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Forbes
12 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Forbes
NYT ‘Connections' Hints For Friday, June 27: Clues And Answers For Today's Game
Find the links between the words to win today's game of Connections. Each day's game of NYT Connections goes live at midnight local time. Before we get to today's Connections hints and answers, here are Thursday's: Hey there, Connectors! The weekend is right around the corner and I hope it's a wonderful one for you. This week, you may have seen that The New York Times published a list of the 100 best movies of the 21st century, as voted on by hundreds of film industry creatives. There's an option for readers to submit their own ballots too. I decided to do that and figured I may as well share my picks with you folks as well. I didn't give this too much thought. I just went with the first 10 films since 2000 that came to mind that I truly, deeply love. They are: I would say that if you're curious about watching The Endless that you should first watch Resolution from the same filmmakers, as there's a link between the films. I adore all of these, though. Movies are just the best. Before we begin, we have a great little community on Discord, where we chat about NYT Connections, the rest of the NYT games and all kinds of other stuff. Everyone who has joined has been lovely. It's a fun hangout spot, and you're more than welcome to hang out with us. Discord is also the best way to give me any feedback about the column, especially on the rare (or not-so-rare) occasions that I mess something up. I don't look at the comments or Twitter much. You can also read my weekend editions of this column at my new newsletter, Pastimes. Today's NYT Connections hints and answers for Friday, June 27 are coming right up. How To Play Connections Connections is a free, popular New York Times daily word game. You get a new puzzle at midnight every day. You can play on the NYT's website or Games app. You're presented with a grid of 16 words. Your task is to arrange them into four groups of four by figuring out the links between them. The groups could be things like items you can click, names for research study participants or words preceded by a body part. There's only one solution for each puzzle, and you'll need to be careful when it comes to words that might fit into more than one category. You can shuffle the words to perhaps help you see links between them. Each group is color coded. The yellow group is usually the easiest to figure out, blue and green fall in the middle, and the purple group is usually the most difficult one. The purple group often involves wordplay. Select four words you think go together and press Submit. If you make a guess and you're incorrect, you'll lose a life. If you're close to having a correct group, you might see a message telling you that you're one word away from getting it right, but you'll still need to figure out which one to swap. If you make four mistakes, it's game over. Let's make sure that doesn't happen with the help of some hints, and, if you're really struggling, today's Connections answers. As with Wordle and other similar games, it's easy to share results with your friends on social media and group chats. If you have an NYT All Access or Games subscription, you can access the publication's Connections archive. This includes every previous game of Connections, so you can go back and play any of those that you have missed. What Are Today's Connections Hints? Scroll slowly! Just after the hints for each of today's Connections groups, I'll reveal what the groups are without immediately telling you which words go into them. Today's 16 words are... And the hints for today's Connections groups are: One Word For Each Connections Group Need some extra help? Be warned: we're starting to get into spoiler territory. Let's take a look at one word for each group. Today's Connections word hints are… What Are Today's Connections Groups? Today's Connections groups are... What Are Today's Connections Answers? Spoiler alert! Don't scroll any further down the page until you're ready to find out today's Connections answers. This is your final warning! Today's Connections answers are... I'm not going to keep you in suspense this time. I found this one pretty easy. It was one of those times when everything kind of gelled together in my brain all at once. Seeing BLUES and MARX next to each other made the purples clear pretty much straight away. BLOOD Brothers could refer to the musical, band or two people not related by birth who swear loyalty to each other. The CHEMICAL Brothers are a legendary electronic music group. Cool to see them referenced here, and I'm happy to see them pop up as my well of recommendations was running a little dry. Anyway, the Sesame Street characters (Big BIRD, COUNT Von COUNT, Oscar the GROUCH and Cookie or Telly MONSTER) were clear as day. I wasn't sure whether the angel elements or the fashionable words would be the greens. I took a guess and I wasn't quite right. So close to the reverse rainbow! Still, my streak is up to 122 wins. Here's my grid: 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 That's all there is to it for today's Connections clues and answers. I'll be back with you all here on Monday. In the meantime, you can check out my weekend editions of this column in my newsletter, Pastimes. P.S. The Chemical Brothers have a ton of great songs. "Let Forever Be" is probably my favorite, but we're going into the weekend, so let's go with something that's got more of a dancey vibe. Featuring vocals from the great Q-Tip, "Galvanize" is a great track. Friends, my finger is on the button: Have a great day! Stay hydrated! Be kind to yourself and each other! Call someone you love! Please follow my blog for more coverage of NYT Connections and other word games, and even some video game news, insights and analysis. It helps me out a lot! Sharing this column with other people who play Connections would be appreciated too. You can also read my weekend editions of this column at my new newsletter, Pastimes.
The National
13-06-2025
- General
- The National
Some of my best friends are people I've never met
Social media has provided me with many important things in my life. I met my wife through social media. I found my job on social media. It has also given me the chance to create friendships with people around the world. In June 2018, while I was unemployed and spending a lot of time on Instagram sharing pictures of my ever-growing Blu-ray film collection, a person I followed asked if anyone was interested in joining a group chat to discuss the movies we watched. Having the free time, I opted in. Everyone else in the chat was from the US and Canada. What started with at least 15 people reduced over the next two years to a core group of eight. Over the years, the group chat has become more than just a film discussion after we began to share our grievances, hardships and celebrations. I revealed in a previous column that I was diagnosed with high-functioning autism two years ago. This diagnosis has made me realise why I've always found it difficult to make new friends and retain them. During my life, I've had friends come and go. Outside the group chat and work, and my wife who is my absolute best friend, I probably only have two people I can truly call friends. Friendship is a funny thing. You can't force it, and the chemistry needs to be just right to work. Shared interests help, but there's a more complex reason behind them lasting. As someone on the spectrum, it's hard to maintain friendships that endure. In the group chat, I found a place where I could be myself, share my thoughts and not worry about being judged. We were there for each other during the Covid-19 pandemic. We are there for each other when someone loses a family member or suddenly needs financial support. We've even sent each other Secret Santa presents and postcards. We've celebrated each other's marriages, the births of children and graduation ceremonies. They are in the US, so I haven't met any of them in person, though some have had that opportunity when they are in the same city. I sometimes feel jealous that they have that option much more readily. Day to day, we update each other on new passions that we can discuss. We make it a point to be present for whoever needs listening to. We've also taught each other many things – cultural nuances and political awareness are just some of the topics discussed. I sometimes take a step back and wonder: 'How did I form such strong relationships with people I have never even met?' But frankly, I just feel lucky. We celebrate our seventh anniversary this year, and I don't know how long we'll be friends. But for now, I thank everyone in the group chat who is reading this column. I thank you for being understanding, compassionate and caring. I thank you for the laughs and cries. I thank you for being there. Will I ever get to meet them in person? Who knows? But I do hope so. For now, I'm grateful to have such a space.
Fast Company
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Fast Company
Letterboxd is launching a curated streaming service for indie films
Exciting news for anyone who's already burned through the entirety of Netflix: there's a new online movie rental platform coming to town. Letterboxd, the movie tracking app and the preferred social media of your most insufferable film-loving friend, announced this week that a Letterboxd Video Store is on the way. The announcement was made Tuesday at the Cannes Film Festival. While the company hasn't revealed too many specifics just yet, we do know the upcoming streaming service will be called the Letterboxd Video Store and will feature curated 'shelves' of handpicked titles. Like other services such as Prime Video, Apple TV, or Google Play, users will be able to rent films on demand or during specified release windows. But don't expect the usual lineup. These selections will be carefully curated by Letterboxd, spotlighting lesser-known films, emerging filmmakers, and titles from the festival circuit. By showcasing movies that haven't yet secured wide distribution, Letterboxd aims to position its transactional video-on-demand (TVOD) service as a 'potential new path to audience connection for filmmakers and sales agents seeking visibility and momentum.' Details around launch dates, availability by territory, and specific titles will be announced in the coming months. However, the company has confirmed that selections will be informed by 'behavioral insight' drawn from its 20 million-strong community of dedicated film lovers. Launched in 2011, the platform, often dubbed the 'Goodreads for film,' remained a niche hub for cinephiles for nearly a decade. By mid-2020, it had only 1.8 million members. Today, Letterboxd has gone fully mainstream. Top reviewers enjoy micro-celebrity status, its 'Four Favorites' trend routinely goes viral on TikTok, and users gleefully speculate about celebrities' burner accounts. 'Every day, we see members recommending films to each other, adding to their watchlists and hungry to discover more,' Letterboxd CEO Matthew Buchanan said, per The Hollywood Reporter. 'Letterboxd Video Store is our way of delivering for those film lovers, creating a dedicated space for films that deserve an audience.'
