Looking for the most recent Wordle answer?Click here for today's Wordle hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Connections and Strands puzzles.Merry Christmas! While today's New York TimesWordleanswer isn't strictly Christmas-themed, the word does have a meaning that we tend to associate with the holiday. It's a feel-good answer. It doesn't seem too hard to guess, either, but if you need hints and answers, read on. Today's Wordle hints Before we show you today'sWordleanswer, we'll give you some hints. If you don't want a spoiler, look away now.Wordle hint No. 1: RepeatsToday's Wordle answer has no repeated letters.Wordle hint No. 2: VowelsThere are two vowels in today's Wordle answer.Wordle hint No. 3: Start letterToday's Wordle answer starts with the letter S.Wordle hint No. 4: Take stockToday's Wordle answer can refer to a word relating to investments.Wordle hint No. 5: MeaningToday's Wordle answer can refer to dividing something among other people.TODAY'S WORDLE ANSWERToday's Wordle answer is SHARE.Yesterday's Wordle answerYesterday's Wordle answer, Dec. 24, No. 1,284, was EAGLE.Recent Wordle answersDec. 20, No. 1,280: FLASHDec. 21, No. 1,281: BLADEDec. 22, No. 1,282: BRAWNDec. 23, No. 1,283: SAUNA

What we've been unwrapping - Christmas Day editionA few of our favourite memories of video games at Christmas.Image credit: Niantic Feature by Tom Orry Editorial Director, Gamer Network Published on Dec. 25, 2024 25th DecemberHello! Welcome back to our regular feature where we write a little bit about some of the games we've been playing over the past few days. This week it's all about Christmas presents and video game memories we associate with the festive season - what we've unwrapped, gifted, or otherwise been somehow involved with at Christmas time over the years.Catch up with the older editions of this column in our What We've Been Playing archive.A pop star and Need For Speed: Underground 2, PS2NFS: Underground 2 has been modded to look nothing like the original game.Watch on YouTubeI don't think I have any amazing Christmas memories that are tied to video games I received. Most of my video game gifts as a child were on my birthday, just a couple of months earlier, but I do have a couple of lovely memories of giving the gift of video games.My son, cursed to be obsessed with video games like his father (me), was surprised with a Switch and a bunch of games five years ago. In classic video game tradition we did the whole "And one more thing" reveal, and he was obviously over the moon. Lucky so and so.Of more interest to you, reader, though, is likely the time I gave a copy of Need for Speed: Underground 2 on PS2 to a cousin who would go on to be a UK chart-topping pop star in the early 2010s. I say cousin the family relationship is a little more complicated than that, but I'm going with it.Happy Christmas, everyone! Let me know if you have given a present to someone famous.-Tom OCan you beat the joy of Zelda at Christmas? I haven't asked for any games this year - the curse of being a games journalist is that there's usually precious few gaps in your library by year-end - but I will likely be playing varying degrees of NYT Sudoku this holiday, as well as finally tackling Star Wars Outlaws. For reasons even I'm not wholly sure about, that's the big blockbuster from this year that's calling out to me the most at the moment. Not Dragon Age. Not Silent Hill 2. It's Star Wars, of all things. Though with a lot of travelling between families this week, I will likely load up my Steam Deck with a bunch of great indie games I've missed this year as well. Top of the pile? UFO 50.I haven't even given many games as presents this year - just Unicorn Overlord for my younger brother, as he's already decked out with most of this year's major RPG fare, which is his go-to genre these days. If there was a new Zelda or Xenoblade just out, those might have been good presents for my two older brothers - and yes, Echoes of Wisdom was in contention at one point. Then I discovered my younger brother already has it, so there's a very good chance they'll have just borrowed his copy instead due to our ancient family law of never ever double-buying anything (which I willfully ignore all the damn time, mostly because I just live much further away from all of them).I do love getting a big Nintendo game for Christmas, though, and Zelda games at Christmas has always a bit of a personal treat for me - apart from the time I got Twilight Princess for the Wii for Christmas, but no actual Wii to play it on because I didn't ask my parents to pre-order one in time and so had to wait three more months before I finally had a Wii to call my own and play the damn thing. The less said about that, the better, really. But I still can't forget the sheer joy and excitement I felt unwrapping Majora's Mask in the Christmas of 2000. It wasn't just that it had a special gold cartridge. It was because it was all mine - a present for me, and not something I had to borrow from my brothers. Most of our other console games up until that point were all shared between us, but Majora's Mask was finally something I could call my own - something they had to borrow from me this time, if they wanted to play it (which they didn't really, in the end, as my older brothers were off to university at that point). But cor, I really did love that little gold cartridge. Steam credit just doesn't have quite the same ring to it, does it?-KatharineA Christmas Dream(cast) The first time I saw Sonic in full 3D on a Dreamcast I was astounded. Though I grew up on the original Sonic Mega Drive games, I shifted to Nintendo for the N64 and fell in love with Zelda instead. But once the Dreamcast was released my heart was all a flutter as my beloved blue blur was chased by an orca whale, running around vibrant, rollercoaster-like levels in proper realistic graphics, not just a side-scrolling pixel.I never actually owned a Dreamcast, though. I had friends who did and I distinctly remember Soul Calibur sessions after school, taking turns on Crazy Taxi, and one particular all-nighter at a house party playing Sonic Adventure from start to finish. Yet once the GameCube was announced - and subsequently swept up a load of previously Dreamcast-exclusive games (Sonic Adventure 2 and Skies of Arcadia specifically) - the dream was cast aside.That's why my partner and I have decided to gift ourselves a Dreamcast this year - the one console neither of us have owned. And then we're going to scour second hand shops for all those iconic titles. I can finally play the likes of Shenmue and Jet Set Radio. I can kick his arse at Power Stone. I'll have an excuse to play Skies of Arcadia again. And, no doubt, I'll play Sonic Adventure once more and remember how it's a bit crap actually but I still love it regardless. Christmas is all about nostalgia, after all. Which games should I catch up on?-EdA flaming hot Christmas (Spyro 2: Season of Flame - Game Boy Advance SP) Unwrapping the Spyro 2: Season of Flame cartridge for my shiny pink Game Boy Advance SP is a vivid memory I have of a christmas in the early 2000s. My sibling and I sat on the floor underneath the tree unwrapping presents to christmas music while my very tired mum (that we got up at the crack of dawn) sat on the sofa excitedly watching our reactions to each gift we were fortunate enough to get. Then, it happened, I had Spyro 2: Season of Flame in my little hands - one of my first Game Boy games. I still remember ripping the paper off and seeing the iconic purple dragon adorning the case.To this day, if Im in need of a comfort game thats not Stardew Valley or Animal Crossing, Ill always hop back to Season of Flame. The gist was to hop across realms through portals to get back the missing Fireflies and having to navigate different themed areas. Candy Lane in Celestial Plains was themed around sweet treats, Moon Fondue in Starry Planes felt like you were on another world with the green sponge-like rocks around you, and (my personal favourite) Tiki Tropics in Sunny Plains where you feel like youre battling your foes in paradise.It was a pivotal game in my childhood as it was also one of the first ones I finished. I vividly remember the moment I clocked you could use different breath types to stop enemies: Ice Breath to freeze Rhynocs to make it easier to charge them, Lightning breath to bring machinery to life, and it wouldnt be Spyro without flames! My little mind was blown that Spyro could now do all these things.Also, this could have easily been my first experience with playing different characters in a games universe. There were levels where you could play as a Kangaroo called Sheila, Captain Bird, and Agent 9 (whose levels were ones that really tested my patience - and still do.) At this time, being able to play as anyone other than the main character blew my little mind and was the coolest thing on the planet.But, the above are just the minor reasons this game has stuck in my memories since getting it all those Christmases ago.The reason this Season of Flame is such a fond christmas memory is that, as I was only young, I did find some of the levels tricky and I just remember sitting beside my sibling after christmas dinner while they taught me what to do. From using Spyros glide and hover ability to get to platforms far away or how to outsmart the Rhynoc playing ice hockey, these are just a few of multiple moments my older sibling helped me get through. Learning to beat the game was, indeed, awesome but having that time just sitting together and being shown what to do to someone who was, frankly, the coolest person ever, has played a huge part in my video game journey and taste has been one of my favourite gaming christmas memories to date - and Im playing it again this year!-MarieThat's us done of the year, but we've got plenty of Game of the Year articles to come. Please do share your video games at Christmas stories in the comments, and we hope you've had a great holiday.

When NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams launched to the International Space Station (ISS) in June, they expected to stay for just eight days before returning to Earth. But theyre still there.The pair were testing out Boeings new Starliner spacecraft and were the first crew to fly aboard the vehicle. But their mission took an unexpected turn when technical issues emerged with the spaceships thrusters, and helium leaks were detected. The problems prompted NASA officials to extend Wilmore and Williams stay aboard the space station while engineers tried to determine if the Starliner was safe enough to bring them home.Recommended VideosAs the investigations continued, days turned into weeks. In August, NASA announced that the two astronauts would not be coming home on the Starliner and would instead have to hitch a ride on a returning SpaceX Crew Dragon, carrying the Crew-9 astronauts, in February 2025 at the earliest. The Starliner, meanwhile, was brought back to Earth uncrewed in September, with NASAs commercial crew program manager Steve Stich describing the homecoming as darn near flawless.Please enable Javascript to view this contentStich added: From a human perspective, all of us feel happy about the successful landing, but then theres a piece of us that [wishes] it would have been the way we had planned it with Butch and Suni on board.In a further twist, NASA said just last week that Crew-9 would not be returning to Earth until March at the earliest. The decision to delay the return of Crew-9 with Wilmore and Williams on board makes possible a handover period with the incoming Crew-10 astronauts, during which the existing crew can help the new arrivals ease into their stay aboard the orbital outpost.Wilmore and Williams appear to have stayed positive about the unexpected situation, with the eight-day mission now having lasted more than six months. You have to turn the page and look at the next opportunity, Williams said in September. Were actually excited to fly in two different spacecraft Were testersCommenting in the same interview, Wilmore said he and Williams were very fortunate to be able to safely stay on the ISS for an extended period and to be able to return to Earth using a back-up option, adding: Theres many cases in the past where there have not been other options.So, rather than spending the holidays with their families and friends as theyd originally expected, Wilmore and Williams remain 250 miles above Earth, in microgravity conditions, perhaps dreaming about when they might actually get back to terra firma.Editors RecommendationsAstronauts on the ISS will have an out of this world view of the Super Bowl

Dr. Michael Roizen is a longevity expert who claims to have reversed his age by 20 years.There are a few bare minimum things you can do to live longer, he said.These include getting vaccinated, playing brain-training games, and eating salmon.It can be tough to find the time to take care of our health. But a doctor who claims to have reversed his age by 20 years said that focusing on six basics could help us stay healthy for longer.Dr. Michael Roizen, 78, the chief wellness officer at Cleveland Clinic, told Business Insider his "biological age" is 57.6, based on the health of his organs and his risk of chronic disease. (There's no agreed definition of biological age or how it can be measured).Roizen is all about finding lifestyle changes that can help people live healthily for as long as possible. But he said "there are small things and easy things to do that make a big difference" to longevity, even if people can't overhaul their lifestyles.Below are the six things he thinks everyone should do to live longer.Walk moreRoizen tries to do 10,000 steps a day as part of his weekly workout routine, and thinks that everyone should "try to walk a little more."To add movement to his commute, for instance, he parks his car as far away from his work as possible and walks the rest of the way.Walking fewer than 10,000 steps a somewhat arbitrary number with its origins in marketing still has benefits. One 2023 study by researchers at the University of Cambridge, UK, found that people who walked 75 minutes or less a week had a lower risk of dying from any cause or developing cardiovascular diseases and cancer.Eat avocado, salmon, and olive oilBI previously reported on the seven foods Roizen eats for longevity. But just eating three of these avocado, salmon, and olive oil will still merit health benefits, he said. Studies have linkedHave strong relationshipsNurturing friendships is a "fun" way to boost your health and longevity, Roizen said. Plus, "it's always better to do things with other people," he said.Rose Anne Kenny, professor of aging and lead researcher on The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing at Trinity College Dublin, said that having strong social connections is just as important for longevity as a healthy diet and getting enough exercise, BI previously reported.Play speed of processing games Playing speed-of-processing games could benefit brain health, according to Dr. Michael Roizen. Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images Roizen recommended playing speed of processing games, which are brain-training games that research suggests might help improve how quickly your brain works. Roizen recommended two: Double Decision and Freeze Frame.Referencing a 2017 study published in Alzheimer's & Dementia, Roizen said that practicing these games could reduce the risk of dementia. The study found that older adults who played 10 sessions of these games over an initial six-week period, and then did top-up sessions 11 and 35 months later,Roizen recommended playing these games for two hours a week for five weeks to try to replicate the study results.Take a multivitaminResearch is mixed on whether taking multivitamins is beneficial for longevity.Roizen cited studies that found that the risks of cancer, cardiovascular disease, and dementia were reduced in people who took multivitamins for years.But, recent research has suggested that these findings aren't necessarily indicative that multivitamins are as effective outside study conditions. For example, a large study on over 390,000 people published in JAMA Network Open earlier this year concluded that taking a multivitamin wasn't linked to longevity. And the US Preventive Services Task Force doesn't recommend the general public take multivitamins because there's not enough evidence to show that it has any benefit.Roizen said that he takes a multivitamin anyway to keep the overall levels of vitamins in his body stable.Get your flu shotThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that everyone aged six months and above should get a flu vaccine every season.But Roizen also takes it for the potential healthy aging benefits. A 2022 review of studies published in Ageing Research Reviews suggested that vaccinating older people against the flu could also help prevent dementia,

The top researcher for a major study on guaranteed basic income says the findings are "nuanced."The study, backed by Sam Altman, gave $1,000 a month to 1,000 low-income participants.Elizabeth Rhodes says while the study showed benefits, it's not a quick fix for economic insecurity.The lead researcher for Sam Altman's basic-income study says guaranteed no-strings payments are not a silver bullet for issues facing lower-income Americans.Elizabeth Rhodes, the research director for the Basic Income Project at Open Research, told Business Insider that while basic-income payments are "beneficial in many ways," the programs also have "clear limitations."Universal basic income, or UBI, typically refers to making recurring cash payments to all adults in a population, regardless of their wealth or employment status, and with no restrictions on how they spend the money.Rhodes headed up one of the largest studies in the space, which focused specifically on those on low incomes rather than making universal payments to adults across all economic demographics. The three-year experiment, backed by OpenAI boss Altman, provided 1,000 low-income participants with $1,000 a month without any stipulations for how they could spend it. The study aimed to explore how unconditional cash payments influence various aspects of recipients' lives.The initial findings, released in July, found that recipients put the bulk of their extra spending toward basic needs such as rent, transportation, and food. They also worked less on average but remained engaged in the workforce and were more deliberate in their job searches compared with a control group.But Rhodes says the research reinforced how difficult it is to solve complex issues such as poverty or economic insecurity, and that there is "a lot more work to do."The Altman-backed study is still reporting results. New findings released in December showed recipients valued work more after receiving the recurring monthly payments a result that may challenge one of the main arguments against basic income payments. Participants also reported significant reductions in stress, mental distress, and food insecurity during the first year, though those effects faded by the second and third years of the program."Poverty and economic insecurity are incredibly difficult problems to solve," Rhodes said. "The findings that we've had thus far are quite nuanced."She added: "There's not a clear through line in terms of, this helps everyone, or this does that. It reinforced to me the idea that these are really difficult problems that, maybe, there isn't a singular solution."UBI and Silcion ValleyUniversal basic income has garnered significant support within Silicon Valley.The programs have long been a passion project for high-profile tech leaders, including Twitter cofounder Jack Dorsey, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, and Tesla chief Elon Musk. Some argue advancements in AI, which could pose a threat to some worker's job security, have made the conversion more urgent.Like many of his tech contemporaries, Altman has long supported UBI and even suggested an idea that involves sharing compute of a future iteration of an OpenAI GPT model, something he referred to as "universal basic compute."Rhodes first applied for the lead researcher job in 2016 after seeing a blog post from Altman, then the president of Y Combinator, in which he announced his plan to support a study of universal basic income. At the time, she was just finishing up her Ph.D. and had never heard of Altman or Y Combinator."I started working on this with Sam in 2016 and at that time, so I was finishing up graduate school in social work and political science, and very outside the California Bay Area community," she said. "There was not much going on in this space, in the US. Basic income or cash transfers were still somewhat of a fringe idea."The global interest in the study's results was somewhat surprising, Rhodes said, as the team never saw the experiment as a policy suggestion."It was never designed to be a policy referendum on UBI or any specific policy. It was an opportunity to really ask the sort of big, open-ended questions, you know, what happens when you give people unconditional cash to better understand the lived experiences of lower-income Americans and the challenges they were facing," she said.

Alpuins / Branco Cavaleiro & Associados, ldaSave this picture! Jos Campos PhotographerHouses, RefurbishmentViana do Castelo, PortugalArchitects: Branco Cavaleiro ArchitectsAreaArea of this architecture projectArea:2263 mYearCompletion year of this architecture project Year: 2022 ManufacturersBrands with products used in this architecture project Manufacturers: CIPS , Caixibel, Porcelanosa Grupo Lead Architects: Rui Jorge Branco Cavaleiro More SpecsLess SpecsSave this picture!Text description provided by the architects. This project refers to the Rehabilitation of the building: Casa Alpuim (Casa dos Agorretas) and its Expansion (BlockA), located in the city center of Viana do Castelo. This emblematic building is a neo-manueline urban Palace believed to have been built in the 17th or 18th century.Save this picture!Based on the regulation of the Historic Center of Viana do Castelo for the area in question, was developed a rehabilitation and recovery project, that occupies the previously mentioned building, adapting it to the function of multi-family housing, but maintaining its architectural features and most of their original elements.Save this picture!Save this picture!Save this picture!The rehabilitation and its conversion into housing focused on returning the building to its initial splendor, maintaining its main characteristics. The facades were rehabilitated, preserving all their elements and characteristics, maintaining the main image of the building.Save this picture!This intervention returned an emblematic building to the city that was in a significant damage and brought the people back to this central area of the city with the creation of superior quality multi-family housing.Save this picture!The architectural intervention of the interior in the existing building was very thoughtful, seeking to preserve a large part of the original construction elements (skylights, vertical accesses, marbled walls, plaster ceilings) and ensuring the necessary improvements in terms of the building's thermal and acoustic performance.Save this picture!Save this picture!Save this picture!Save this picture!Save this picture!We use materials and construction techniques compatible and coherent with the historical moment and character of the buildings, with the entire construction system of the existing building being made of wood and the ceilings and skylights made of decorative plaster.Save this picture!Project gallerySee allShow lessAbout this officePublished on December 25, 2024Cite: "Alpuins / Branco Cavaleiro & Associados, lda" [Reabilitao do Edifcio Alpuins / Branco Cavaleiro Architects] 25 Dec 2024. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/1011548/alpuins-branco-cavaleiro-and-associados-lda&gt ISSN 0719-8884Save!ArchDaily?You've started following your first account!Did you know?You'll now receive updates based on what you follow! Personalize your stream and start following your favorite authors, offices and users.Go to my stream

Bloom House / The BloomSave this picture! Oki HiroyukiArchitects: The BloomAreaArea of this architecture projectArea:160 mYearCompletion year of this architecture project Year: 2024 PhotographsPhotographs:Oki Hiroyuki Lead Architects: Dinh Anh Tuan More SpecsLess SpecsSave this picture!Bloom House The Blossoming Home Located in the serene land of Bo Lm, Lm ng, Bloom House represents a harmonious blend of modernity and tradition, where every detail carries profound meaning. From the very first glance, Bloom House is captivated by its red-tiled roof, which is deeply rooted in Vietnamese tradition while perfectly suited to the tropical climate. The flowing curves of the roof, the main door, the windows, and the decorative patterns on the walls create a seamless continuity, evoking a sense of lightness and warmth, like a flower blooming amidst nature.Save this picture!Save this picture!Save this picture!The interior of Bloom House is designed with minimalism in mind, maximizing the use of natural light and ventilation. The curved ceiling rises gracefully to the roof's apex, where a "skylight" allows the inside space to connect directly to the sky. This curved ceiling not only creates a soft visual effect but also provides an expansive sense of openness.Save this picture!Dining at the round table beneath it offers a delightful experience of morning sunlight or the tranquility of moonlit nights. Large windows with unique shapes serve as striking focal points, connecting the interior to the surrounding landscape. Materials like natural stone, terracotta bricks, and concrete are skillfully used to provide excellent sound and heat insulation while maintaining a close and eco-friendly living environment.Save this picture!The surroundings of Bloom House are thoughtfully designed with a red-brick courtyard and lush green foliage acting as natural curtains, ensuring privacy and coolness. The harmony between natural materials and the open design transforms Bloom House into a relaxing haven where people can find peace and balance amidst the rush of life.Save this picture!Bloom House is a testament to the perfect fusion of aesthetics, functionality, and sustainable living values. The house is not just a place to live, but also a space to enjoy, experience, and let dreams of a life in harmony with nature truly blossom.Save this picture!Project gallerySee allShow lessAbout this officePublished on December 25, 2024Cite: "Bloom House / The Bloom" 25 Dec 2024. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/1024738/bloom-house-the-bloom&gt ISSN 0719-8884Save!ArchDaily?You've started following your first account!Did you know?You'll now receive updates based on what you follow! Personalize your stream and start following your favorite authors, offices and users.Go to my stream

After the recent delisting of one of Microsofts best racing games, Forza Horizon 4, its sequel, Forza Horizon 5, remains the primary choice for non-simulation racing fans. The game takes players on an exciting journey through a beautifully fictionalized version of Mexico.

The director of the Silent Hill 2 remake, Mateusz Renart, has expressed interest in making a Lord of the Rings horror game in the future. The remake of the 2001 cult classic was received with critical acclaim and praise for elevating the horror elements of Silent Hill 2.

Survival games have become common and popular in modern times, with many people embracing the idea of struggling to help their character persist against all odds and slowly make meaningful progress. However, this gameplay loop isn't for everyone, with some people not appreciating the monotony accompanying these acts.