NYT Connections Hints, Clues and Answer for Today’s Puzzle, #851 on October 9

Connections first launched on the New York Times in June 2023. The premise is deceptively simple: Players have to find the ...

How a 'blue shift' in U.S. mail ballots might set off Election Week chaos

When polls closed in Arizona's U.S. Senate race in November 2018, initial results from in-person voting showed Republican Martha McSally in the lead. Her advantage evaporated in the days that followed ...
Variety

Oscar Predictions: A Top-Heavy Awards Season With Too Many Favorites and Not Enough Space in the Race

Oscars Commentary (Updated: Oct. 9, 2025): I’m getting stressed. Not only because of the state of the world order (or lack thereof), but because of the growing consensus among my colleagues — and, ...
Music Connection

The Rolling Stones Black and Blue Super Deluxe Box From Interscope/UMe

The Rolling Stones Celebrate their 1976 album Black and Blue with a definitive Super Deluxe Box Set, arriving globally on November 14, 2025 from Interscope/UMe. Originally issued in April, ’76, Black ...