Guillermo del Toro is one of the best filmmakers of his generation, and hell probably go down as the only Best Director winner at the Oscars to take home that award and Best Picture for a love story between a woman and an amphibious male. That movie was The Shape of Water, in case you were wondering. Del Toro loves making fantasy and horror movies, and hes made several, including Hellboy, Crimson Peak, and even Blade II. But the one Amazon Prime Video movie that you have to watch in November is del Toros most personal work to date, Pans Labyrinth.Del Toro wrote and developed Pans Labyrinth over a period of years before the film hit theaters in 2006. Its a movie set during the Spanish Civil War that mixes in elements of dark fantasy. It had a lower budget $14 million than the most recent Hellboy movie, but it feels more alive and bursting with imagination. Despite the subtitles throughout the movie, fans in America and around the world embraced Pans Labyrinth and carried it to a box office take of $83 million worldwide. Nearly two decades later, a new generation has a chance to discover the movie on Prime Video. Thats why were sharing the reasons Pans Labyrinth should be at the top of your Prime Video playlist.Recommended VideosWarner Bros. PicturesDel Toro developed Pans Labyrinth over the course of two decades and personally designed the creatures in notebooks that he carried around the world. His vivid sense of imagination paid off in the finished film, with visually arresting and inventive creatures, including the Faun and the hideous Pale Man, both of whom were portrayed by Star Trek: Discoverys Doug Jones.RelatedThe film has remained such an important project to del Toro that he co-wrote a novelization for Pans Labyrinth that was released in 2019 and added even more insight into the world he created. At one point, del Toro even had a sequel in mind, but the film is more impactful as a standalone story.Warner Bros. PicturesIvana Baquero was 11-years old when she played the films main character, Ofelia, a young girl who feels adrift when her pregnant mother, Carmen (Ariadna Gil), marries a monster of a man, Captain Vidal (Sergi Lpez). One of the strengths of this movie is that the dramatic side of the story is still interesting without the fantasy elements. And Baquero was completely convincing in her role.Lpez also gave a chilling performance as Vidal, a man who was willing to brutalize or kill anyone who stood in the way of his cause or ambitions. Vidal also seems to have open contempt for Ofelia, despite his apparent love for Carmen and their unborn child. Having said that, Vidal has no redeeming features and he is one of the most loathsome characters del Toro has ever created, and that covers a lot of territory.Maribel Verd was impressive as Mercedes, the films secondary protagonist who acts as a spy against Vidals forces. Besides Carmen, Mercedes is the only one who truly loves Ofelia and wants to save her. Finally, wed be remiss if Jones wasnt given his flowers for his wonderfully otherworldly performances as the Faun and the Pale Man. In full prophetic makeup, Jones truly looks like he stepped out of a dark fairy tale.Warner Bros. PicturesEarly in the movie, the Faun appears to Ofelia and tells her that she is actually Princess Moanna, a member of the royal family from an underworld kingdom. To reclaim her birthright, the Faun gives Ofelia three tasks to prove that she is who he believes her to be. The real question is whether Ofelia is imagining her encounters with the Faun, or if she has truly crossed over into an unseen fantasy realm.Some of Ofelias trials are truly terrifying, and the places she visits have such vivid details that its hard to believe that it all came from her mind. However, the film does show that Vidal cant see the Faun in the one scene where both characters are present. That may lend credence to the idea that this was all in Ofelias mind. But it should also be noted that the Faun gave Ofelia a magic root to help heal her sick mother, which seemed to work until Vidal discovered it and threw it in a fire.Warner Bros. PicturesWere not going to spoil the ending here, except to say that the story either ends on a terrible tragedy or a moment of hope. It all depends on whether you believe Ofelia was Princess Moanna or simply an ordinary girl whose imagination ran away with her. Either way, this is a film that will stay with you long after youve finished watching it.Watch Pans Labyrinth on Prime Video.Editors Recommendations

The New York Times has plenty of word games on its roster today with Wordle, Connections, Strands, and the Mini Crossword, theres something for everyone but the newspapers standard crossword puzzle still reigns supreme. The daily crossword is full of interesting trivia, helps improve mental flexibility and, of course, gives you some bragging rights if you manage to finish it every day.While the NYT puzzle might feel like an impossible task some days, solving a crossword is a skill and it takes practice dont get discouraged if you cant get every single word in a puzzle.Recommended VideosIf youre having trouble completing todays NYT Crossword, were here to help. Weve got all the answers for todays clues down below.RelatedNew York TimesAcross1 Like issues covered by The Advocate magazine : LGBT5 Guide : HOWTO10 Display along the inside of a subway car : STOPS15 Building access device : FOB18 Poe-esque : EERIE20 Aid for an early-morning flight, maybe : ALARM21 Response to stunning news : OHWOW22 Wild card game : UNO23 Six-inch or footlong? : STANDARDSUB25 Who might tearfully wonder Were we just not meant to be ? : PENSIVEEX27 Made it through Econ 101? : MANAGEDMICRO29 Crate & Barrel competitor : WESTELM30 Give ___ try! : ITA31 Museo display : ARTE32 Big name in big home appliances : KENMORE34 Bad sort of roommate : SLOB36 Sharp turn : ZIG37 One whos always springing for things, for short? : ROO38 Stirrups place : EAR39 Its attached to covers and sheets : SPINE40 Groundhog of renown : PHIL42 Buy-in the round before going all in? : PENULTIMATEANTE49 Kittens cry : MEW51 Skin care product : LOTION52 Rum, in Spanish : RON53 Ho-hum reactions : EHS54 Top-notch : GRADEA57 ___ de Lesseps of the Real Housewives franchise : LUANN58 Took (down) : WROTE60 Meriting an R rating, maybe : RACY61 Figure thats roughly six times less on the moon : WEIGHT63 ___ Play (hit video game) : WII64 Concession opposite 71-Down : ILOSE68 Vessel for cooking jollof rice or injera bread? : AFRICANPAN70 Next time, try reading the clue! or Stick to sudoku!? : SOLVINGDIS72 Transcript creator : STENO73 French direction : EST74 Yellow-green soft drink, per the stylization on its packaging : MTNDEW75 Frolic : ROMP76 Daytime annoyance while watching TV : GLARE78 Jay-Zs Magna ___ Holy Grail : CARTA79 Annual river thawing : ICERUN81 Avian rhyme of hawk : AUK84 N.Y.C.-based sports channel : MSG85 Tiny pieces : SHREDS86 Agcy. overseeing reactors : NRC87 Something in a doomscrollers feed? : APOCALYPTICPOST91 Didnt mean to do that! : OOPS94 City on the Nile : ASWAN95 Hardy follower : HAR96 Shift units: Abbr. : HRS98 Features of two Super Bowls, for short : OTS100 Asias so-called ___ countries : STAN101 Sure thing, dear : YESBABE105 God who fathered a queen of the Amazons : ARES106 ___ smear : PAP107 Caption describing an online photo that cant be seen : ALTTEXT109 The engine, the steering wheel, the catalytic converter, all of it? : COMPLETEAUTO112 Eye doctor? : VISIONPRO114 Someone shouting that maybe YOU try fixing your apartment? : HEATEDSUPER115 Peeve : IRK116 Oktoberfest glass : STEIN117 Sports page offering : RECAP118 Dimples or freckles, e.g. : TRAIT119 Last of five rhyming Greek letters : PSI120 Benefits : HELPS121 Angrily leave, with out : STORM122 Mailing info, informally : ADDYDown1 Musical nickname since the 1980s : LESMIZ2 What servers and sleuths each hope to do : GETATIP3 Kenneth of Oppenheimer : BRANAGH4 Turner backed by the Ikettes : TINA5 Car roof option : HARDTOP6 Person I used to be : OLDME7 Response to You were snoring all night again : WASI8 Moving day need : TRUCK9 Blended hair coloring effect : OMBRE10 Soak (up) : SOP11 Dance move requiring upper body and core strength : THEWORM12 Dog park figure : OWNER13 Clique : POSSE14 Loretta who played Hot Lips Houlihan : SWIT15 Connection to a carburetor : FUELLINE16 Length of William Henry Harrisons presidency : ONEMONTH17 Diners request at the end of a meal : BOX19 Masters of the written word? : EDGARLEE24 Engineering discipline, casually : AERO26 Italian scooter brand : VESPA28 Elevator load limit, often : ONETON33 Not supporting, perhaps : MAIN35 Save the ___ (modern conservation slogan) : BEES39 Submitted : SENTIN41 OMG thats hysterical! : IMDYING43 Each planets orbit is one : ELLIPSE44 Milky Way component : NOUGAT45 Park City resident : UTAHN46 Pocket detritus : LINT47 Get there : ARRIVE48 Word with true or soon : TOO50 East Coast convenience store chain : WAWA54 Opposite of maigre : GRAS55 Flat floater : RAFT56 Unit once defined as the area a team of oxen could plow in one day : ACRE58 Equus africanus, for one : WILDASS59 Young disciple of an old Titian : ELGRECO62 Pep : ENERGY63 Is inadequate : WONTDO65 Target of a certain Eater : ODOR66 Liu of Barbie : SIMU67 Thunder shower? : ESPN69 ___ Domingo, Best Actor nominee for 2023s Rustin : COLMAN70 Throat malady : STREP71 Gloat opposite 64-Across : IWIN74 Artist Chagall : MARC77 In which letters are spelled with digits, for short : ASL78 Former French president Jacques : CHIRAC80 Mad to the max : CROSSEST81 Four for a TI-84, for short : AAAS82 Above the strike zone, to a baseball announcer : UPSTAIRS83 Brandos role in A Streetcar Named Desire : KOWALSKI85 Sharp pain : STAB88 Pretty please? : CANTI89 Alternative to litmus paper : PHSTRIP90 When many school days end : THREEPM92 One might jump out of a window : POPUPAD93 Drivers license, e.g. : STATEID97 No longer on duty: Abbr. : RETD99 Like convertibles : SPORTY101 Broadway gossip : YENTE102 Force out : EXPEL103 Famous family in atomic theory : BOHRS104 Nice to ___ you! (online salutation) : EMEET105 Backdrop for a memorable kiss : ALTAR108 Nonsense, to Brits : TOSH110 Nickname for Francisco : PACO111 Mystique : AURA112 One getting a pass, for short : VIP113 Carry-___ (some luggage) : ONSEditors Recommendations

Sam Hill / Digital TrendsLove crossword puzzles but dont have all day to sit and solve a full-sized puzzle in your daily newspaper? Thats what The Mini is for!A bite-sized version of the New York Times well-known crossword puzzle, The Mini is a quick and easy way to test your crossword skills daily in a lot less time (the average puzzle takes most players just over a minute to solve). While The Mini is smaller and simpler than a normal crossword, it isnt always easy. Tripping up on one clue can be the difference between a personal best completion time and an embarrassing solve attempt.Recommended VideosJust like ourWordle hints and Connections hints, were here to help with The Mini today if youre stuck and need a little help.RelatedBelow are the answers for the NYT Mini crossword today.New York TimesAcrossOpposite of shall, in poetry SHANTFragrant cabinet wood CEDARKind of green OLIVEMakes a run for it FLEESInfractions that may lead to yellow cards FOULSDownSay Oh, Im sooo sure , say SCOLDGreetings! HELLOFarwell! ADIEUKind of orange NAVELLong lock of hair TRESSEditors Recommendations

Lita Talisman has traveled to all 50 US states in her RV.She says life on the road can be made easier by being flexible and trusting your instincts.She also recommends that first-time RVers set aside some savings for emergencies. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you're on the go. Many Americans embraced "work from anywhere" policies during the COVID-19 pandemic, trading permanent residences for homes on wheels.By 2022, around 3.1 million people in the US were living in vans, a 63% increase from 2020, Yahoo Finance reported.Travel content creator Lita Talisman, 31, and her husband, Dylan Regan, 30, were among those who made the switch.In 2021, while they were still living in a Washington, DC, suburb, Regan turned to Talisman one morning and asked, "Why don't we make a van and move into it?"And just like that, the duo decided to move out of their current home once the lease ended.While the decision to travel and move into a van came easily, building the van to fit their needs took them an entire summer."For the first few months, we were just working really hard on weekends and some weeknights on converting the van," Talisman told Business Insider. "We were working on the van every free second we had."Finally, by October 2021, after transforming the van to their liking, they set off on their adventure.The couple initially planned to travel for just one year, but that journey extended into three years of van life. They only recently moved back to their parents' home in Washington, DC.If you're considering joining the van-life community or plan on remodeling your van for life on the road, Talisman has a few tried and tested tips to help you have a smooth experience.Here are her six tips for first-time van travelers.

2024-11-10T12:04:01Z Read in app Angle down iconAn icon in the shape of an angle pointing down. An F-35B Lightning II aircraft departs the flight deck of the JS Kaga. Dane Wiedmann This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now.Have an account? Japan's aircraft carrier JS Kaga completed sea trials off the California coast Friday.The light aircraft carrier was refitted with a flight deck to carry F-35B stealth fighters.The destroyer-turned-flattop is the first carrier to be operated by Japan since World War II. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you're on the go. Japan's destroyer-turned-aircraft carrier just completed sea trials off the coast of California on Friday, the country's navy said.The JS Kaga was refitted with a flight deck that allowed crews "to conduct fixed-wing aircraft operations," the US Defense Department said in a statement last month.The Kaga is the first aircraft carrier to be operated by the Japanese navy since World War II as the country overhauls its maritime forces amid tensions in the Indo-Pacific. Central to the light carrier's power is the short take-off and landing version of the F-35 stealth fighter. JS KagaThe Japanese destroyer JS Kaga sails off the coast of Southern California. US Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Daniel Childs The JS Kaga is an Izumo-class multi-functional destroyer initially designed to accommodate up to 28 military helicopters.The vessel measures just over 800 feet and weighs 24,000 tons far smaller than modern flattops like the Nimitz-class carriers, which measure more than 1,092 feet with a full-load displacement of over 100,000 long tons.Named after a former province of Japan, the converted light aircraft carrier shares the same name as the aircraft carrier that launched the planes in the 1941 surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. Destroyer-turned-flattopAircraft fly above the flight deck of the JS Kaga. Darin Russell In 2018, then-Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced that the ship would be refitted to accommodate and launch F-35B Lightning II aircraft.Converting the ship to accommodate fighter jets goes against post-war Japan's pacifist beliefs, so its navy designated the Kaga as a "multi-purpose destroyer" rather than an aircraft carrier. Nonetheless, the Kaga is not expected to be deployed like a traditional carrier."Given its history, it's significant that Japan has come this far, and they have the capability now that looks like an aircraft carrier once it's reconfigured," Jeffrey Hornung, a political scientist specializing in Japanese security and foreign policy, told Time in 2019.He added: "But, then again, they're not [aircraft carriers]. They don't have any of the infrastructure for it to be deployed as such. They don't have the strike capability. They don't have any sort of intention to go further than what it is right now." First landing on the JS KagaAn F-35B takes off from the flight deck of the Japanese destroyer JS Kaga. Darin Russell/DVIDS The Japanese destroyer's refitting process was completed in April this year. Last month, the Kaga began sea trials in the eastern Pacific Ocean off the coast of California near San Diego.On October 21, the US took a major step by landing an F-35B on the flight deck of the newly converted vessel."The trials will pave the way for increased interoperability with our allies," the Defense Department's F-35 Lightning II Joint Program Office told Newsweek in a statement last month. Lockheed's F-35B Lightning IIA catapult officer aboard the JS Kaga signals to the pilot of an F-35B. Dane Wiedmann/DVIDS American defense contractor Lockheed Martin manufactures the fifth-generationLockheed anticipates a per-share profit of $26.65 for 2024, raising its forecast range above the previous $26.10 to $26.60 range, Reuters reported in late October.However, Lockheed's F-35 program was plagued by payment headwinds brought on by the government contracting process, causing the company's shares to slide 5% despite the higher forecast. Flight testsAn F-35B lands on the illuminated flight deck of the JS Kaga during a night flight test. Dane Wiedmann During the three-week trials, Japanese, US, and UK defense forces flew at night and in other conditions "to collect the data necessary for ship-based operation of F-35B on IZUMO-class vessels," according to a statement from Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force.The US Marine Corps also deployed a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter to the Kaga to deliver a specialized cleaning and repair system intended to restore friction on the flight deck aboard the vessel. Growing tension with ChinaA landing signal officer watches as an F-35B lands on the flight deck of the JS Kaga. Dane Wiedmann/DVIDS The sea trials were comprised of personnel from the US Navy and Marine Corps and the UK Royal Air Force and Navy, as well as contractors Lockheed Martin, British Aerospace, and Northrop Grumman.On November 8, the Japanese navy wrote in a post on X that the sea trials "reaffirmed" the "strong ties between Japan and the US.""We remain committed to working together for a #FreeAndOpenIndoPacific and deepening ties with allied navies," the navy added.Japan and the US have been engaging in joint military operations in response to growing hostility from China as it continues its military buildup and increasing aggression in the East and South China Seas.In September, Japan accused China of sailing into its territorial waters just days after a Chinese spy plane violated Japanese airspace, to which China said the ship's passage was legal and that the two incidents weren't linked. Close iconTwo crossed lines that form an 'X'. 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