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New York Times
15 hours ago
- Entertainment
- New York Times
Connections: Sports Edition hints for May 31, 2025, puzzle No. 250
Need help with today's Connections: Sports Edition puzzle? You've come to the right place. Welcome to Connections: Sports Edition Coach — a spot to gather clues and discuss (and share) scores. A quick public service announcement before we continue: The bottom of this article includes one answer in each of the four categories. So if you want to solve the board hint-free, we recommend you play before continuing. Advertisement You can access Saturday's game here. Game No. 250's difficulty: 3 out of 5 Scroll below for one answer in each of the four categories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yellow: CRUNCH Green: GRIND Blue: CORK Purple: STAND The next puzzle will be available at midnight in your time zone. Thanks for playing — and share your scores in the comments! (Illustration: John Bradford / The Athletic)
New York Times
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- New York Times
Connections: Sports Edition hints for May 30, 2025, puzzle No. 249
Need help with today's Connections: Sports Edition puzzle? You've come to the right place. Welcome to Connections: Sports Edition Coach — a spot to gather clues and discuss (and share) scores. A quick public service announcement before we continue: The bottom of this article includes one answer in each of the four categories. So if you want to solve the board hint-free, we recommend you play before continuing. Advertisement You can access Friday's game here. Game No. 249's difficulty: 3.5 out of 5 Scroll below for one answer in each of the four categories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yellow: TOSS Green: DRAW Blue: PARENT Purple: PEN The next puzzle will be available at midnight in your time zone. Thanks for playing — and share your scores in the comments! (Illustration: John Bradford / The Athletic)
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Brand-New Designer Sunglasses Are on Sale for as Low as $15
The Arena Media Brands, LLC and respective content providers may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website. Brand-New Designer Sunglasses Are on Sale for as Low as $15 originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Today, you can get a great deal on designer sunglasses for yourself or as a gift for someone else (Father's Day is just around the corner) courtesy of Eyedictive. Right now, Eyedictive is selling designer sunglasses for as low as $15 and 79% off. Brands include Columbia, Hurley, Spyder, Champion, Carrera, Coach, Serengeti, and more. In order to score these ultra-low prices, all you need to do is enter a promo code during checkout. The promo code is: MEMORIAL20. This sale only lasts two days, so act quickly if you want to grab a pair of sunglasses at a deep discount. The sale ends Wednesday, May 28 at midnight eastern. At the time of publishing, Eyedictive is also offering free shipping on all sunglasses listed with this sale. Below are three picks from the sale that caught my eye, but be sure to shop the sale yourself to find the pair of sunglasses that works best for you. These Coach sunglasses feature "a vintage aviator silhouette in light gold-toned metal. The subtle concave bend in the brow bar softens the masculine edge associated with the aviator style. Fitted with gradient lenses that provide 100% UV protection. Coach branding is displayed on the upper left lens and temple tips." The product description says, "Break a sweat while you explore new city streets with confidence wearing the CU512801 by Champion. Offering men a semi-rimless sport wrap design crafted from lightweight and durable acetate in a matte black finish. Ventilated rubber nose pads ensure a non-slip experience during any activity. Flexible temple tips wrap and hug securely around temples, ensuring a comfortable and snug fit for all. Featuring a dual-tone design for added appeal and flair. Equipped with gray C-Tech multilayer polarized lenses that eliminate glare, resist scratches, and improve clarity with 100% UVA, UVB, and UVC protection from harsh solar rays. Brand logo appears on both temples." The description for these sunglasses says, "Designed with smaller faces in mind, Serengeti's Haywood Small offers a structural pilot frame that defines laid back cool. Adjustable nose pads and acetate temple tips keep the frame secure as you venture out on your next getaway. Serengeti mineral glass lenses protect your eyes with photochromic and polarized technologies, while a customized metal rim elevates your look. Made in Italy." Who is Eyedictive? "Eyedictive is a daily deals website for glasses enthusiasts. We offer amazing deals on designer sunglasses and optical frames. Our founders have been selling exclusive designer glasses at deep discounts since 2007, and they have leveraged their buying power to bring you the best possible prices on the most fashionable frames, from the top designers." Eyedictive also says, "Every frame is guaranteed brand new and 100% authentic." Brand-New Designer Sunglasses Are on Sale for as Low as $15 first appeared on Athlon Sports on May 26, 2025 This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on May 26, 2025, where it first appeared.
New York Times
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- New York Times
Connections: Sports Edition hints for May 29, 2025, puzzle No. 248
Need help with today's Connections: Sports Edition puzzle? You've come to the right place. Welcome to Connections: Sports Edition Coach — a spot to gather clues and discuss (and share) scores. A quick public service announcement before we continue: The bottom of this article includes one answer in each of the four categories. So if you want to solve the board hint-free, we recommend you play before continuing. Advertisement You can access Thursday's game here. Game No. 248's difficulty: 3.5 out of 5 Scroll below for one answer in each of the four categories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yellow: CF Green: COLLEGE Blue: FC Purple: POINT The next puzzle will be available at midnight in your time zone. Thanks for playing — and share your scores in the comments! (Illustration: John Bradford / The Athletic)
CNN
4 days ago
- Business
- CNN
This artist is keeping Hong Kong's neon heritage alive
The neon signs that once illuminated Hong Kong have mostly gone dark. The lights were once synonymous with the city, but in recent years, the government has tightened regulations over safety concerns about unwieldy signs, and many have been removed. But inside a workspace in the Wong Chuk Hang neighborhood, neon lights are shining bright. Jive Lau founded the Kowloneon studio in 2021, with the hopes of preserving the craft of neon making. He had long been interested in neon when, in 2019, he took a week off from his job as a graphic designer to fly to Taiwan for a neon-making course. When Lau, now 42, was laid off during the Covid-19 pandemic, he took it as a sign to devote himself to neon full-time. Now he's achieving commercial success with his designs — including an elaborate neon popup shop façade for the US fashion brand Coach, a sign for a Louis Vuitton event, and light installations for the Hong Kong Ballet. Through his work, Lau hopes he can help reverse neon's decline in the city. 'Neon is not replaceable,' he tells CNN from his workshop, illuminated by a neon cow shaking maracas mounted on the wall behind him. 'It's magical.' Neon signs were first introduced in Hong Kong in the 1920s. As the city's economy flourished from the 1950s to the 1980s, neon did also, according to Brian Kwok, an associate professor of design at Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and author of 'Fading Neon Lights, an Archive of Hong Kong's Visual Culture.' The lights were once used to advertise everything from tailor shops and bars to seafood restaurants, but in recent decades, the neon industry has been in decline. In 2011, the city's Buildings Department found there were about 120,000 signboards in the city, including neon, many of them unauthorized. Stricter regulation has led to the removal of many signs, like a well-known neon cow measuring three meters (10 feet) hanging above Sammy's Kitchen, a steakhouse, which was taken down in 2015 after being deemed an illegal structure. Some local business owners have willingly replaced the signs with newer technology, including LED lights, which are cheaper. Societal factors, like an association with seediness, have also contributed to neon's decline, according to the city's M+ Museum. Kwok tells CNN that in 2018 and 2019, when he was doing research for his book, there were about 470 neon signs left in the five Hong Kong districts he surveyed. Today, he thinks that only about 10% of those remain. Making neon signs is a delicate and difficult task that entails using powerful burners to heat and shape glass tubes and injecting the right mixture of gas into the tubes, which must be connected seamlessly so the joints can't be seen. There aren't many people left that know how to do the painstaking and delicate work. Kwok estimates that there are about three to five remaining neon masters in Hong Kong, with only one or two actively working in the craft. In recent years, there has been an increasing focus on the disappearing neon, which has drawn media and public attention. A few artists like Lau have started working with neon at a time when the city is undergoing rapid changes. That includes a Beijing-led crackdown on dissent, following pro-democracy protests in 2019, which critics say has stifled creative expression and subdued the once freewheeling city. Many young Hong Kongers have left the city. 'Neon is representative of Hong Kong,' says Lau. 'If the most beautiful and representative things of Hong Kong fade out, I will be really sad,' he adds. Some Hong Kong brands continue to incorporate neon into their stores. Lau has designed signs for a gelato shop and a large neon installation he created sits atop the flagship store of local retailer Goods of Desire (G.O.D) in the central nightlife area Lan Kwai Fong. He says that unlike the old neon masters, who largely made signs with just the name of the shop they advertised, he takes a more creative approach to his designs. His sign above G.O.D., for example, depicts characters holding a wine glass and pouring tea. In his studio, where he receives subsidized rent from the government-backed Hong Kong Arts Development Council, tools cover the walls, and are scattered across worktop tables, while the remnants of broken tubes litter the floor. He shows CNN a neon sign taller than him, with intricately bent neon depicting a phoenix and a dragon — symbols common as a backdrop for Chinese wedding photos — which he says took him a month to make. He also uses neon to create sculptures and is planning for an upcoming exhibition. And he's working to open a store that will sell neon objects suitable for Hong Kong's notoriously cramped apartments. He shows CNN a small sculptural neon lightning bolt mounted on a base. 'I want to reach a different kind of consumer,' says Lau. Kwok sees similar trends among Hong Kong's handful of neon makers. 'The whole industry has shifted to more art-related projects, or small-scale projects for interior decoration,' he says. Lau wants to encourage more people into the art form and late last year, he launched a three-month internship program to teach other young people the craft. His initial batch of eight apprentices included students and professionals working in fields ranging from technology to art repair. He plans to run a second internship program later this year. 'Some people say to me, 'don't create competition for yourself,'' Lau says. 'But we have to make the community bigger for the future.'
