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Baseball players are, by and large, odd birds. It's a particular sport where you're mostly left to your own thoughts. And catchers are perhaps the strangest of all ballplayers. It's a grueling, physical position that also requires you to lead the entire team on the field. There's a reason catcher's gear has long been dubbed the Tools of Ignorance. It's like being a hockey goalie — you've got to be a little unhinged and odd to choose that job. All that's to say it makes sense that New York

Severance-themed glass cubes in Grand Central are out; full-scale makeovers of Severance shooting locations are in.SEE ALSO:21 burning 'Severance' questions we have after the Season 2 finale
On April 5, Apple transformed Bell Works — the Holmdel, New Jersey, complex that serves as Severance's Lumon Industries building — into an immersive Lumon experience. It's the latest in a series of stunts promoting Severance's second season, including the aforementioned Grand Central pop-up and a

For a show that clings to a six-decade-old premise — it's about the Doctor, an alien time traveler who can regenerate their body before death, the TARDIS, a time-and-space machine that's bigger on the inside, and the human companions along for the ride — Doctor Who can seem surprisingly fresh when it's done right. Why? Not because of the Doctor, as magnetically charming as the lead usually is (current charmer: Ncuti Gatwa). The Doctor may have doubts, setbacks, and mysteries to solve

Have you heard about the new Minecraft movie? The teens have — and they're involving themselves in screenings of the movie at the theater a la The Rocky Horror Picture Show. According to IGN, teens attending screenings of A Minecraft Movie screamed "CHICKEN JOCKEY!" along with Jack Black's character, Steve, threw their popcorn around, and, in some theaters, police were even called. You can't actually spend much time on TikTok without being bombarded with proof.X is also full of reactions &

TL;DR: 27 April is the last day to secure a lifetime subscription to Headway Premium for just A$98 (reg. A$490).If you're not doing so hot on your New Year's resolutions, let spring serve as your inspiration to do some self-improvement. Headway makes this a totally attainable task, letting you learn and grow right from your smartphone while you're waiting in line or sitting down on a morning commute. Headway Premium is an app that offers 15-minute bite-sized nonfiction book summaries you ca

BUY ONE GET ONE FREE: Through April 11, Audible Premium Plus subscribers in the U.S. can get two select titles for a single credit during its 2-for-1 Bring the Spring Sale.Opens in a new windowCredit: AudibleAudible BOGO SaleGet two select titles for one creditGet DealAudible is easily one of my favorite subscriptions I pay for. If you need a break from the screens, the catalog of audiobooks in the Premium Plus catalog will keep you endlessly entertained. Not to mention, reading feeds your imagi

E-BOOKS FOR $1.99: As of April 7, find e-books deals for as low as $1.99 across platforms. Find savings from Kindle Store, Kobo, and Bookshop.org. Best e-book dealsBest Kindle deal'Knife' by Salman Rushdie$2.99 at Amazon(Save $25.01)Get DealBest Kobo deal'The Night We Lost Him' by Laura Dave$2.99 at Kobo(Save $7)Get DealBest Bookshop.org deal'The Searcher' by Tana French$1.99 at Bookshop.org(Save $12))Get Deal
While it's an upfront investment, an e-reader can save bookworms a lot of money in the

SAVE $100: The EcoFlow River 3 portable power station is on sale for $159 at Amazon, down from the usual price of $259. Opens in a new windowCredit: EcoFlowEcoFlow River 3 portable power staion$159 at Amazon $259 Save $100Get DealReady or not, spring and summer storms are here. If you tend to worry about losing power during a storm, there's a great deal at Amazon that'll help put your mind at ease while you're studying the upcoming forecast.As of April 7, the EcoFlow River 3 portable power stati

SAVE $800: As of April 7, Amazon is selling the Roborock S8 MaxV Ultra for $999.99, down from $1,799.99. That's a 44% discount, or $800 off the list price.Opens in a new windowCredit: RoborockRoborock S8 MaxV Ultra $999.99 at Amazon $1,799.99 Save $800Get DealThe Roborock is one of our favorite robo-vac brands, but its top-of-the-line models usually come with a hefty price tag that puts them out of reach for many. Now that the Roborock Saros 10 is out, however, we’ve seen some pr

GET $250 OFF: As of Apr. 7th, the LG 65 inch UT70 LED UHD Smart TV is on sale for $349.99 at Best Buy, for a savings of $250, or 42%.Opens in a new windowCredit: LGLG 65 inch UT70 LED UHD Smart TV$349.99 at Best Buy $599.99 Save $250Get DealFor many Americans, a TV screen is the centerpiece of the living room. If you're in need of a TV refresh, this LG deal is not to be missed.Right now, the LG 65 inch UT70 LED UHD Smart TV is on sale for $349.99, saving you 42%, or $250 off. SEE ALSO:Watch on-d

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Now that Amazon's Big Spring Sale has passed, there's not another major sale at the mega retailer until Prime Day,

The Last of Us Season 2 is just as moving as its predecessor, but it's also infinitely more frustrating.Just like in Season 1, series co-creators Craig Mazin (Chernobyl) and Neil Druckmann (creator of The Last of Us game) have crafted a stirring post-apocalyptic tale about the relationship between survivors Joel (Pedro Pascal) and Ellie (Bella Ramsey), one that's just as likely to fill your heart as it is to stomp it into tiny pieces. But as the season seeks to widen the world of The Last of Us

The stock market just plunged, thanks to a wave of new tariffs. Your boss just called into Zoom from a mansion-sized cabin upstate. Inequality is reaching heights previously unseen in times of peace. ChatGPT is replacing artists at work. A recession is always "looming." Entire civilizations are being leveled by war. We’re living in a time of chaos — and with chaos, apparently, comes an aesthetic to match.This one’s been dubbed "boom boom," a shorthand for the aesthetics of Patr

SAVE $30: As of April 7, you can get the Toniebox Audio Player Starter Set with Playtime Puppy for $69.99, down from $99.99, at Amazon. That's a 30% discount, or $30 off.Opens in a new windowCredit: ToniesToniebox Audio Player Starter Set with Playtime Puppy$69.99 at Amazon $99.99 Save $30Get DealIf you’re worried your little one is spending too much time glued to a screen, you might want to check out the Toniebox, a screen-free interactive speaker made for kids. Right now, you can get a T

Nintendo Switch 2, at least for now, will not incorporate one of the most-requested features users have wanted for years.Nintendo of America's Nate Bihldorff confirmed as much in an interview with Nintendo Life. In an excerpt posted on Monday, Bihldorff said the new Joy-Cons have been "designed from the ground up" and "feel really good," but they don't use Hall Effect sensors, which are widely believed to be the best way to prevent the kind of analog stick drift that has plagued modern video gam

GET $400 OFF: As of April 7th, the Asus TUF A16 FHD-AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS 16GB Radeon RX7700S 512GB Storage Gaming Laptop is on sale for $699.99 for a savings of $400, or 36% off.Opens in a new windowCredit: Asus / BethesdaAsus TUF A16 FHD-AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS 16GB Radeon RX7700S 512GB Storage Gaming Laptop$699.99 at Best Buy $1,099.99 Save $400Get DealSure, you might use your Boltgun like an MVP in Warhammer 40,000: Darktide, but what would happen if your laptop could outpace the competition just li

SAVE $50.01: The Google Nest Cam is on sale at Amazon for $129.98, down from the standard price of $179.99. That's a 28% discount.Opens in a new windowCredit: GoogleGoogle Nest Cam$129.98 at Amazon $179.99 Save $50.01Get DealWhen we were young, some of us said our chosen superpower would be to see through walls. While technology hasn't quite gotten us there yet, we do have some pretty great tech advances that help us keep an eye on places we're not currently located in. If you've been meaning to

SAVE UP TO $50: As of April 7, get Apple's latest iPad models at a discount. Shop the Apple iPad Air with M3 chip for $549, saving you $50 for 8% off. Or grab the Apple iPad 11th generation for just $329 for $20 off and 6% savings.Best iPad dealsBest iPad Air dealApple iPad Air, 11-inch (M3 chip, 128GB, WiFi)$549 at Amazon(Save $50)Get DealBest iPad dealiPad, 11th generation (A16 chip, 128GB, WiFi)$329 at Amazon(Save $20)Get Deal
iPads have had a huge year — the whole line-up has been over

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SAVE UP TO 30%: Book with Southwest Airlines and use code TAKE30 to save up to 30% when booking flights to select destinations with departures between April 22 and Aug. 27. Some blackout dates apply.Opens in a new windowCredit: SouthwestSave up to 30% on Southwest Airlines booking use code TAKE30Get DealWhile we haven't made it to Easter yet, it's already time to be thinking about summer vacation. Before the good flights and the best hotels get booked up, scheduling that August trip now is a gre

GET $250 OFF: As of April 7th, the HP AMD Ryzen 5 8GB 512GB Storage Laptop is on sale for $329.99, saving you $250. Opens in a new windowCredit: HPHP AMD Ryzen 5 8GB 512GB Storage Laptop$329.99 at Best Buy $579.99 Save $250Get DealSwipes, touches, and zoom-pinches are all fair game on this HP touch-screen laptop. With Best Buy's recent price drop, it's also extremely affordable. Currently, the HP AMD Ryzen 5 8GB 512GB Storage Laptop is on sale for $329.99, saving you $250.SEE ALSO:The best gamin

YouTube's algorithm is incorrectly placing age restrictions on Balatro videos, apparently.The issue was highlighted by a prominent YouTube channel, Balatro University, which has nearly 90,000 subscribers. Due to recent terms of service change enacted on March 19, YouTube now penalizes "depictions or promotions of online casino sites or apps" by age-restricting videos with those things in them. That makes a ton of sense, broadly speaking, but it's a little unreasonable for Balatro, which is

Get your first look at director Wes Anderson's upcoming film, The Phoenician Scheme.The Academy Award winner behind Asteroid City and The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar returns with a tale of international intrigue, family reunions, and nuns with knives. Benicio del Toro leads The Phoenician Scheme as Zsa-zsa Korda, one of the richest men in Europe (with a penchant for getting into plane crashes).According to The Phoenician Scheme's first trailer, Zsa-zsa has nine sons and one daughter, a nun na

Sometimes it's not the big twists or deaths that make a show great, but the quieter moments.This was the case with The White Lotus Season 3 finale, which contains both a brutal full circle moment for Belinda (Natasha Rothwell) and a truly poignant speech about friendship.The speech comes courtesy of Laurie (Carrie Coon), who opens up to her longtime friends Jaclyn (Michelle Monaghan) and Kate (Leslie Bibb) over dinner on their final night.SEE ALSO:'The White Lotus' Season 3 gave us a huge clue t

SAVE $41.99: As of April 7, the Sony WF-C700N earbuds are on sale at Amazon for $78, 35% off their retail price of $119.99.Opens in a new windowCredit: SonySony WF-C700N Truly Wireless Noise Canceling in-Ear Bluetooth Earbud Headphones with Mic and IPX4 Water Resistance, White$78 at Amazon $119.99 Save $41.99Get DealIf you're spending more time outside with the weather getting warmer and want some earbuds to keep you company with good music, audiobooks, and more, now's a great time to pick some

As you may have heard, Nintendo showed off a bunch of Switch 2 stuff this week. As you may have also heard, not everyone is as hyped about it as you might expect because of pricing concerns.For one, the console itself starts at $450...for now. On Friday morning, Nintendo announced that U.S. pre-orders for the console have been delayed indefinitely due to concerns over "tariffs and evolving market conditions." A price hike is not necessarily guaranteed, but it's certainly on the table. At the ver

Consumer tech devices, including smartwatches, have deplorably short lives. Most are tossed aside when the screen cracks, the battery dies, or the software falls behind — adding to the world’s whopping great pile of e-waste.   Scottish startup Una aims to upend this take-make-waste cycle. The company’s sports smartwatch is built to be repaired. Users can easily swap, replace, and upgrade individual components like the screen, battery, and health sensors, extendi

There were a lot of dramatic endings in The White Lotus Season 3 finale, but one of the most impactful was also one of the most subtle.Belinda (Natasha Rothwell), despite taking a bit risk in her negotiations with Greg (Jon Gries), finally manages to secure $5 million in exchange for her silence — and as soon as the money is in her account, she goes and has a difficult conversation with hotel worker Pornchai (Dom Hetrakul).But what exactly does she say, and how does it link perfectly back

SAVE $160: As of April 7, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S10+ is on sale at Best Buy for $959.99 as part of its Deal of the Day, 14% off its list price of $1,119.99.Opens in a new windowCredit: SamsungSamsung - Galaxy Tab S10+ - 12.4" 512GB - Wi-Fi - with S-Pen - Platinum Silver$959.99 at Best Buy $1,119.99 Save $160Get DealBest Buy's Deal of the Day program offers some great discounts every day on a variety of different items, and today is no different. Right now you can save over $100 on a 512GB Samsu

SAVE $31.99: As of April 7, the Sony ULT Field 1 portable speaker is on sale at Amazon for $98, 25% off its list price of $129.99.Opens in a new windowCredit: SonySony ULT Field 1 Waterproof Portable Bluetooth Speaker$98 at Amazon $129.99 Save $31.99Get DealIf you're planning some outdoor adventures this year, in particular now with the weather getting warmer, a portable speaker is a great item to have with you. It's a great way to listen to some of your favorite music, podcasts, and more while

Best performing Radeon RX 9070 XT PC: As of April 7, this custom MainGear RUSH PC is available for $3,425. It’s equipped with an AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT, Ryzen 9 9950X3D, 32GB of RAM, and a panoramic Mk. IV chassis that’s almost too clean to touch.Opens in a new windowCredit: MainGearMainGear RUSH Radeon RX 9070 XT$3,425 at MainGear Get DealI didn’t need a custom PC built around AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT. But I wanted it. And not just any build — I wanted a showpiece. Something

Got a pile of old phones and tablets collecting dust in a drawer? Planning to upgrade to the new iPhone and need to get rid of the old one? Good news: You can turn them into a tree. AT&T and insurance company Assurant are teaming up to support the Arbor Day Foundation’s forest restoration program, assisting areas hit by the devastating California wildfire season. During the month of April, for every device turned in through AT&T's online and in-person trade-in program, a tree will

BEST PERFORMING RTX 5090 PC: As of April 7, MainGear MG-1 Ultimate (Intel) is available for $5,649. A top-tier gaming PC with an RTX 5090, Intel Core Ultra 285K, and zero bloatware.Opens in a new windowCredit: MainGearMainGear MG-1 Ultimate (RTX 5090)$5,649 at MainGear Get DealAt $5,649, MG-1 Ultimate isn’t the kind of PC you casually “add to cart.” It’s the kind of machine you daydream about while pretending to care about whatever someone just said on your Zoom call. Thi

"We're gonna win so much, you may even get tired of wining," said Donald Trump at one of his pre-election speeches. A couple of months later, it doesn't really feel like winning. After two devastatingly tough days for the U.S. stocks and cryptocurrencies, with the S&P 500 dumping more than 10 percent over Thursday and Friday, many market participants were likely hoping for some relief on Monday. However, major indices are down hard once again in premarket trading, with S&P 500 diving bel

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 today's Wordle solution revealed. But if you'd rather solve it yourself, keep reading for some clues, tips, and strategies to assist you.SEE ALSO:Mahjong, Sudoku, free crossword, and more: Play games on Mashable SEE ALSO:NYT Connections today: Hints and answers