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Gen Z drinks more intentionally — and earlier in the day — than their older counterparts.
  • Gen Z prefers earlier social drinking occasions instead of late-night bar crawls.
  • The shift is part of a generational trend toward mindful indulgence rather than excess.
  • Brands are reorienting their offerings to align with younger consumers' preferences.

Gen Z's drinking habits mean your next


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The Moon is almost fully out of view, and if you were hoping to do some Moon gazing tonight, you're out of luck. As we approach the New Moon, there's not a lot we can spot on its surface since only a tiny sliver is lit by the Sun.

What is today’s Moon phase?

As of Sunday, March 15, the Moon phase is Waning Crescent. According to NASA's Daily Moon Guide, 16% of the Moon will be lit up tonight.

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Today's NYT Strands hints are easy if you're a film buff.

Strands, the New York Times' elevated word-search game, requires the player to perform a twist on the classic word search. Words can be made from linked letters — up, down, left, right, or diagonal, but words can also change direction, resulting in quirky shapes and patterns. Every single letter in the grid will be part of an answer. There



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The NYT Connections puzzle today is not too difficult if you love to be in control.

Connections is the one of the most popular New York Times word games 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


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Hurdle game on a smartphone

If you like playing daily word games like Wordle, then Hurdle is a great game to add to your routine.

There are five rounds to the game. The first round sees you trying to guess the word, with correct, misplaced, and incorrect letters shown in each guess. If you guess the correct answer, it'll take you to the next hurdle, providing the answer to the last hurdle as your first guess. This can give


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Today's Connections: Sports Edition is easy for people that watch Conference Championship week.

As we've shared in previous hints stories, this is a version of the popular New York Times word game that seeks to test the knowledge of sports fans.

Like the original Connections, the game is all about finding the "common threads between words." And just like Wordle, Connections resets after midnight


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Welcome to your guide to Pips, the latest game in the New York Times catalogue.

Released in August 2025, the Pips puts a unique spin on dominoes, creating a fun single-player experience that could become your next daily gaming habit.

Currently, if you're stuck, the game only offers to reveal the entire puzzle, forcing you to move onto the next difficulty level and start over. However, we have you



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Brendan Carr threatened to revoke the broadcast licenses of news outlets for their coverage of the Iran war.
  • FCC Chair Brendan Carr threatened broadcasters' licenses over their coverage of the Iran war.
  • He didn't target specific networks, but said any broadcaster publishing "distortions" is at risk.
  • His threat came after a Trump post criticizing The New York Times and The Wall

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A month after Seedance 2.0's launch in China sparked cease-and-desist letters from Disney and Paramount Skydance over its use of copyrighted materials, its developer ByteDance has reportedly hit pause on the release of the AI video tool in other regions. According to The Information, which spoke to two anonymous sources with knowledge of the matter, ByteDance has suspended Seedance 2.0's global