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TL;DR: Through April 2, you can grab a lifetime license to MS Office 2021 for Windows for only $55.99 with code ENJOY20, or the Mac version for $69.99.

Others can copy its dress, but no one can ever steal Microsoft Office's crown. While there are free (and freemium) alternatives, the entire Microsoft Office suite, which includes apps like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook, remains the gold standard for workplace efficiency and productivity.

If your access to the suite is limited to your work-issued computer, you can install it for cheap thanks to this sale on a lifetime license to Microsoft Office Professional 2021 for Windows or Mac. Instead of paying full price, you can get the Windows license for just $55.99 with coupon code ENJOY20 through April 2 or the Mac version for $69.99.

Either license nets you unlimited access to MS Office programs, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, and OneNote. The Windows version also includes Publisher, and Access. From document processing to number crunching to remote collaboration, it packs the software you need to power through a myriad of personal and work-related tasks.

Since you're afforded the lifetime license, you can use the programs anytime, anywhere, with complimentary customer service to boot in case any of them runs into a snag.

Upon purchase, you'll immediately receive the download links to install the suite on a single Windows PC or Mac computer for use at home or work. Software license keys are also provided right away, so you can start using the apps upon download.

A Microsoft 365 subscription normally requires you to cough up $69.99 per year. But with this lifetime license deal, the entire suite is yours for a one-time payment. 

Until April 2 at 11:59 p.m. PT, take advantage of this discount on a lifetime of MS Office:

• Lifetime license to Microsoft Office Professional 2021 for Windows, on sale for $55.99 with coupon ENJOY20

• Lifetime license to Microsoft Office Home and Business for Mac 2021, on sale for $69.99

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TL;DR: Through April 2, access this beginner-friendly Microsoft Excel training for only $16.97.

Microsoft Excel shouldn't just be a "skill" you flex on your résumé when you're trying to impress a potential employer. And while it does have tons of uses in the workplace, including sorting and managing raw data, it can also be incredibly useful in your daily life, like when you're figuring out your travel budget or visualizing your fitness progress.

But if you admittedly don't know squat about the prized spreadsheet app, consider the Microsoft Excel Beginner to Advanced course your trusty tutor. Through April 2, you can grab it on sale for under $20.

This course contains eight hours of expert-led training spearheaded by Warrick Klimaytys, a computer technician who has helped thousands of students go from Excel Zero to Excel Hero. Great for beginners, it aims to teach you the basics of the program and help you get to grips with wielding its many functionalities to your advantage.

You can expect to learn how to create workbooks and spreadsheets that even your boss will gawk at, master tables, charts, formulas, and macros, calculate with the IF function and perform conditional formatting, and so much more. By the end of it all, you'll have the know-how to build and prepare a workbook to impress.

The course is accessible anytime, anywhere, and using any device, though you'll need to have your own version of Excel. And while you can always learn at your own pace, it's designed in a way that gets you up to speed as fast as possible, so you can already work at a capable level within just a few lectures.

Learn how to use Excel to your advantage. This Microsoft Excel Beginner to Advanced course normally goes for $80, but until April 2 at 11:59 p.m., PT, you can grab it on sale for $16.97.

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TL;DR: Through April 7, travel smarter with this Bellboy 5-in-1 Portable Wireless Charging Station for $54.99 (reg. $69).

Going on vacation is a treat. Whether you're driving across the country to see the national parks or flying out to a Caribbean beach getaway, you will need to bring your devices to capture the sights, capture special moments, and stay connected. But the charging situation while away can be a bit stressful to manage when you're on the move or have packing anxiety. 

This Bellboy 5-in-1 Portable Wireless Charging Station is a possible solution. On sale for $54.99 (reg. $69) for a limited time, it can be used at home and brought with you on trips to stop the cord clutter and streamline your charging setup.

Charge five devices simultaneously with this hub. It has three wireless charging areas that would work well for the Apple trifecta: iPhone, Apple Watch, and AirPods. There is also a USB-C port and a USB-A port. 

This station is compact and foldable, so it can easily be packed up and brought with you. It also has over-current, over-discharge, over-voltage, and short-circuit protection to safeguard your expensive gear.

Eliminate cord chaos at home and while away when you have this trusty charger to juice up and organize your tech.

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TL;DR: Through April 7, this refurbished MacBook Air with 8GB RAM and 128GB SSD is on sale for just $369.99.

If you're in the market for a reliable laptop, you have options other than shelling out a small fortune on a new one. Depending on your requirements, you might not need the latest tech to be productive. This refurbished MacBook Air is on sale for just $369.99 for a limited time. It can save you some money and provide you with the performance you need.

This 2017 MacBook Air has a grade "B" refurbished rating. That means there might be some light scuffing or other cosmetic blemishes externally, but it has been tested and cleaned to work like new. That is also the reason you are able to get it at the steep savings of 69%.

Designed for on-the-go convenience, it's a great option for those who work remotely, follow a hybrid model, and travel or commute. It's equipped with an Intel Core i5 processor and 8GB of RAM, which offers smooth and responsive performance for everyday tasks. The 128GB SSD provides ample space to keep important files, photos, and apps stored locally.

With WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity, you'll be able to do all the things you need to stay connected and support your peripherals.

This reduced-price laptop could keep you going at work and home and save you some money.

Get this refurbished MacBook Air while it's on sale for just $369.99 (reg. $1,199) for a limited time.

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Stop me if this sounds familiar: It's a Friday night, you're in the mood for a movie, you've fired up Hulu...and now you've spent 40 minutes racked with indecision, just trying to decide which of the endless options in front of you feels right for right now.

Well, we can't tell you what your heart wants. But we can tell you what our hearts want — what movies we love the most, which ones we never get sick of, which ones we still think about, which ones we'd happily recommend to anyone asking. Like, you know, yourself. Here are the best films on Hulu.

1. Romeo + Juliet

Countless filmmakers have tried to modernize Shakespeare for the big screen, but for our money, few have managed to do it more memorably than Baz Luhrmann with Romeo + Juliet. His is an adaptation that goes way over the top on every single level, and then keeps going several more miles for good measure: Everything, from the flamboyantly colorful costumes (by Catherine Martin), to the unimpeachably cool soundtrack, to the tongue-twisting delivery of the Bard's best lines, seems to be taking a more-is-more approach. What grounds it is the believably raw passion between its star-crossed lovers, played by Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes at the respective heights of their teen-idol powers. Is it maybe a bit cheesy? Yes. Do we fall for it every single time? Also yes.

How to watch: Romeo + Juliet is streaming on Hulu.

Love a romance with a killer soundtrack? Julie Taymor's Beatles musical Across the Universe is also streaming on Hulu.

2. Fast Color Credit: Lionsgate

Julia Hart's Fast Color is set in a dystopian, drought-struck near future, and centers on a family with special powers: Ruth (Gugu Mbatha-Raw), her mother Bo (Lorraine Toussaint), and her young daughter Lila (Saniyya Sidney). But it's not your typical sci-fi superhero movie. It's less interested in explosive action or intricate mythology than in nuanced character work, charting the family's emotional journeys as they work to heal the bonds between them and learn to harness their gifts for good. The results are thoughtful, moving, and — in a sea of same-y blockbusters about great powers and great responsibility — refreshingly unique.

How to watch: Fast Color is streaming on Hulu.

Looking for more grounded, emotional sci-fi? Arrival is also streaming on Hulu.

3. Parasite

Bong Joon Ho's Parasite is a shapeshifter: Just when you think you've finally got a handle on the thing, it has a way of slipping through your fingers and transforming into something else entirely. It's a heist film, a black comedy, a thriller, a horror, a satire, a tragedy, and part of the fun is simply sitting back to see what new shades it might take on next.

Through all these turns, though, the one thing that's never in doubt is that we're in the hands of a master. Every frame, every line, and every twist of Parasite feels considered and deliberate, and yet it never feels clinical or contrived, because the twin engines driving the whole thing forward are empathy and rage — specifically, class rage, directed not so much at the 1% (though they do get a healthy skewering) as at the entire rotten system that makes a story like this plausible in the first place. Parasite is one of the most entertaining movies in recent memory, and one of the cleverest, and one of the most deeply affecting. Simply put, it's the best.*

How to watch: Parasite is streaming on Hulu.

Want more where that came from? The Host, also by Bong, is also streaming on Hulu.

4. Akira

Plenty of people have heard of Akira, or have at the very least seen enough of the sci-fi anime classic's iconic motorcycle to have an association with that title. But have you ever sit down and watched it? It's time to correct that if not. Akira isn't just one of the best anime stories ever told, it's also a shoe-in for virtually any "greatest sci-fi of all time" round-up that gets put together. The story, adapted from the manga created by Katsuhiro Otomo (who also directed), follows Shotaro Kaneda, leader of the Capsules biker gang, as he fights to save his telekinetic friend Tetsuo Shima from forces that want to exploit those abilities. The plot eventually spins outward into a much bigger cyberpunk-fueled story set against the backdrop of a dystopian "Neo-Tokyo" in 2019.* — Adam Rosenberg, Senior Entertainment Reporter

How to watch: Akira is streaming on Hulu.

Feeling extra dystopian? RoboCop is also streaming on Hulu.

5. If Beale Street Could Talk

So much of Barry Jenkins' If Beale Street Could Talk, based on the novel by James Baldwin, plays out in the way people look at each other: with love, with longing, with expectation or anger or pride. All those gazes make the film breathtaking in its intimacy, even as it connects a large cast of characters across years and even countries.

The plot is explicitly about racial injustice — it concerns a young Black man (Stephan James) sent to jail on a false accusation, as his fiancée (Kiki Layne) discovers she is pregnant — and the film does not shy away from the ugliness of their ordeal. But what's most striking about it is its insistence on joy. Beale Street is a film concerned not just with the hardships of life, but in the big and small blessings that make it worth living anyway.*

How to watch: If Beale Street Could Talk is streaming on Hulu.

6. Palm Springs Credit: Photo by Jessica Perez / Hulu

When Palm Springs arrived in 2020, most movie releases had been postponed because of the pandemic — yet here was a movie, a new movie, a festival darling, about people going quietly insane with monotony and losing grip on time itself.

Max Barbakow's film showcases a cheerfully nihilistic Andy Samberg, along with Cristin Milioti in her best work to date as his increasingly frenzied companion, in "one of those infinite time loop situations you might have heard of." Their chemistry makes Andy Siara's script soar, leaving ample room for J.K. Simmons' sinister interludes and just the right amount of time travel interrogation. It's a sharp, original comedy worth revisiting again, and again, and again.* — Proma Khosla, Entertainment Reporter

How to watch: Palm Springs is streaming on Hulu.

Stuck in a time loop of time loop rom-coms? 50 First Dates is also streaming on Hulu.

7. Jennifer's Body

Jennifer's Body may have received a chilly reception upon its release in 2009, but as it turns out, it wasn't so much a bad movie as one that was ahead of its time. Directed by Karyn Kusama and written by Diablo Cody, the feminist cult classic stars Megan Fox and Amanda Seyfried as teenage BFFs whose lives are ripped apart when the former becomes possessed by a demon and starts killing local boys. Alternately creepy and hilarious ("You're killing people!" / "No, I'm killing boys" will never not be funny), but shot through with an undercurrent of heartbreak, Jennifer's Body speaks volumes about sexual abuse, female friendships, and the hell that is a teenage girl.

How to watch: Jennifer's Body is streaming on Hulu.

8. Fargo

25 years after its release, Joel and Ethan Coen's Fargo remains so beloved, there's a whole TV series that keeps trying to recapture its magic. But there's still nothing like the original, with its mix of bleak humor, unexpected warmth, and "Minnesota nice." Frances McDormand leads Fargo as Marge Gunderson, a small-town police chief investigating a spectacularly bungled kidnapping perpetrated by a desperate used car salesman (William H. Macy) and two career criminals (Steve Buscemi and Peter Stormare). You'll groan at the grisly kills (one involves a wood chipper), laugh at the awkward details, and maybe come away realizing that Marge is right — there is more to life than a little money.

How to watch: Fargo is streaming on Hulu.

9. MLK / FBI

Directed by Sam Pollard and produced by Benjamin Hedin, MLK/FBI explores the damning relationship between its title subjects — the FBI’s consistent harassment of Martin Luther King Jr. at the height of his role as a civil rights activist. J. Edgar Hoover and the FBI spied on King, exposed his personal affairs, and planned to discredit him in the eyes of the American people and thereby destroy the civil rights movement from within.

The full story has yet to be told — more documents will be declassified in 2027 — but Pollard’s film sets your teeth on edge, exposing the insidious actions of institutions that are supposed to protect and uphold American values. The system is broken, and MLK/FBI reminds us that it has been that way for a long time.* — P.K.

How to watch: MLK / FBI is streaming on Hulu.

Fascinated by the late '60s? Summer of Soul (... Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) is also streaming on Hulu.

10. Poor Things Credit: Photo by Yorgos Lanthimos / Searchlight Pictures

If you complained that Barbie was too mainstream in its approach to feminist ideas, then let me introduce you to the bonkers Poor Things. This delightfully absurd comedy from Yorgos Lanthimos (The Favourite) charts a similar path to Barbie at the most basic level: A naive young woman (Emma Stone) makes her way in the world, despite the best efforts of the men who’d like her to remain innocent and pliable. But Lanthimos takes a different route from Greta Gerwig, by way of Stone’s inimitable Bella Baxter. She is a wonderfully wide-eyed weirdo who just wants to experience everything in the world, from Portuguese egg tarts to sex with a variety of people. 

SEE ALSO: Willem Dafoe and Mark Ruffalo reveal their intense physical transformations in 'Poor Things'

Stone deservedly won the Best Actress Oscar for playing Bella, but on nomination morning, I cheered loudest at Mark Ruffalo’s name in the supporting category. He has played a wide range of roles over his decades-spanning career, but watching him as the buffoon Duncan Wedderburn made me feel I was seeing him do something entirely new. Lanthimos breaks fresh ground too; the director has made a career out of strange, discomfiting films from The Lobster to The Killing of a Sacred Deer. While Poor Things feels of a pace with his previous movies in terms of its off-kilter view of the world (sometimes literally, with credit due to Robbie Ryan’s fish-eye cinematography), this comedy is his most emotionally satisfying work yet. — Kimber Myers, Contributing Writer

How to watch: Poor Things is now streaming on Hulu.

11. All of Us Strangers

It’s good that you’re watching Hulu in the privacy of your own home, because All of Us Strangers is liable to make you audibly sob. Andrew Haigh’s hopeful romantic drama casts a melancholic Andrew Scott as a screenwriter suffering from writer’s block. He tries to reignite his creative spark with a trip down memory lane (aka a literal visit to his childhood home), but there he encounters his parents (Claire Foy and Jamie Bell) who died decades ago. He begins visiting regularly and catching them up on his life, while at the same time, he meets and falls for a fellow haunted soul, his neighbor (Paul Mescal). 

All of Us Strangers may include fantastical elements, but every emotion here rings entirely true. This is a gorgeous, keenly felt film about grief and opening up to people after a tragedy, as much about life as it is about death. If one of its intertwining storylines doesn’t make you reach for the tissues, the other inevitably will. But let’s be honest: Both will probably leave you absolutely wrecked (in that good way). — K.M.

How to watch: All of Us Strangers is now streaming on Hulu.

12. Heat

Michael Mann’s crime thriller was famously the first film to put Al Pacino and Robert De Niro in a scene together, but their brief time shared on screen represents just minutes of its nearly three-hour runtime. What sustains Heat beyond that much-anticipated union is a deep bench of strong actors matched with well-crafted characters, a crackling script that remains a giant in its genre, and ace direction from Mann. 

In other hands, a story about a veteran police lieutenant (Pacino) trying to stop a career thief (De Niro) from pulling off the mythical one last heist would feel rote, like a movie we’ve seen dozens if not hundreds of times before. But Mann and his cast create a kind of alchemy, making Heat a modern classic, deserving of every bit of praise by film bros of a certain age — and anyone else who’s seen it. This thing moves, with as much speed and force as a getaway car driven by a pro. And with Mann at the wheel, that’s exactly what it is. — K.M.

How to watch: Heat is now streaming on Hulu.

13. Prey Credit: David Bukach / 20th Century Studios

If the well-outfitted 20th-century soldiers of Predator struggled to succeed against the superior technology of the titular creature, imagine the imbalanced match-up between those aliens and 18th-century humans, who aren’t bearing either automatic weapons or gym-bulked biceps. Prey does exactly that, reinvigorating the long-running series with its best entry since at least the original 1987 film. (Yeah, I said it.) Hundreds of years before an alien attacked military men played by Arnold Schwarzenegger, Carl Weathers, and Jesse Ventura, this prequel has their species’ ship arriving on the American Great Plains. A female Comanche would-be warrior (Amber Midthunder) is desperate to prove her mettle amongst the male hunters in her tribe, so she sets off alone to fight the monster that has been killing her people, initially unaware that it is so much more dangerous than an earthy predator. 

Directed by 10 Cloverfield Lane’s Dan Trachtenberg, Prey boasts brutal sequences that will satisfy horror fans, as well as impressive fight choreography to sate those who have shown up for the sci-fi action. Beyond the expected thrills, it’s surprisingly smart, providing a solid experience for franchise fans and newbies alike. Hulu also offers the option to watch the Comanche-language dub version of the film, the first of its kind. — K.M.

How to watch: Prey is now streaming on Hulu.

14. Anatomy of a Fall

This 2024 awards season darling nabbed five Oscar nominations and netted one win for director Justine Triet and her co-writer Arthur Harari for their screenplay, which centers on the aftermath of a mysterious death. In Anatomy of a Fall, Academy Award nominee Sandra Hüller stars as a successful writer on trial for killing her husband, but as a woman, she is being judged for so much more in both the judicial system and the court of public opinion. This French thriller is gripping, both in its depiction of the mysteries of a marriage and in its revelations to foreign viewers about how France’s courts function. 

Hüller is predictably great (see also The Zone of Interest and Toni Erdmann), but her two youngest co-stars, child actor Milo Machado-Graner and adorable Border Collie Messi, are equally deserving of notice. Anatomy of a Fall is smart, slippery cinema, likely to leave you with plenty of lingering questions — and its oft-used funky instrumental cover of 50 Cent’s "P.I.M.P." stuck in your head. — K.M.

How to watch: Anatomy of a Fall is now streaming on Hulu.

15. The Descent 

My pick for one of the most terrifying films ever, Neil Marshall’s utter nightmare of a horror movie follows a group of women as they’re stuck in an unexplored cave system in the Appalachian mountains. If that isn’t enough to make you squirm (you’re braver than I am), you’ll quickly learn that they aren’t alone amidst the ever-narrowing crevices and tunnels — and their company isn’t exactly excited to see them. 

There’s something to scare everyone in The Descent, whether you’re claustrophobic, rattled by monstrous underground creatures, or simply worried about being betrayed by your best friends when you need them most. There’s an all-timer of a jump scare that gets me with every subsequent viewing, but the movie isn’t only aiming to make you leap out of your seat. It earns its R rating with truly grisly gore and a bleak outlook on the world. Horror nerds note: Hulu features the American version of the film, whose ending is a bit milder than the original but will still make you sleep with the lights on and skip any future invites to go spelunking. — K.M.

How to watch: The Descent is now streaming on Hulu.

16. Pig

This entry in Nicolas Cage’s filmography is often mentioned in the same breath as Mandy as being one of the better films the Oscar winner has done in his get-a-paycheck era. However, the two films couldn’t be more different — well, other than that they both center on a laconic Cage character’s journey after losing the love of his life. Pig was marketed like a John Wick knock-off, with a plot about an isolated widower who reveals his fighting skills in his quest to rescue his beloved truffle-hunting pig after it was kidnapped (pignapped?). However, this is a more meditative film than that description implies. Pig does have thriller elements, but it often leans toward more of a humane, character-driven drama with Cage doing career-best work. Food lovers will also find much to chew on here with the film’s celebration of the marvels of good meals, prepared simply with the best ingredients and with care, just like Pig itself. — K.M.

How to watch: Pig is now streaming on Hulu.

17. Rye Lane Credit: Photo by Chris Harris / Searchlight Pictures

There are far sexier meet-cutes than the one that opens Rye Lane — a post-breakup crying jag in a less-than-pristine bathroom — but it makes for an auspicious beginning for the couple at the heart of this British rom-com. Dom (David Jonsson) and Yas (Vivian Oparah) are both recovering from recent heartbreak when they cross paths, resulting in equal parts awkwardness and attraction. Like Before Sunrise, Rye Lane finds these two strangers having adventures across a city in a single day, but this time, London serves as the backdrop for the burgeoning relationship.

SEE ALSO: ‘Rye Lane’ includes the ultimate scene of meeting up with an ex

At just 82 minutes, Rye Lane is short and sweet, a love letter to both new romance and the South London neighborhood. First-time director Raine Allen-Miller has burst out of the gate with this vibrant debut, which is rich with style and color, as well as irreverent humor, thanks to the genuinely funny script from Nathan Bryon and Tom Melia. Meanwhile, Jonsson and Oparah make for appealing leads and an even-better on-screen couple together. London may be famous for its gray skies, but this British rom-com is bright and sunny, full of promise for both these characters and the creative team who brought them to life. — K.M. 

How to watch: Rye Lane is now streaming on Hulu.

18. Petite Maman

After making the achingly romantic Portrait of a Lady on Fire, director Celine Sciamma found new ways to break our hearts with her 2021 follow-up about grief and family connection. Those heavy themes make Petite Maman sound like a downer, but this fantasy leaves you full of love, nostalgia, and wonder. If you can, it’s best to go in knowing as little as possible about its premise, though the title Petite Maman alone is a spoiler for anyone with more than a week’s streak in French on Duolingo. However, if you need to know the basics, here you go: While a young girl (Joséphine Sanz) is staying at her mother’s childhood home after her grandmother’s death, she encounters another kid her age. The pair become fast friends, bonding over their similarities and shared experiences. 

Brimming with imagination and tenderness, Petite Maman is a lovely little fairy tale from one of France’s most talented living filmmakers. Sciamma keeps things small and intimate, creating empathy both among the characters on screen for each other and in the audience for these girls and women. Petite Maman is a gentle, quiet film, but it leaves such a profound emotional impact. — K.M. 

How to watch: Petite Maman is now streaming on Hulu.

19. The Big Lebowski

This Coen Brothers comedy classic is one of the most eminently quotable and endlessly rewatchable movies of the '90s. The Big Lebowski casts Jeff Bridges as Jeffrey "The Dude" Lebowski, an unemployed, unmotivated LA loser mistaken for a millionaire who happens to share his name. Beginning with this mix-up, the enjoyably discursive plot features a stolen rug, a ransom for a kidnapped wife, run-ins with nihilists, and many, many frames of bowling. Joel and Ethan Coen use film noir tropes as their blueprint, turning the Dude into a slovenly Sam Spade who has been drawn into a mystery, but he just wants to drink his White Russians and relax, man. 

The Coens surround Bridges with a wildly talented cast, including John Goodman as the gruff Vietnam vet Walter Sobchak, Steve Buscemi as the out-of-his-element buddy Donny, and Julianne Moore as the aggressive artist Maude Lebowski. Yet Philip Seymour Hoffman might be my favorite as Brandt, the other Jeffrey Lebowski’s eager-to-please assistant. With this cast and these filmmakers at the helm, it’s impossible not to get giggly at the movie’s comic genius, whether you’ve enjoyed some of the Dude’s drug of choice or not. — K.M.

How to watch: The Big Lebowski is now streaming on Hulu.

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UPDATE: Mar. 29, 2024, 5:11 p.m. EDT This list has been updated to reflect the latest streaming offerings.

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Solar eclipse experts recommend picking up your eclipse glasses now — before it's too late.

These relatively cheap, specialized viewers — which allow you to safely view the sun — are essential for watching the much-anticipated celestial event on April 8, 2024 as the moon gradually blocks our star. Only during some three to four minutes of totality, when the moon has completely blocked the sun, can you watch the total solar eclipse event without these glasses.

But, crucially, you'll want to confirm that you're buying approved eclipse glasses from honest sellers. Fortunately, the American Astronomical Society (AAS), has vigilantly vetted products and sellers, so you can make an informed purchasing decision.

"Get them now — they will become scarce," Richard Fienberg, an astronomer and senior advisor at the American Astronomical Society, told Mashable.

"But don't just randomly order them online," Fienberg emphasized. "Check the AAS list."

SEE ALSO: When the solar eclipse hits, you'll see these radiant planets

During the last total solar eclipse to pass over the U.S. in 2017, online marketplaces like Amazon were inundated with eclipse glasses. It wasn't clear how some products had been tested. And it was hard to know where some glasses were made.

"Nobody knew if their stuff was safe or not," Fienberg recalled.

"Get them now — they will become scarce."

It's imperative that any solar eclipse glasses meet an international safety standard for viewing the sun, called "ISO 12312-2." Yet just because someone prints that it's compliant doesn't mean that it actually is.

"We used to say that you should look for evidence that they comply with the ISO 12312-2 international safety standard for filters for direct viewing of the Sun," the AAS explained online. "But in the weeks before the August 21, 2017, 'Great American' total solar eclipse, the marketplace was flooded by counterfeit eclipse glasses that were labeled as ISO-compliant when in fact they had not been properly tested and shown to be safe."

The good news is that many sellers and products are trustworthy. The AAS has compiled a Suppliers of Safe Solar Filters & Viewers reference to ensure you're buying legitimate eclipse glasses.

The path of the total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024. Credit: NASA Science Visualization Studio Where to buy eclipse glasses

The AAS's list of vetted sellers is a reference that provides two important levels of scrutiny: ensuring the products meet the ISO safety standard (the test results are confirmed) and that the sellers aren't being deceitful. For example, an online seller might claim a product is made in the U.S. when it's not. Or, a seller might claim their product is "NASA Approved" — but NASA doesn't promote or approve commercial products.

"We're not going to link to anybody who is making false claims," Fienberg emphasized. "Not only are we convinced the products are safe, we feel comfortable linking to these companies because they're following good business practices."

Fienberg, who so far has witnessed 14 stunning total solar eclipses (soon-to-be 15), does a lot of this vetting himself. He ensures that a seller is indeed selling products they received from an approved manufacturer. "I don't take any one company's word for it," he explained. "I also contact the manufacturer."

A composite image showing the progression of the total solar eclipse from partial to totality, and again to partial. Credit: NASA / Aubrey Gemignani

The AAS list largely recommends North American companies. That's because the 2024 total solar eclipse is crossing a wide swath of North America (Mexico, the U.S. and Canada), and the astronomy group doesn't want the list to grow too long and overwhelming. Providing — and also vetting — 100 choices is not going to provide much benefit to someone who simply wants to see who some legitimate sellers are.

For example, this past week, I used the AAS eclipse glasses supplier list to vet a seller on Amazon. I located the name in 10 seconds, double-checked my purchase, and came away with 10 vetted eclipse glasses to share with my space-intrigued family and friends.

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As April 8 approaches, demand for eclipse glasses will spike as supply dwindles. Some 31 million people alone live in the path of totality (shown in the map above), and many more will travel to see the event. It's passing through some major U.S. cities.

"The suppliers are going to run out," Fienberg said. "The supply isn't infinite."

"The supply isn't infinite."

So it's wise to pick up some eclipse glasses while you can. But if you're too late, the good news is that you can share. After all, the glasses are for seeing the partial portion of the eclipse, when the moon is either gradually moving in front of the sun or away from the sun. Each period takes over an hour. The glasses can be used to look up every few minutes and watch the celestial progress from our perch on Earth.

"Not every single person has to have eclipse glasses," Fienberg said.

But you certainly don't want to be in a group that doesn't have any.

If you're interested in the latest eclipse glasses deals from vetted sellers, Mashable has compiled a list of these products here.

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TL;DR: Microsoft Visio Professional 2021 for Windows is on sale for £19.78, saving you 90% on list price.

Does your job require complex data sharing? Do org charts and flowcharts take up a big part of your or your team's workweek? If so, you may want to look into this software from the big brains at MS Visio Professional 2021.

This software offers more straightforward ways to present your data. It gives you access to diagramming tools that make it possible to unlock a new realm of productivity and precise communication. And it's on sale for just £19.78 for a limited time.

If you need flowcharts, you can pick from a huge selection of shapes, stencils, and templates for a more customisable diagram. Work with your team to create a floor plan with a better flow or a new floor plan altogether if you're moving to a new space.

Visio allows you to automatically generate org charts from other software, such as Excel or Microsoft Entra ID. And if you have a touch-enabled device, you can use your finger or pen to create or make notations on diagrams.

There are a variety of templates, including SWOT analysis and fishbone diagrams, that can help you visualise problems and map solutions. For network design, you can streamline design and processes and create an easy-to-understand illustration of how everything works together.

Available to new Visio users, you get lifetime access on one device. You'll also have access to more templates that aren't available on the Visio web version.

If you want to elevate your visual communication, this sale is a great way to get there at a reasonable price. Get lifetime access to Microsoft Visio Professional 2021 for just £19.78 for a limited time.

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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 1'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:

The leaf of a palm tree.

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 F.

SEE ALSO: Wordle-obsessed? These are the best word games to play IRL. What's the answer to Wordle today?

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 #1017 is...

FROND.

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 1'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: Mm...Food

• Green: Things that rhyme with "in"

• Blue: Spooky scary

• Purple: Homophones

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: Food Slang for Money

• Green: Words That Rhyme

• Blue: Horror Movies

• Purple: Letter Homophones

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 #295 is...

What is the answer to Connections today

• Food Slang for Money: BREAD, BACON, LETTUCE, CHEESE

• Words That Rhyme: PLANE, RAIN, TRAIN, BRAIN

• Horror Movies: ALIEN, SCREAM, DRACULA, SAW

• Letter Homophones: EWE (SHEEP), BEE, EYE, TEA

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.

Whether you write code professionally or just as a hobby, static code analysis is an important tool for any developer to find bugs, security vulnerabilities, and opportunities to improve the quality of your code. The most popular tool is called Sonarqube which offers a free open-source community edition that can be installed locally and supports most of the popular languages. While it does not have...

If I had to rank leaks, I'd say a leaky faucet is the second worst leak, bested only by the most devastating of all fissures: the data leak. And, boy, do we have a data leak on our hands.

A huge cache of AT&T customers' data, including Social Security numbers and encrypted passcodes that could be used to access customer accounts, was dumped online in March, forcing the telco giant to reset millions of customer account passcodes, TechCrunch learned in an exclusive. After a security researcher analyzed the leaked data and told the news outlet that the passcodes were "easy to decipher," TechCrunch told AT&T.

AT&T told TechCrunch that there isn't any evidence just yet that anyone used this data leak to access customer's information and accounts.

SEE ALSO: 26 billion records have been leaked in 'Mother of all Breaches,' but don't freak out

In response, AT&T told the outlet: “AT&T has launched a robust investigation supported by internal and external cybersecurity experts. Based on our preliminary analysis, the data set appears to be from 2019 or earlier, impacting approximately 7.6 million current AT&T account holders and approximately 65.4 million former account holders.”

Cybersecurity researcher Troy Hunt told the Associated Press that while this particular data leak popped up on a hacking forum just two weeks ago, it looks a whole lot like a 2021 data breach that AT&T never acknowledged. Hunt said that if AT&T assesses the leak and "made the wrong call on it, and we’ve had a course of years pass without them being able to notify impacted customers,” then the company could be on the hook for class action lawsuits.

In a statement on AT&T's website, the telco company encourages customers to take safety into their own hands by "monitoring account activity and credit reports" and setting up "free fraud alerts from nationwide credit bureaus — Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion."

Elon Musk has a lot of money. He also owns a couple of companies that have a lot of money. One of those companies, X, is using some of its money to fund yet another lawsuit.

The lawsuit was filed by Chloe Happe against her former employer Block — yes, the Block that was founded by Jack Dorsey, the person who founded X back when it was Twitter. The tech world is just one interconnected web not unlike The Chart in The L Word.

In the complaint, Happe accused Block of firing her for making two posts on X in her personal time: One in which she purported to be a citizen of Kurdistan and referenced refugees fleeing Gaza in the aftermath of the October 7 Hamas attacks, and another in which she used ableist language and slurs against trans people in reference to gender neutral restrooms. Both were made from pseudonymous accounts.

The lawsuit alleges that she was unlawfully terminated in violation of Block's own employee speech policy and "several constitutionally protected freedoms, including the freedom of thought, the freedom of belief, the freedom of speech, and the freedom of expressive association" because neither post mentioned Block, she posted both of them during her personal time, and she "voluntarily deleted" both posts within days of posting them.

According to the lawsuit, human resources at Block said it received reports about Happe's posts. When Block obtained the deleted posts and showed them to Happe, she denied making them and "claimed an abusive ex-boyfriend must have impersonated her online." A few days later, Block fired Happe. She is claiming that Block terminated her without severance solely because she "expressed her political views, opinions, or beliefs in the form of satire" that Block disagreed with.

SEE ALSO: Musk's X to pay legal fees to support doctor who sued to silence her critics (and lost) Tweet may have been deleted

"X is funding a lawsuit filed today by Chloe Happe against her former employer, Block," X's account posted on X. "Block fired Chloe because of the political opinions she expressed on X. Chloe had two pseudonymous accounts on X, @bronzeageshawty and the now-deprecated @samsarashawty. She did not reference Block or her own identity on either account before Block fired her. But because some of the opinions she expressed in her X accounts did not conform to the prevailing political orthodoxy, Block fired her, in violation of the law.  X is supporting her suit to vindicate her rights."

Happe wants her job back and to be compensated for loss of pay. Block has not released a public statement about the lawsuit and did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Mashable.

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 March 31 SEE ALSO: Wordle today: Here's the answer and hints for March 31

Here are the clues and answers to NYT's The Mini for Sunday, March 31, 2024:

AcrossWhat electric vehicles do without

• The answer is Gas.

With 5- and 6-Across, storybook beginning

• The answer is Once.

See 4-Across

• The answer is Upon A.

See 4-Across

• The answer is Time.

Alphabet ender

• The answer is Zee.

DownGarden Statue

The answer is Gnome.

Unwanted breakout

• The answer is Acne.

Word before lion or monster

• The answer is Sea.

___ Taylor, early role for Ron Howard

• The answer is Opie.

Snack food brand

• The answer is Utz.

TikTok users are in the mood to manifest. But do they know what they're manifesting?

The concept of willing the universe to grant everything you want, sometimes referred to as "Lucky Girl Syndrome," came alongside a surge in popularity of platform-wide mantras and affirmations in 2023. 

Manifestation mania followed another very 2020s TikTok trend: "shifting," or basically lucid dreaming for views. A community of "shifters" alleged they spent hours in "alternate universes" living out completely different lives, often with fictional characters. Some made guided meditations, or used others', to help shift into their dream selves.

Throw in the increasing popularity of yoga influencers, mental health and wellbeing professionals, and gentle parenting accounts on the rise in the wake of a traumatic pandemic. All these coping tools boil down to one simple, ongoing TikTok trend: mindfulness.  

SEE ALSO: TikTok and Instagram 'diet' tips to avoid

Definitions of mindfulness are often as varied as TikTok's interpretations of the practice. We've previously described it as "awareness gained by pausing to register one's emotions," or "the ability to observe thoughts and feelings non-judgmentally, and with compassion and curiosity."

Academics such as Jon Kabat-Zinn define mindfulness as "paying attention in a particular way: on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgmentally." According to professor of psychology J. David Creswell, it's "present attention to your present situation." Meditation teacher Jeff Warren, a proponent of accessible meditation practices, points to the concept of equanimity, or "allowing self and world to be exactly what they are in a given moment."

All of that may seem like the opposite of an instant-gratification platform like TikTok. But increasingly, the platform is a tool for popularizing mindfulness in one form or another. 

TikTok hits the Reset button

Nestled next to "Get Ready With Me" makeup and fashion TikToks, there's a growing trend of "Daily Reset" videos, also known as "quiet life vlogs."

These TikToks are a kind of routine video that documents a user's mundane daily tasks. Essentially a form of present attention, these videos invite viewers into a creator's moments of stillness and ritual. 

Many of the videos are tagged #QuietLife, alluding to a lifestyle that embraces calmness and simplicity. Related: the "Silent Walk" trend, a version of TikTok's "Hot Girl Walk" — one that asks participants to walk without any kind of agenda, in complete silence.

True, some TikToks present unrealistic forms of self-optimization, or promote overconsumption. Parenting videos offer unapproachable standards. You could see the #QuietLife videos as a humblebrag — or they may help you feel gratitude for your life. 

'Stop scrolling' videos encourage pauses  

It isn't just TikTok itself trying to curb mindless scrolling on its app, via pop-up videos warning users to take a screen break. Creators in the health and wellness sphere are choosing to combat the infinite scroll with their own content. 

Your endless FYP perusal might be interrupted by a pilates instructor asking you to stop and do some simple stretches, nudging you away from the phone. Other creators may ask you to simply pause and look up. You may come across breathwork teachers (or businesses) teaching you how to do simple breathing exercises, or disability advocates teaching neurodivergent communities how to attune their environments to their mental needs.

In short, users are trying to shift TikTok's isolating experience into a communal acknowledgement that we all need to take a moment. You can acknowledge the entirety of your awareness, not just the bit that's focused on your phone. 

TikTok embraces its inner child 

In the wake of Greta Gerwig's 2023 mega-hit Barbie and its message of finding yourself and honoring your past, TikTok users are obsessed with speaking directly to their inner child. To the soundtrack of Billie Eilish's "What Was I Made For", users are exploring the emotions of aging, mourning the experiences and lives they could have had, and channeling their childhood imaginations to see the world afresh. 

Other nostalgic trends involve returning to favorite childhood pastimes or niche obsessions. Parenting circles are exploring what it really means to "gentle parent." Followers are encouraged to become more attuned to their own past in order to break the cycles of trauma with their own children.

These trends embrace the mindfulness principle of "beginner's mind," or the practice of seeing the world with fresh eyes. While not quite up to the level of a guided inner child healing meditation or other research-based practices, TikTok's inner child trend centers the feeling of wonder and innocence, as both a comfort and a place of learning. 

Journaling goes viral

Even before the rise of TikTok shop, the platform was awash in products such as the viral Shadow Work Journal, based on the concept of hidden trauma proposed by psychoanalyst Carl Jung. The journal blew up via sponsored posts and product-oriented wellness spaces, despite some mental health professionals seeing it as a dubious product. Still, users embraced the notion of at-home journaling as a way to process emotions. 

Last year, The Sadness Book: A Journal to Let Go from Modern Frame of Mind rose to popularity. There are several similar guided journaling books, offering prompts and affirmations. 

Journaling content, broadly, is popular across the app, from aesthetic-driven journaling accounts to users who share readings from their journals. Many of these are effectively practicing mindfulness journaling, or the act of writing down your thoughts, emotions, and experiences in a non-judgmental way.

Livestream the silence

ASMR, the whisper-based content intended to create comforting tingles in the minds of viewers, has also found a home on TikTok. Some ASMR videos include "trigger tests": Different types of sounds and visuals designed to stimulate different types of ASMR responses.

But there's also a trend of deliberately non-stimulating live streams, in which creators make very subtle sounds, or do simple activities, while thousands of people watch. Some live streamers literally sit in silence, usually with a sign posted in frame or a caption that ask those who join to sit with them... and sometimes tip them.

One mindfulness trend is "Wood Soup," or a bowl of water filled to the brim with wooden beads and trinkets. The "soup" is then softly stirred by a faceless hand. Livestreams of wood soup are sometimes paired with meditative chants, rain noises, or gentle music.

Better sleep through meditation

Whether it's Calm app collaborations with influencers reciting meditations, or its abundance of life hacks and How-Tos, TikTok users often seem obsessed with calming themselves down and getting to sleep. 

Viral trends include sounds designed to stimulate different parts of your brain, also called bilateral music stimulation, which is used in various therapies like EDMR and a practice known as "brainspotting."

Breathing exercises packaged as sleep or relaxation hacks are also popular, alongside sensory and grounding techniques that those who already meditate may recognize. Meanwhile, guided sleep meditations are a large subset of the ASMR videos mentioned above.

Of course, we shouldn't ignore TikTok's long standing reluctance to admit the platform is missing the mark in the mental wellness space. The parent company can do more to protect users and prevent misinformation and disinformation, including when it comes from mental health "practitioners." The infinite scroll, the lack of moderation, the accusations of child endangerment: Suspicion over TikTok's ability to aid users' wellness journeys is warranted.  

Nevertheless, users are taking their mental wellbeing into their own hands. They're making genuine attempts at building human connection, and helping us find coping mechanisms in such a digital space.

Silly memes and absurdist audio may dominate, but if you look in the more earnest corners of TikTok, you'll find creators dipping their toes into mindfulness techniques that may actually help. 

TL;DR: Through April 2, get cooking with a Wolfgang Puck Outdoor Wood Pellet Pizza Oven & Grill for just $129.99.

The warmer weather brings with it new opportunities to enjoy food grilled on a real outdoor BBQ. If you'd like to enhance your outdoor living for years to come, a pizza oven could really elevate things. This Wolfgang Puck Outdoor Wood Pellet Pizza Oven and Grill is just $129.99 (reg. $279).

This quick-heating pizza oven allows you to create delicious pizza menus for your gatherings. It has a stainless steel construction and runs on wood pellets, which are not included. It can cook pizzas up to twelve inches in as little as ninety seconds. It can even heat up a frozen pizza in as little as four minutes.

It was designed to distribute heat evenly, which translates to a terrifically cooked pizza. On one side, it's a glazed grill surface. To cook your pie, just flip it to the pizza stone side. Whether you're craving wood-fired pizza, smoky barbecued meats, perfectly grilled steaks, or delicious vegetables, this versatile appliance allows you to cook a wide variety of dishes with precision and ease.

This portable oven comes with recipes like breakfast pizza, Wolf's BBQ Chicken Pizza, and more.

Whether you're hosting backyard gatherings or intimate dinner parties, this versatile appliance is sure to impress.

Elevate your outdoor culinary experience with this Wolfgang Puck Outdoor Wood Pellet Pizza Oven and Grill for just $129.99 (reg. $279).

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TL;DR: Through April 2, charge on the go with this USB-C Docking Station for Tesla Model 3 2021–2023 for just $31.99 (reg. $39).

If you drive a Tesla and are looking to enhance its functionality in powering your devices, you have a great option in this USB-C Docking Station — an innovative accessory designed to streamline your driving experience. It's on sale for just $31.99 (reg. $39) for a limited time.

The docking station was designed for Tesla Model 3 cars from 2021 to 2023. The sleek design fits in perfectly, so it doesn't interfere with the central control storage box, and it has a built-in storage management system, so the look and feel of the Tesla are maintained.

This USB hub was designed to match Tesla's clean aesthetic. It features four ports, including two fast-charge cables, a USB-A port, and a USB-C port. It's compatible with phones, tablets, gaming units, and more so you can make sure your battery stays charged while you're on the road.

Whether you're looking to expand connectivity options, enhance entertainment capabilities, or simply make your driving experience more convenient, this docking station could be the answer.

If you drive a compatible Tesla model, this is a good way to charge four devices simultaneously while maintaining the integrity of the brand's look and feel. 

For a limited time, get a USB-C Docking Station for your Tesla for just $31.99 (reg. $39).

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TL;DR: Through April 2, get a lifetime license to Microsoft Office with Windows 11 Pro on sale for just $49.97 (reg. $408).

When it comes to productivity and performance, having the right tools can make all the difference. If your computer isn't running as quickly as you'd like and could use a techie makeover, this bundle could fit the bill. It gets you a lifetime license to Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2019 for Windows and Windows 11 Pro for just $49.97 when you order by April 2.

The two parts are designed to work together seamlessly. While Office 2019 is not the the latest of Microsoft's Office offerings, it still has the productivity apps we've all come to rely on, such as Word for document creation, Excel to process data, PowerPoint to create interesting slideshows. It also has Outlook email, OneNote, Access, and Publisher.

While the 2019 version of Office doesn't come with Teams, Windows 11 Pro does, so you won't miss out on that communication app. The included Windows 11 Pro operating system is the latest and has a lot of features that could benefit nearly anyone.

Windows 11 Pro includes the most recent AI updates that allow you to work and play more efficiently. This includes the new AI assistant, Copilot, which can launch playlists, summarize documents, and much more. 

The OS also features updated security enhancements, a more user-friendly interface, and remote desktop access. 

This is a good opportunity to upgrade your system and software at a reasonable price.

This Microsoft Office Pro 2019 and Windows 11 Pro bundle is on sale for just $49.97 (reg. $408) until April 2 at 11:59 p.m. PT.

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TL;DR: Through April 2, learn AI and automation skills with this online learning bundle for just $49.97.

It's no secret that artificial intelligence and automation have taken the world by storm. These tools are being used across industries worldwide to help streamline processes, generate content, and generally support businesses large and small in various ways. 

Because of this, jobs in AI and automation development are booming. According to the Hostinger website, "The global AI market size is expected to grow 37% every year from 2023 to 2030."  And the world is going to need developers.

This bundle can help budding or current developers get involved in AI and automation. It has thirteen courses covering 46 hours of material. 

A good place to begin could be the course called Introduction to the Latest Artificial Intelligence Tools. This 20-lesson course covers how AI is changing everything, discussing over 1,000 of the latest ones out there. It also covers solving problems and supportive decision-making using the tools.

Of course, there are courses covering ChatGPT. You'll get lessons on using this tool to create blog posts, write technical material, and use it for LinkedIn and other platforms.

Other courses go on to explore Python automation, C++, Java, Google Assistant automation, and more. And with lifetime access to the course materials, you can learn at your own pace, on your own schedule, from anywhere in the world. Whether you prefer to study in the comfort of your home or during your lunch break, this bundle makes it easy to fit learning into your busy lifestyle.

These thirteen courses could benefit anyone interested in AI and automation development, especially while the bundle is on sale.

Until April 2 at 11:59 p.m. PT, you can get this Artificial Intelligence and Automation Developer bundle on sale for just $49.97.

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TL;DR: Through April 2, instantly expand your memory with this 4-in-1 Smart Flash Drive for just $20.99 (reg. $29).

It seems that the more devices we have, the more challenging it is to manage our files across them. However, necessity being the mother of invention, there are ways to mitigate these challenges without having to carry around a whole bunch of drives and adapters. This 4-in-1 Smart Flash Drive is an innovative solution designed to simplify your digital life. For a limited time, it's on sale for just $20.99 (reg. $29).

The portable four-way design easily fits in your bag or backpack, making it ideal for taking with you on the road or between offices. It has a 32GB storage capacity and features USB 3, Lightning, micro-USB, and type-C ports for transferring videos, photos, and files from your phone or tablet to your PC or saving them in the cloud.

It is compatible with a wide variety of device types, including micro-USB Androids and various Apple products. It can also quickly transfer files.

With this drive, you can enjoy versatile connectivity, high-speed transfer, and portability. Avoid the hassle of managing multiple devices and struggling to access your files while you're away on vacation or traveling to a business meeting.

Instantly expand your memory with this 4-in-1 Smart Flash Drive, on sale for just $20.99 (reg. $29) for a limited time.

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Looking to spike your cortisol levels? Then we've got the Netflix streaming guide for you.

From old frights to new fears, we've scoured Netflix's horror catalog to find the best cinematic nightmares for darkening your device. Of course, not all terrifying titles are born of the same fire and brimstone — so we've included a variety of ethereal ghost stories, stark home invasion horrors, gentrifying vampires, psychological thrillers, classic creeps, satirical scares, and more. Yes, Netflix originals like the Fear Street trilogy and I'm Thinking of Ending Things are on here. But we've also got genre staples and hidden gems.

Here are the best scary movies currently streaming on Netflix — all of them packed with eerie entertainment value, because you don't need to sleep ever again. Happy haunting!

25. The Autopsy of Jane Doe

Anybody who saw the absolute blast of found footage fun that was 2010's Troll Hunter knew that Norwegian director André Øvredal was somebody to watch out for. And yet six years later, his follow-up, this claustrophobic oddity about a father and son pair of coroners (pre-Succession Brian Cox and Emile Hirsch) who go to work trying to figure out what killed the mysterious, unblemished young woman whose body has been delivered to their lab, didn't make much of a sound. Not at first, anyway. 

But over the years the film's cult has steadily grown, and by now from where I stand, it's become a stone cold (or should I say, "corpse cold"?) classic. Awash in deeply unsettling body horror that digs its hooks deep into our anxieties about what's under our own skin, The Autopsy of Jane Doe eventually twists its scalpel to become something even stranger still. A real hidden gem. — Jason Adams, Freelance Contributor

How to watch: The Autopsy of Jane Doe is now streaming on Netflix.

24. El Conde Credit: Netflix

Chilean General Augusto Pinochet was one of history's most notorious dictators and a voracious embezzler, to boot. What if he were "bloodthirsty" in a more literal sense? 

From Spencer director Pablo Larraín,  this pitch-black satire reimagines Pinochet (played here by Jaime Vadell) as a 250-year-old vampire, living in exile with a family whose ready to tear him (and each other?) apart over his vast fortune. Think of it as "Blood Succession," but with a math-whiz nun at the center of it (Paula Luchsinger, who nearly steals the film). 

Filmed in lush black and white, El Conde is a dark, clever, and often gruesome gothic alternative history. It pulls off the feat of offering supernatural chills while never losing sight of the monstrous historical evils which it draws upon. — Rufus Hickok, Contributing Writer

How to watch: El Conde is now streaming on Netflix.

23. Under the Shadow 

Times are tense in 1980s Tehran for mother Shideh (Narges Rashidi) and her daughter Dorsa (Avin Manshadi). The former medical student is worried about running afoul of Iran’s repressive post-revolutionary government, and the country is mired in a seemingly endless war with Iraq. Her husband Iraj (Bobby Naderi) is called to serve as a doctor on the frontlines, and their apartment building is being shelled daily.

Things only get worse after a bomb hits their apartment building and lodges, unexploded, in the roof; as their neighbors flee to safer locations, the building becomes downright uncanny. Did the bomb let something — or someone — in? Precious objects are disappearing from their apartment or being thrown out entirely, which the feverish little girl blames on malevolent djinn. It's up to Shideh to save not only her daughter's life from all these external threats but her very soul from malevolent, seemingly mystical intruders. 

In his first feature-length film, Iranian-born director Babak Anvari proves adept at slowly ratcheting up the paranoid atmosphere and jittery details, before finally letting it all explode in the last act. — R.H. 

How to watch: Under the Shadow is now streaming on Netflix.

22. Run Rabbit Run Credit: Netflix

Succession star Sarah Snook has more to worry about than the Roy family in this Aussie chiller. She plays Sarah, a divorced mother and fertility doctor suddenly in charge of her late father's estate — which includes her estranged mother, Joan (Greta Scacchi), who is in the beginning stages of dementia and is in an adult care home. If that weren't enough, Sarah's young daughter, Mia (Lily LaTorre), has begun acting strange. First, it’s the stray rabbit she’s brought home and started dressing like. Then, it’s some creepy crayon drawings and insistent demands to visit Joan, whom Mia has never met. Finally, it’s the girl’s conviction that she’s not Mia at all but Alice, Sarah’s sister who went missing when they were children at the same age Mia is now. Is Alice back for some sisterly spooks? Director Daina Reid makes deft use of unnerving sound design, creepy visuals, and a pervasive sense of dread and danger to strongly suggest the answer is yes. — R.H. 

How to watch: Run Rabbit Run is now streaming on Netflix.

SEE ALSO: We need to talk about 'Run Rabbit Run's twisted ending 21. The Babysitter

Y'know, I'm not sure The Babysitter really works as a movie; it's more the idea of a movie loosely strung together by one-liners and style. Still, it's a fun way to kill a few hours. Samara Weaving stars as the titular childcare professional, a popular teen with a passion for human sacrifice and one-liners. Judah Lewis stars as the kid being babysat, with supporting performances by Hana Mae Lee, Robbie Amell, Bella Thorne, and Andrew Bachelor. The sequel, released in 2020, is more of the same — so if you like the first, do a double feature. — Alison Foreman, Entertainment Reporter

How to watch: The Babysitter is now streaming on Netflix.

20. X

When The House of the Devil director Ti West dropped his throwback slasher X in March of 2022, nobody had any idea what they were in for. Meaning both that nobody had any idea that we were about to watch one of the great modern slasher movies, or that we were watching what would quickly become the first part in a time-hopping trilogy slash ode to the genius of actress Mia Goth. And yet here we sit just two brief years later, impatiently awaiting MaXXXine, the third chapter after last year's also brilliant (but quite different tonally) technicolor WWI-era nightmare Pearl. 

So until that's in theaters in July, we'll just make due with revisiting where it all began — with a crew of extremely likable porno-makers (Goth, Jenna Ortega, Brittany Snow, Martin Henderson, Kid Cudi, and Owen Campbell) unexpectedly finding themselves in the path of a pair of real, real old folks who aren't quite what they appear to be. — J.A.  

How to watch: X is now streaming on Netflix.

19. Velvet Buzzsaw Credit: Claudette Barius / Netflix

From the dude behind the brilliant 2014 psychological thriller Nightcrawler comes a hilarious — and horrifying — send-up of the Los Angeles art scene. In writer-director Dan Gilroy's epic Velvet Buzzsaw, Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo, Toni Collette, and half a dozen other performers you probably love act their hearts out as fine art appreciators hunted down and killed by their priceless pieces. (Seriously, Billy Magnussen gets strangled by a painting of monkeys. It's awesome.) — A.F.

How to watch: Velvet Buzzsaw is now streaming on Netflix.

18. Blood Red Sky

Netflix's Blood Red Sky is one of those horror movies made so much better by knowing as little as possible going into it that I'm going to try to say as little as possible to get you to watch it. Directed by Peter Thorwarth, who co-wrote the script with Stefan Holtz, this action horror adventure combines the best parts of Flight Plan with tinges of A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night. Star Peri Baumeister is completely breathtaking as a woman attempting to protect her son from hijackers aboard a transatlantic voyage. — A.F.

How to watch: Blood Red Sky is now streaming on Netflix.

17. The Ritual

In director David Bruckner's scenic tour of a hellscape, four pals hike through northern Sweden to honor a departed friend. Of course, their trip soon morphs into a torturous and never-ending nightmare — with a killer lead performance by Rafe Spall. Slippery and divisive, this movie begs to be picked apart. More likely than not, you'll love the world it creates but hate the way it ends. Or, like me, you'll love the world it creates and how it ends. Have fun with it! And pack bug spray! — A.F.

How to watch: The Ritual is now streaming on Netflix.

16. Apostle Credit: Netflix

Before Michael Sheen became the angel Aziraphale in Amazon's Good Omens, he celebrated religion in a, uh... "different" way. Apostle is a completely bonkers period horror film that features Sheen at his most terrifying, playing a cult leader with an affinity for bloodletting and other "creative" religious sacraments. Lead Dan Stevens keeps the slow-paced narrative moving, with stunning supporting performances by The Politician's Lucy Boynton and Welsh stage actor Mark Lewis Jones. — A.F.

How to watch: Apostle is now streaming on Netflix.

15. Train to Busan

Just when you think the zombie movie has moaned its last "brainnnssssss," along comes another twist on the horror subgenre to breathe some air into its undead lungs. And so it felt in 2016, halfway through the run of the death-less television series The Walking Dead, when most of us — save the die-hardest of fans — were feeling fully zombie'd out. 

Enter a sneak attack from South Korea of all places, when director Yeon Sang-ho's blockbuster movie about an outbreak in Seoul somehow made all of the ol' gut-munching cliches feel fresh again. Most beneficial was adding a good dollop of heart to the center of the flesh feast: the estranged relationship between father and daughter on the run Seok-woo (Gong Yoo) and Su-an (Kim Su-an) transcended the subtitle barrier and smashed us all into sobbing little ninnies by movie's end. — J.A.

How to watch: Train to Busan is now streaming on Netflix.

14. It Follows

Kicking off with a righteous banger of an opening scene — we watch a young woman run out of her house half-dressed in a panic from something we can't see, only to end up moments later unnervingly mangled in the sand of a local beach — David Robert Mitchell's 2015 new classic of atmospheric terror never lets up. Much like the shape-shifting entity at its heart, which passes from teenager to teenager like an STD on fire. 

Starring Maika Monroe (who cemented her Scream Queen status this year thanks to the double-feature of this and The Guest) as unwitting teen Jay, who's just met a sweet, mysterious boy she likes, It Follows immediately becomes a death march of tension that thrums along on Disasterpeace's masterful throwback synth score. And Mitchell's brilliantly off-kilter camera work does a lot of the heavy-lifting, giving us a nightmare that presents itself in bright light and familiar spaces, disfiguring ordinariness into something unforgettably horrific. — J.A.

How to watch: It Follows is now streaming on Netflix.

13. Cam Credit: Netflix

One of the most underrated titles in Netflix's original horror catalog, Isa Mazzei and Daniel Goldhaber's Cam combines the tumultuous world of professional webcam modeling with the insidious terrors of a body-snatching whodunnit. The Handmaid's Tale's Madeline Brewer stars as Alice Ackerman, an ambitious performer eager to climb up the digital ranks who finds herself confronted with a doppelgänger gunning to take her spot, her fans, and maybe...her life. — A.F.

How to watch: Cam is now streaming on Netflix.

12. The Babadook

Way back before becoming an inexplicable LGBT icon, The Babadook was just a simple ghoul standing in front of a girl asking her to "dook dook dook" it. Anyway, enough has been written in the last decade about director Jennifer Kent's 2014 film being an "allegory for grief" that we should probably start writing papers about those papers now. Or perhaps we should just wipe away the cobwebs and see the movie for what it is, which is a barn-burner of a tale about an overworked mom (Essie Davis, who deserved all of the awards for this performance) and her anxious little boy Samuel (Noah Wiseman, really earning that "World's Most Annoying Brat" mug) unraveling together hand-in-hand in the wake of family tragedy. The performances keep everything almost too relatable, and Kent's eye for gothic weirdness summoned a new horror icon right out of thin air. — J.A.

How to watch: The Babadook is now streaming on Netflix.

11. Bodies Bodies Bodies

Horror in the sense of Zoomer Clue more than it is a splatterific Saw type of movie, director Halina Reijn's Bodies Bodies Bodies is a spin on the "Old Dark House" trope — get a bunch of pretty people trapped inside a space and then start picking them off one by one, until the survivor(s) can suss out the killer(s) and their motive(s). Here it's a "Hurricane Party" thrown by rich dickweed David (Pete Davidson) at his parent's palatial place. We enter the festivities alongside girlfriends Sophie (Amandla Stenberg) and Bee (Borat 2 breakout​ Maria Bakalova), who want to showcase their new love to Sophie's old friends. But once the bodies start hitting the hardwood floors, old tensions and new questions — who is this stranger in their midst? — quickly arise. All that, plus a hilarious Rachel Sennott and a half-naked Lee Pace opening a champagne bottle with a sword! What more could one ask for? — J.A.

How to watch: Bodies Bodies Bodies is now streaming on Netflix.

10. 1922 Credit: Netflix

Directed by Zak Hilditch and based on Stephen King's novella of the same name, 1922 tackles classic themes of guilt, envy, and evil through the grim lens of the American Dust Bowl. Thomas Jane and Molly Parker square off to striking effect, painting a portrait of a marriage that is as at once remarkably absurd and nauseatingly plausible. The couple's son, played by Dylan Schmid, is just as compelling, with a heartbreaking storyline you won't soon forget. (FYI, fans of the book, there are big changes to the adaptation's ending that didn't bother me but could bother you.) — A.F.

How to watch: 1922 is now streaming on Netflix.

9. Ouija: Origin of Evil 

The biggest surprise in Ouija: Origin of Evil, the 2016 prequel to the mediocre 2014 film Ouija, was when it turned out to actually be a good movie. It makes sense now, since Origin of Evil's director Mike Flanagan has gone on to mesmerize us with The Haunting of Hill House, Midnight Mass, and The Fall of the House of Usher. But in 2016 this movie hit as a shock — the best kind. 

Set in the late 1960s, this is an old-fashioned tale of two sisters, one of whom asks the board to connect with their dead father and the other one who gets possessed by an evil spirit in the process. Flanagan manages to suss out big wallops of the oogie-boogies from the little wooden board and its recognizable planchette, which has haunted every sleepover for the past 130 years. (Ouija boards as we know them date all the way back to 1890, if you can believe it!)* — J.A.

How to watch: Ouija: Origin of Evil is streaming on Netflix.

8. Vampires vs. the Bronx

Want a movie that's got excitement, comedy, a scorching message about the evils of gentrification, and is a kid-friendly romp? Then take a bite out of Vampires vs. the Bronx. Oz Perkins's PG-13 horror-comedy centers on Afro-Latino teens, who recognize that a flurry of missing person posters and influx of rich white folks with tote bags means bad news for the neighborhood. Together, they team up Monster Squad-style to take down the bloodsuckers and save their community. With a sharp wit, a warm heart, a rich sense of atmosphere, and an equal appreciation for the Blade movies and '80s Amblin, Vampires vs. the Bronx is an easy watch full of rewards.* — Kristy Puchko, Film Editor

How to watch: Vampires vs. the Bronx is now streaming on Netflix.

7. The Fear Street trilogy Credit: Netflix

Director Leigh Janiak pulls off a small movie miracle in her Fear Street trilogy, delivering consistently fun and fright-filled sequels that just keep getting better. Start your journey off with Fear Street Part One: 1994, in which we meet the cursed teens of a town named Shadyside. For years, the suburban haven has been terrorized by mass murderers — all of them normal townspeople who seemingly "snapped" over nothing.

Across Fear Street Part Two: 1978 and Fear Street Part Three: 1666, get to the bottom of the mystery behind these killings and their connection to the legendary Shadyside Witch. Based on the Fear Street books by R.L. Stine, this is a punchy slasher with enough gore and goofs to fuel a straight-through binge. — A.F.

How to watch: Fear Street is now streaming on Netflix.

6. The Perfection

From cellos and foreplay to hallucinations and hiking, The Perfection does absolutely whatever it wants. Featuring Allison Williams in her best role since Get Out and Dear White People's Logan Browning in her best part ever, this vibrant genre blend will get a reaction out of you. Not necessarily a good reaction, but a reaction nonetheless. It's body horror meets psychological thriller meets occult drama meets classical music. With bugs. And vomit. I, for one, loved it! — A.F.

How to watch: The Perfection is now streaming on Netflix.

5. His House Credit: Aidan Monaghan / Netflix

Writer-director Remi Weekes's His House is easily my favorite scary Netflix release from 2020. Wunmi Mosaku and Sope Dirisu star as refugees from South Sudan seeking asylum in Britain who are assigned to live in an eerie neighborhood where they aren't welcome. Spectacularly frightening and ruthlessly critical of its subject matter, His House delivers everything it must — and then some. — A.F.

How to watch: His House is now streaming on Netflix.

4. Gerald's Game

Another romp from Mike Flanagan, based on one of Stephen King's lesser-known terrors, Gerald's Game follows a couple on a romantic trip to a remote cabin where things are totally fine and nothing bad happens. Just kidding! It's so, so, so bad! This survival thriller rooted in psychosexual trauma offers an exquisite performance by Carla Gugino, who is devastating nearly every moment she is on screen. Really. It's Haunting of Hill House times 10. Watch it for her. — A.F.

How to watch: Gerald's Game is now streaming on Netflix.

3. Creep

Oh, you thought you liked Mark Duplass? Because he was the love interest in all those indie rom-coms, played that doctor in The Mindy Project, and is easily the best character in The Morning Show? Well, think again! In Creep, a found-footage film that foregoes pageantry for a stark sense of panic, Duplass plays a strange loner named Josef that freelance documentarian Aaron, played by writer-director Patrick Brice, can't quite pin down. Duplass's performance is intoxicating, and Brice imagines a universe so compelling it absolutely merits its equally great sequel (also on Netflix). — A.F.

How to watch: Creep is now streaming on Netflix.

2. Incantation Credit: Netflix

Kevin Ko's Taiwanese horror freaked people out so much that it even started a TikTok challenge and managed to become the all-time highest-grossing horror film in Taiwan. "When one imagines horror movies, it’s almost impossible to not associate them with jump scares, monsters, or slashers," wrote Rizwana Zafer for Mashable. "Incantation does not rely on any of those typical horror movie factors, so it’s not really 'scary' in the traditional sense. Instead, Ko manages to terrify us using suspense and dread, built on the intimacy and psychological terror of the heroine. He plays on our deepest fears to scare us, incorporating elements of gore, trypophobia, and the eeriness of the unknown, that something evil is always lurking in the background."* — Shannon Connellan, UK Editor

How to watch: Incantation is now streaming on Netflix.

1. I'm Thinking of Ending Things

Emotional demolitions expert/filmmaker Charlie Kaufman destroys audiences once more in the mind-boggling I’m Thinking of Ending Things. Adapted from Iain Reid’s novel of the same name, this cryptically titled psychological thriller follows a woman, played by Jessie Buckley, and her boyfriend, played by Jesse Plemons, on a disturbing visit to his parents’ remote farmhouse. What follows? Well, that depends on who you ask.

A transfixing meditation on art, existence, value, authorship, isolation, and more, I’m Thinking of Ending Things is a truly one-of-a-kind experience as profound as it is disquieting. You may not have a great time in this house of abstract horrors (especially when Toni Collette is onscreen doing those classically terrifying Toni Collette things), but it will be a lasting one.* — A.F.

How to watch: I'm Thinking of Ending Things is streaming on Netflix.

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* denotes that this blurb appeared in a previous Mashable list. 

UPDATE: Mar. 28, 2024, 3:30 p.m. EDT This list has been updated to reflect Netflix's current streaming library.