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Steve Taylor

Why People Act So Weirdly at Airports

Time and boundaries dissolve in these spaces while people become charged with stress, anxiety, and excitement. Throw in a drink or two, and it’s no wonder people aren’t themselves.

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Louryn Strampe

Fancii Abigail Review: The Best Travel Makeup Mirror

If you do your makeup on the go, this portable lighted makeup mirror makes a fantastic base station.

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JaredMueller

Analytics predicts Super Bowl winner between Chiefs and Eagles

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The big game is Sunday and we already know who wins because FTN’s DVOA says so. Kansas City or Philadelphia?

We are so close to crowning a champion in the NFL which means we are also so close to not having the highest level of professional football to watch until September. The joy and the agony of those two things cannot be denied.

The great thing about the NFL is that it is a year-round sport with the NFL combine at the...

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David Fucillo

Everything you need to know for Super Bowl squares contests

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It’s time to make the Super Bowl a little more interesting for you and your friends. Super Bowl squares provide an opportunity for some friendly competition involving the Eagles and Chiefs quarterly and final scores.

The 2024-25 NFL season comes to a close on Sunday evening when the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs face off in Super Bowl 59 at the Superdome in New Orleans. The game kicks off at 6:30 p.m. ET and the Chiefs are a 1.5-point...

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Ricky O'Donnell

5 NBA teams that got better at trade deadline, and 3 that got worse

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Here are the teams who got better at the NBA trade deadline, and the ones who got worse.

The 2025 NBA trade deadline will be remembered as one of the wildest in league history. The Luka Doncic-for-Anthony Davis swap between the Los Angeles Lakers and Dallas Mavericks is just starting to set in, while players like De’Aaron Fox and Zach LaVine have already played multiple games for their new teams.

The NBA has already played more than 60...

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No One Born After 1989 Can Identify 15/17 Of These Movies From The '60s, '70s, AND '80s From A Single Screenshot

Rewatching "The Sound of Music" every day growing up has finally paid off.

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David Fucillo

Your daily NFL trivia game, Saturday edition

Think you can figure out what NFL player we’re talking about? You’ll get five clues to figure him out.

We’re back for another day of the SB Nation in-5 daily trivia game. Game instructions are at the bottom if you’re new to the game! Feel free to share your results in the comments and feedback in the Google Form.

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Kris Willis

Your daily MLB trivia game, Saturday edition

Think you can figure out what MLB player we’re talking about? You’ll get five clues to figure him out.

We’re back for another day of the SB Nation MLB in-5 daily trivia game. Game instructions are at the bottom if you’re new to the game! Feel free to share your results in the comments and feedback in this Google Form.

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Jake Bittle

Gutting USAID Will Have a Monumental Effect on Combating Climate Change

The agency was a key player in renewable energy and disaster protection around the world—until Elon Musk showed up.

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David E. Sanger

Trump Says He’s Revoking Biden’s Security Clearance

The president suggested that he was acting in retaliation for his predecessor’s pulling of his security clearance shortly after the Jan. 6 riot.

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Associated Press

How Super Bowl celebrations are changing after last year’s shooting

Kansas City plans to boost its police presence if the Chiefs win a third-straight Super Bowl title, and Philadelphia might grease its poles to thwart climbers if the Eagles win.

Expect more security — and nerves — at this year’s Super Bowl victory celebration regardless of who wins Sunday’s matchup in New Orleans between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles.

Fast Company

Jeff Beer

The true cost of a Super Bowl ad? You don’t want to know

Hint: It’s a lot more than $8 million for 30 seconds.

The Super Bowl is a lot of things. NFL title game. Pop concert. Cultural institution. It’s also The Only Day People Care About Ads. That last one is worth a lot of money to the brands who decide to advertise during the big game. 

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Julian Chokkattu

Apple’s Invites App Requires an iCloud+ Subscription to Host an Event

Plus: Sonos’ next play is a streaming box, Amazon’s souped-up Alexa may land this month, VW’s cheapest ever EV, and Comcast adds Dolby support to its 4K Super Bowl stream.

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Lily Hay Newman

UK Secret Order Demands That Apple Give Access to Users’ Encrypted Data

Plus: Benjamin Netanyahu gives Donald Trump a golden pager, Hewlett Packard Enterprise blames Russian government hackers for a breach, and more.

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Matt Kamen

This Forgotten Nintendo Switch Game Can Level Up Your Workouts

Ring Fit Adventure can help you hit your fitness goals if you’re allergic to the gym.

Mashable

20 last-minute Valentines Day gifts that will arrive on time

Last-minute Valentine’s Day gifts don’t have to be bad, or impersonal, or something you found in the bargain bit at CVS. Maybe you’ve just been doing a bit of unconscious research this whole time so you could find the absolutely perfect gift this year. (Yeah, that’s it.) If you waited until the last minute to find a gift for your loved one this Valentine’s Day, then rest assured that you still have plenty of options for a thoughtful gift. Thanks in large part to speedy shipping...

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How one tweet led me to meet my partner

After seven years, I was done with dating apps.

OK, I wasn't. Who was I kidding? I'm not an extrovert, and I write about sex and dating for a living. My "done" with dating apps didn't look like deleting my accounts or chucking the apps in a figurative trash can. But I was done relying on dating apps alone. 

I didn't know at the time how true this would end up being, or that another social media platform would be the catalyst.

Online dating sans dating apps

It was 2021, COVID restrictions had...

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Microsoft just increased their subscription fees — get Microsoft Office Pro for life for $60

TL;DR: Replace Microsoft 365 with a lifetime license to Microsoft Office Professional 2021 for Windows for only $59.97 (reg. $219). 

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