharp suits and denim overalls place the guests in a time of swinging style and seeming innocence, when a teen girl would do press dressed like a doll instead of a supermodel. 

SEE ALSO: The 'Late Night with the Devil' AI controversy, explained

Meanwhile, the cinematography harkens back to the age of video, complete with analog glitches that could be nothing...or could be a warning that something is going awry. All of these details carefully capture the era so thoroughly that if you don't recognize the actors, you might mistake Late Night with the Devil for a forgotten cult classic, the legit kind once found on coveted VHS tapes. 

Yet the most crucial ode to this era is the tone of the talk show. With a breezy bravado, Dastmalchian swaggers into the role of unflappable host. Whether flashing a false smile for the crowd or bantering with his bickering guests, he feels deeply embedded in this bouncy brand of entertainment and salesmanship. By grounding the first act in the familiar realities of the '70s chat show, the Cairnes Brothers and Dastmalchian creep under our skin to rise goosebumps as they raise hell. 

Late Night with the Devil delivers restrained but ruthless horror.  David Dastmalchian in Colin Cairnes and Cameron Cairnes' "Late Night with the Devil." Credit: IFC Films and Shudder.

Be warned: This movie won't get as splashy in its demonic spectacle as Carrie or The Exorcist, which boasted buckets of pig blood and vociferous vomit, respectively. But that's part of this movie's charm. Like Rosemary's Baby, it's an atmospheric brew that festers with emotional trauma. Fret not; there will be bursts of bile, blood, and some climactic carnage. However, those gory bits wouldn't be as hard-hitting were it not for the dramatic tension going on behind the scenes of Jack's plagued talk show. 

In a sense, Dastmalchian must shoulder two roles: the consummate professional and the personal trainwreck. Beneath his bespoke suit is a trembling heart that yearns for more than big ratings from this devilish publicity stunt. He yearns for proof that there is something more than this life, something beyond. And he'll risk anything, even his soul, in pursuit of this revelation. 

Dastmalchian has frequently played creepy men (see Prisoners) and quirky criminals (Pick an Ant-Man, any Ant-Man). His signature intensity stirs beneath the surface even as Jack plays nice for the studio camera. In his eyes flickers a chaotic fire of grief, hope, and ambition that cannot be squelched. And it is reflected in the unnerving stare of a little girl who claims to house a demonic spirit. They are a match made not in heaven but hell. And witnessing their face-off is nail-biting fun. 

Paying tribute to '70s horror, Late Night with the Devil is steeped in the era's aesthetic and its emerging moral anxiety, as well as the methodical pacing that draws us in, grabs on tight, and won't let go until that final ghoulish moment. Tune in and hang on. Dastmalchian and his demon are coming for you.

Late Night with the Devil is now streaming on Shudder.  

UPDATE: Apr. 25, 2024, 4:03 p.m. EDT "Late Night with the Devil" was reviewed out of its World Premiere at SXSW 2023. 

UPDATE: Apr. 26, 2024, 5:00 a.m. EDT This article has been updated with the latest DoorDash promo codes from across the web. Note that some of these codes are location-specific or exclusive to new users.

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We all love a good, home-cooked meal. But who has the time to make one every single night? Couldn't be us. That's why we always keep our delivery apps at the ready. Our app of choice at the moment? DoorDash. There's a constant bounty of promo codes, scoring you savings not just on takeout, but also on grocery delivery and select retail stores.

You can find our favorite DoorDash promo codes from across the web below, so take a look and then chow down while booting up your favorite streaming service or video game. Oh, and a lot of these codes will be exclusive to new users, so if you already have an account, you may want to consider creating a new one (you didn't hear that from us). Also, because some codes are location-specific, they may not work for everyone. Just test them out and see which ones stick for you!

SEE ALSO: The best deals on streaming services this week How do I use a DoorDash promo code?

Before we get into our picks for the week, let us quickly go over how to use a DoorDash promo code, because if you don't know how to do that, you won't benefit from any of the great deals we're about to show you. Thankfully, the process is really easy. (If you already know how to do this, feel free to keep scrolling to get straight to the latest DoorDash coupons.)

All you need to do is load up your shopping cart with whatever is on the menu for the night and head to the checkout screen. Once you get there, scroll down to the bottom where you'll find a section labeled "Summary."

The 'Summary' section lives at the bottom of the checkout screen. Credit: DoorDash

Tap on that section and you'll be brought to a separate screen titled "Promo codes, rewards & gift cards." Then, just input your promo code (and gift card, if you have one) and head back to the checkout screen. You should now see your discount applied automatically.

This is where you'll use your promo code and get those sweet benefits. Credit: DoorDash

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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.

SEE ALSO: NYT Connections today: See hints and answers for April 26 SEE ALSO: Wordle today: Here's the answer and hints for April 26

Here are the clues and answers to NYT's The Mini for Friday, April 26, 2024:

AcrossImperfection in a diamond

• The answer is flaw.

Bit of cheek makeup

• The answer is blush.

Tall and lean

• The answer is urges.

Compulsions

• The answer is lanky.

Something shared by wetlands and woodwinds

• The answer is reed.

DownRoadside emergency marker

The answer is flare.

Glute-strengthening exercise

• The answer is lunge.

The "A" of FAQ

• The answer is asked.

Fundamental reasons

• The answer is why's.

Zoom call effect for a distracting background

• The answer is blur.

Google offers a range of productivity products, across Drive, Gmail, and Photos, and with all of it, storage is a consideration. Every Google account hands users 15 gigabytes of free cloud storage across these products, but for many, this isn't enough.

Enter Google One, the company's subscription cloud storage service. Here's a guide to the service and how it works.

SEE ALSO: How to turn on 3D buildings in Google Maps navigation What is Google One?

Google One is a cloud storage service that offers different tiered membership plans for monthly fees. The service can be used for Google Drive, Gmail, and Google Photos.

There are other benefits to the service, including photo effects, discounts on Google products, and access to Google experts for various tech questions. Certain plans also now offer access to Google's AI tool.

How is it different to Drive?

While Google Drive offers free storage to users, Google One replaced Drive's storage plans back in 2018. Drive is now a place exclusively for files and documents. One is a subscription service.

How much does Google One cost?

Google One offers various membership plans.

• 100-GB Basic Plan: For $2 per month or $20 per year (£1.59 or £16 in the UK)

• 200-GB Standard Plan: For $3 per month or $30 per year (£2.49 or £25 in the UK)

• 2-TB Premium Plan: For $10 per month or $100 per year (£8 or £80 in the UK)

• 2-TB AI Premium Plan: For $20 per month (£19 in the UK)

For every plan, starting from the Basic tier, family-sharing is allowed for up to five people.

Tiers vary after that, with the 2TB Premium Plan, for example, offering Google Workspace benefits. The AI-Premium plan, meanwhile, offers all Premium benefits alongside AI-powered products: Gemini Advanced, and Gemini integration into Gmail and Docs.

There are other plan options with increased storage, but as Wired points out, it is unlikely that 2TB won't be enough.

• 5TB: $25 per month or $250 per year (£20 or £200 in the UK)

• 10TB: $50 per month (£40 in the UK).

• 20TB: $100 per month (£80 in the UK).

• 30TB: $150 per month (£120 in the UK)

How do you sign up Google One?

Head over to Google One and sign up using your Google login. From there, you can choose your preferred membership plan.

The eternal fight between light and dark may have just ended, and darkness won. At least on Android.

According to Android Authority, there's a hidden setting in an Android 14 beta that was released in January, allowing you to "make all apps dark."

Yes, this means users should be able to force all apps into dark mode, even those which don't natively support it, thus making the darkening of their Android phones complete. As a long-time dark mode connoisseur, I use it whenever possible, and I avert my eyes in pain from any app that blinds me with anything lighter than a very dark grey.

The setting, which resides in Settings -> System -> Developer option, is described as follows: "Applies to apps without their own dark theme. Some apps may have display issues, like inverted colors."

This is similar to an existing developer option that also applies a dark theme to all apps, but developers can opt out of that one. Likewise, there's an option to invert colors in the Accessibility settings, but that one often has odd results.

The new setting looks to be something intended for users, not developers, and it has better results, though according to Android Authority, which has a gallery of apps with forcefully applied dark mode, it's still not perfect.

SEE ALSO: Android 15: The tech used for Google Pay may be used to charge your devices

The feature isn't available in the latest Android 15 beta, but it's likely to show up in a future release, possibly during Google I/O 2024, scheduled for May 14.

Threads, which is growing in numbers, is expanding on its features too.

The app, flagged as a rival of X (Twitter) since it launched, has announced an elevated "hidden words" feature. Previously, the feature allowed people to filter out "unwanted content" from replies on Threads. But now, users can filter out words, phrases, and even emoji from their feeds.

These will then be automatically muted across Threads – from both "following" and "for you" feeds, in addition to search results, replies to posts, and profiles.

Post by @mosseri View on Threads

Head of Instagram Adam Mosseri announced the update on Threads, writing, "I hope these features give you more control over your experience on Threads and help keep it a place for positive conversation."

Mosseri also teased forthcoming updates to the app, which is currently being tested: controlling who can quote reply to posts on Threads, and the ability to mute notifications on posts.

These guardrails are important for any wide-reaching social networking app. Threads has already struggled with a hate-speech problem, including allegedly rampant transphobic, Islamophobic and anti-abortion posts on the app. The Meta-owned app has launched its own fact-checkers to combat issues like misinformation, and it seems like their latest updates are also an effort to give Threads users a more positive experience.

Threads has generally been playing around with how people view content on the platform, with a recently-launched trending topics feature, for instance. Still, chronological search results – a highly-request update – won't be coming to the app anytime soon.

Acerbic and bleakly funny, Joanna Arnow's feature debut is as intentionally awkward and opaque as its mouthful of a title: The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed. At once overstated in its dialogue and restrained in its visual style, it follows a thirty-something Brooklyn woman through a series of sexual encounters and situationships, as she tries to find what satisfies her — in bed, and in life.

The film's withholding nature makes for a perfect handshake with its glum protagonist — played by Arnow herself — whose disconnect from the world around her motivates amusing aesthetic turns. Tonally, it's a work that consistently simmers on a medium flame, underscored by a purposeful sense of millennial dissatisfaction.

SEE ALSO: 'Big Mood' review: A brilliant dramedy that captures friendship and mental health in all its messiness

It's also incredibly frank with its depictions of kink and sexuality. It presents physical intimacy as an act so casual — even unremarkable — that its sex scenes and plentiful, full-frontal nudity harbor not even an ounce of trepidation or shame. The result is a relaxing, remarkably self-assured film about uncertainty.

Credit: Magnolia Pictures What is The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed about?

The film opens with Ann (Arnow), a mostly quiet and assuming woman, lying naked in bed with Allen (Scott Cohen), an older man she's been involved with for a decade. Despite the longevity of their affair, she hasn't found the right sexual rhythm with him, or a rhythm of any sort. Their conversations are brief and blunt, and while their sexual escapades involve experimental powerplay and complicated instructions, nothing he does seems to work for her.

Ann has a vague idea of what she wants — to be dominated with passion — but specificity, and being brought to orgasm by a sexual partner, always seem to elude her. This lack of spark and excitement bleeds into her everyday interactions, whether with her coworkers at her mundane office job, or her overbearing Jewish family, with whom she doesn't really click. She doesn't talk as much as they do, nor does she seem to really listen (a flaw of which she subtly accuses Allen without recognizing it in herself).

Across the film's 87 minutes — divided into 5 chapters, whose names become a running gag — she begins seeing numerous different partners in an effort to find a new "master," each more neurotic than the last, until she finds a man with whom she's comfortable. Along the way, she becomes a willing participant in various humiliation rituals, sexual encounters the movie mirrors with her attempts to reconnect with her much more outgoing and well-adjusted older sister. In either case, something's missing, and until she finds what that is, The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed takes on a languid appearance, with filmmaking and comic timing that verge on the absurd.

Credit: Magnolia Pictures Joanna Arnow's filmmaking is precise and absurd

Nearly the entire movie is filmed at a distance, using carefully crafted long and medium shots that capture Ann's movement within space. The camera almost never moves, allowing life — in all its idiosyncratic hues — to play out uninterrupted.

Arnow, who also wrote and edited the film, proves herself a singular voice with the way she crafts each scene: purposefully and unconventionally. Whether a mechanical sex scene, or an equally humdrum conversation, she drops the audience in the middle of ongoing physical, verbal and emotional transitions, and cuts away as soon the central point of a scene — its emotional essence — has come to the fore.

This gives the film a feeling of weightlessness despite its gloomy tone, as though it were a stone casually skipping across a pond. Few debut features have been this downright easy to watch, welcoming viewers with open arms into Arnow's world of sexual self-discovery, in which she spends nearly every scene completely naked.

There isn't a wide range of emotional or aesthetic contrast from start to finish, though that's sort of the point. However, when Ann's rut becomes more intense and inescapable, the film too begins to feel like a ticking clock, going back and forth between sex scenes, work conversations, and uneventful family dinners faster and faster, as though they were fleeting obligations.

But when Ann finally meets Chris (Babak Tafti), a sweet man who doesn't quite share the same sexual interests, but is much more interested in her as a person, the film finally switches gears, albeit ever so slightly. It seems to gain its missing spark in the form of establishing shots of the bustling city, the occasional close-up, and dialogue that sounds at least partially (if not fully) engaged, rather than the monotone delivery that has defined each interaction thus far.

It's hardly the kind of movie where time stands still, or where its quiet absurdism gives way to some euphoric formal sweep. But there's a noticeable enough injection of energy, when Ann and Chris connect, that it introduces the possibility of some phantom happiness — not necessarily within immediate reach, but somewhere on the horizon.

A major reason this transition works, however, is the film's performances, which Arnow both leads and directs with clear-cut vision akin to Greek Weird Wave virtuosos like Christos Nikou and Yorgos Lanthimos.

Credit: Magnolia Pictures Joanna Arnow delivers a fine-tuned, vulnerable performance

As Ann, Arnow turns inward, playing each emotion close to her naked chest, and burying it under the kind of uncertainty that has festered so long that it's become an unremarkable equilibrium. Though she didn't originally write the role for herself, it's hard to imagine anyone else embodying it so completely, with a sense of complete physical comfort in front of the camera, and a commitment to the kind of laconic line delivery that runs the risk of feeling robotic.

The film's performances, across the board, often ride all the way up to that line, with awkward spoken dialogue that lack contractions or colloquialisms, but are imbued with sharp intention. The silent gaps between each line result in scenes feeling as though they've been sapped of all urgency and passion, leaving behind a depressed husk of a woman who drifts between work and home and family, in search of some missing part of herself.

When she finally seems to find this missing piece, Arnow's performance (along with Tafti's) is ever-so-subtly modulated in tone. Ann and Chris, unlike so many other characters in the film, feel engaged — with each other, and with their surroundings — and fill the silences not with animus, but with a subtle sense of comfort and contentment. It's a wry film about little victories, told through a brusque tale of sexual experimentation, and finding oneself incrementally through the fog of daily existence.

How to watch: The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed is in theatres from April 26.

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The 2024 IPL season is in full swing, and as we approach the fourth week of matches, who's next in line?

Cricket enthusiasts will be eagerly awaiting the next fixture as the Kolkata Knight Riders and Punjab Kings will soon take to the pitch. Fans can expect to see players such as Shreyas Iyer and Shikhar Dhawan in the lineup for the 42nd match of the season.

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When is Kolkata Knight Riders vs. Punjab Kings?

Kolkata Knight Riders vs. Punjab Kings starts at 3 p.m. BST on April 26. This fixture will be played at the Eden Gardens cricket stadium in Kolkata, India.

How to watch Kolkata Knight Riders vs. Punjab Kings for free

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We'll let you in on a little secret: MotoGP is where the really fun racing can be found. Sure, F1 gets most of the attention. But MotoGP is far less predictable and a whole lot more fun. If you're into watching extremely talented riders constantly swapping positions on very fast bikes, you should check out MotoGP.

If you're interested in watching the 2024 MotoGP Spanish Grand Prix, we've got all the information you need.

When is the 2024 MotoGP Spanish Grand Prix?

The MotoGP Spanish Grand Prix takes place at the Circuito de Jerez - Ángel Nieto. The 2024 MotoGP Spanish Grand Prix race starts at 8 a.m. ET / 1 p.m. BST on April 28.

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Every MotoGP 2024 race is available to live stream for free on ServusTV.

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The best VPNs for streaming are not free, but they do tend to offer free-trial periods or money-back guarantees. By leveraging these offers, you can watch MotoGP live streams without fully committing with your cash. This obviously isn't a long-term solution, but it does mean you can watch the 2024 MotoGP Spanish Grand Prix without actually spending anything.

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Real Madrid haven't been officially confirmed as La Liga champions just yet, but a few more wins should do the job. Next up for Carlo Ancelotti's side is a trip to San Sebastián to play Real Sociedad. It's not going to be an easy game, but any team with Bellingham, Vinicius Junior, Kroos, and so many more stars will always be favorites.

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When is Real Sociedad vs. Real Madrid?

Real Sociedad vs. Real Madrid kicks off at 3 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. BST on April 26. This fixture takes place at the Anoeta Stadium in San Sebastián, Spain.

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Shopping and sex toys. Those are two distinct avenues of pleasure that don't always go hand-in-hand. For starters, there's a massive embarrassment factor when shopping for sex toys. Which is why it's probably easier to buy your sex toys online, where it's much easier to stay anonymous. Thanks to Amazon then — a one-stop shop whether you're buying books, toys, clothes, or a mega-powered rabbit vibrator.

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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 April 26's Wordle solution revealed. But if you'd rather solve it yourself, keep reading for some clues, tips, and strategies to assist you.

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.

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

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 used to be available for anyone to enjoy whenever they felt like it. Unfortunately, it has since been taken down, with the website's creator stating it was done at the request of the New York Times.

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.

Here's a subtle hint for today's Wordle answer:

Self-obsessed.

Does today's Wordle answer have a double letter?

There are no letters that appear twice.

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

Today's Wordle starts with the letter V.

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 Wordle #1042 is...

VAPID.

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.

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

Connections is the latest New York Times word game 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 April 26's Connections solution. But if you'd rather solve it yourself, keep reading for some clues, tips, and strategies to assist you.

What is Connections?

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.

Here's a hint for today's Connections categories

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

• Yellow: Stuffy Downton Abbey vibes

• Green: Nautre's skin toner

• Blue: Heart to heart

• Purple: Words that are also numbers

Featured Video For You Connections: How to play and how to win Here are today's Connections categories

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

• Yellow: Refined Sensibility

• Green: Catch Some Rays

• Blue: Emotionally Sway

• Purple: Numbers with First Letters Replaced by "S"

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 Connections #320 is...

What is the answer to Connections today

• Refined Sensibility: ELEGANCE, GRACE, STYLE, TASTE

• Catch Some Rays: BAKE, BASK, SUN, TAN

• Emotionally Sway: AFFECT, IMPACT, MOVE, TOUCH

• Numbers with First Letters Replaced by "S": SEN, SIGHT, SINE, SOUR

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.

Is this not the Connections game you were looking for? Here are the hints and answers to yesterday's Connections.

People usually want to make sure their iPhones and other Apple devices are extremely easy to find should they ever get misplaced.

But the Find My iPhone feature isn't always for everyone, and you might want to turn it off.

Find My iPhone is Apple's way of helping you locate your lost or misplaced phone, even if the device is offline. (Huge!) By accessing the Find My feature in Settings, using the Find My app, or using Find My on iCloud.com, you can find your lost or misplaced devices and easily share locations with friends and family members.

There are clear benefits to utilizing the technologically advanced feature, but if you're concerned about privacy and location sharing, are getting rid of your phone, or want to disable the feature for whatever reason, you can easily turn it off. As Apple notes, just keep in mind that when Find My iPhone is disabled, you'll no longer be able to use it to locate, lock, or erase your device.

If you're set in your decision and want to temporarily (or permanently) disable Find My iPhone, here's how to do so.

1. Locate "Find My" in your phone's settings

Before you can turn off Find My iPhone, you'll need to locate Find My on your phone. You can do this by making your way to "Settings," clicking on your name and selecting the "Find My" option.

Click, click, click. Credit: mashable composite: screenshot / apple 2. Click "Find My iPhone" to turn off individual features

Once you've selected "Find My," you'll have the ability to disable "Find My iPhone" and "Find My Network" by switching their corresponding toggles from green to gray. Gray means you have turned off the Find My features.

If you're still curious, you can learn more about the Find My feature and related privacy perks by selecting the blue "About Find My & Privacy..." link located under "Find My iPhone."

If you've decided you do want to turn off Find My iPhone, once you tap the toggle you'll be asked to input your Apple ID password for safety reasons. Before you can turn off Find My network, you'll also be asked if you really want to lose the ability to find your device when it's not connected to WiFi or cellular. From there, you should have successfully turned off the Find My features selected.

How to find "Find My" Credit: mashable composite: screenshot / apple

This turn-off method should work on any device using iOS 13 or later. But if your device is on iOS 12 or earlier, you'll go to Settings, click your name, then select "iCloud." There, you'll be able to turn off Find My after entering your Apple ID password.

3. Turn off "Find My" by disabling iCloud

Another way to turn off the Find My feature is by turning off iCloud. You can do this by going to Settings, clicking your name, and selecting "iCloud." Then, switch the toggles for all iCloud features from on (green) to off (gray). This method turns off Find My features in one fell swoop by turning off all iCloud features.

Individually turn off iCloud settings. Credit: mashable composite: screenshot / apple 4. Permanently turn off "Find My" for a device

Let's say you got a new phone, traded in your old one, or gave it to a pal. Whatever the scenario may be, the point is, that you no longer need to keep tabs on that particular device. If that's the case, you'll want to turn off Find My and remove the phone from your Devices list. (When this happens, Activation Lock is also disabled.)

If you want to permanently turn off Find My for your phone, you can head to iCloud.com and remove it using your account. You can also search for the app by typing "Find My" into your phone's search bar. Select the app, click "Devices," tap the device you want to remove and click "Erase This Device." Then, say farewell to your old friend.

Time to open the Find My app Credit: mashable composite: screenshot / apple 5. Turning off "Find My" on an iPad, iPod Touch, Apple Watch, Mac, AirPods, or Beats product

If you're reading this article, you're likely searching for ways to turn off Find My on an iPhone, but have you considered disabling the feature on your other devices as well? Here's a rundown on how to disable Find My on your iPad, iPod Touch, Apple Watch, Mac, AirPods, or Beats product:

Disabling "Find My" on an iPad or iPod Touch

• If you're ever looking to turn off Find My on an iPad or iPod Touch, we've got great news: The instructions are the same as they are for the iPhone, so you're already a pro.

Disabling "Find My" on a Mac

• To turn off Find My on your Mac you'll need to navigate to the trusty Apple menu in the upper lefthand corner of your screen. If you have macOS 10.15 or later select System Preferences, click your Apple ID, select "iCloud," and unselect "Find My Mac." (If you have macOS 10.14 or earlier, you'll just click "iCloud," then deselect "Find My Mac.")

Apple has more info on turning off Find My on devices such as an Apple Watch, AirPods, and Beats products.

Related Video: 5 game-changing iPhone hacks for 2021

The grind never stops for rapper I.M, who is currently preparing for a summer tour across Europe, the U.S., and Asia by beating the hell out of his abs. "[When working out] I usually separate my body into chest, back, shoulder, arm, [and] legs," he says over a Zoom call from Seoul. "But I do abs every day."

As a member of the K-pop group Monsta X, I.M paired this physical brawn with lyrical machismo. But as a solo artist, I.M's music is more like his mind: introspective with a melancholic yearning. His new EP, "Off the Beat," is as ruminative as ever; lead single "Lure" loops through a one-sided conversation with a paramour about going public.

We asked I.M to get out of his head for a bit and tell us about what he likes listening to and watching online when he's not making music.

1. Ty Dolla $ign - "Zaddy" [Music Video]

I.M: "Zaddy" is one of my favorite songs of Ty's, and when I have to test my audio — my headphones, my big speakers — I test with this song because the bass is dope.

Mashable: You know what zaddy means, right?

I don't know what the song means. I just like the vibe. I don't know what zaddy means.

I think I have seen fans call you "zaddy."

Oh, it means "daddy," right?

Yeah, but like cooler and younger.

Is it OK to take it as a compliment?

Yeah, for sure.

OK, I'm zaddy! [laughs]

What other artists have you been listening to?

Chase Shakur and RAAHiiM. And of course, Bryson Tiller. He's my favorite. And Solomon. They make the same kind of music as I do — chill R&B, a bit of a sticky, sexy vibe.

How would you describe a sticky sound?

When you listen to a really original, classic [piece of] music, do you feel like it's sticky? It's kind of like the vibe of a song. Do you nod? When you listen to a rock song, you swing your head like this [moves head up and down]. But when you're listening to R&B, your vibe is more like [moves head slowly to a beat]. It's like the groove.

2. LET ME KNOW - "偽愛とハイボール (Love and Highball)"

I found this band on Instagram, I was scrolling, and I heard the song and was like, "Damn, they're good." It's a different vibe from what I've listened to before. The genre is city pop, I think. It felt quite fresh when I heard it.

How often do you discover new music like that?

I don't dedicate time to it because when you play a song [on Spotify] it plays more songs with a similar vibe. I need ideas, new things, and fresh air, and Spotify gives me those suggestions. I listen to their curated playlists a lot, too.

3. League of Legends gameplay videos from 롤박사 해도리

I play League whenever I have time after work. I started playing in quarantine, in 2021 or 2022. You play with a random team, and sometimes I play with my friends if they're online. If they're offline, I play by myself. I like playing games, but I'm not a gamer. A gamer is, like, addicted to games.

Gamers have a chair and lights and the whole setup.

Of course, I have a chair, but it's for my back.

It's a gaming chair, but you use it for your back?

It's an office chair. I use it for my health.

What other games do you play?

Nothing else, just League. You can assume a character's personality with your playing style, and every single tiny movement is really meaningful. [Laughs] Ah man, I sound like a gamer. I play as Kindred, a wolf trained in archery. That character gives life and death. And if you're really good at that character, it's easy to carry the game. You become important, the MVP, and can face five versus one. When you kill someone, you get a "stack" that gives you more power. As that stack grows, you get super strong. My lane is "jungle," so I needed to find a jungle character.

Your lane?

Yeah, my lane. There are five lanes inside the game: top middle, jungle, ADC, and support. After I took some time to understand the game, I chose jungle because it's complicated. You need lots of knowledge, and you have to come up with lots of strategies inside your head. I hate when I'm bad when I play the game, so I go back to the moments that I was bad and try to figure out what I could have done to fix it.

The game reflects my personality. If you're greedy in the game, it can be a mistake. It can cause lots of death and cause your team's death, too. So balancing my greed with [other elements of my] personality allows us to win the game. How you control your character inside the game is an extension of your personality outside the game.

4. Spaceman

This is a movie I recently watched about a guy who goes to space and is visited by an extraterrestrial creature in the shape of a spider.

When the spider came out, the visual of that was quite disgusting. But the things he said were so straightforward. There was a line, "Listen to the silence," that punched my heart. It's kind of a weird sentence, "Listen to the silence," because silence is not a noise. Silence happens when you don't realize it, and it's like, "Oh, it's quiet." That line was huge for me. To me, it means, "You need to slow down and be thankful."

5. 미국 근본의 맛 ("A taste of American roots") @dudely_08

I watch this kind of content to kill time. I don't like aggressive, intense videos. I like to watch things that don't mess with my vibe. Sometimes I have to watch my diet [for work] and can't eat a lot, so I try and satisfy [my appetite] with videos. I don't like traditional mukbangs where people sit and eat. This guy is different; he reviews the food, the view, and the presentation.

In general, I'm not really that greedy about eating food, it's just something I need to live. I enjoy eating, but the process of it all— choosing from a menu, for example — is stressful to me. So I'd be fine if someone were to choose something for me [to eat], but I'd hope it'd be delicious.

What else do you do to chill out?

Sometimes when I'm really exhausted, I listen to a song with no lyrics, just instrumentals. Because if there is something to think about, my brain tries to keep working. So [I listen to] jazz music and drink some whiskey. Every alcohol has a different kind of vibe. Whiskey can feel very lonely, and it's easy to get drunk on. But beer is quite light and easy to drink, so I drink that when playing League. It fits the game.

You said earlier that League is a balancing exercise for you between your needs and the needs of the team. Does that apply to your real life?

I'm not trying to fool myself about who I really am. I love everything I do on my own, and I love being with my Monsta X team. So balance isn't that important or that hard because I love every moment when I'm doing music. I try to do my best in every moment but it's important to face reality and acknowledge what you're capable of doing 100 percent. I'm not really a positive guy, but I do my best to not waste an opportunity and to face challenges when I can.