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Mashable

Mars is littered with junk. Historians want to save it.

No astronaut has ever stepped foot on Mars, but that doesn't mean humans haven't left their mark — literally. 

Since 1971 when the Soviet Union's Mars 2 spacecraft crash-landed onto the Red Planet, people have littered the Martian surface with man-made junk, quite a feat from an average of 140 million-miles away. Broken spacecraft debris, parachutes, and rover tracks are just some of the ways our species has disrupted the foreign environment — not to mention the hardy Earthling bacteria...

Mashable

NYT Connections Sports Edition today: Hints and answers for December 21

Connections: Sports Edition is a new version of the popular New York Times word game that seeks to test the knowledge of sports fans.

Like the original Connections, the game is all about finding the "common threads between words." And just like Wordle, Connections resets after midnight and each new set of words gets trickier and trickier—so we've served up some hints and tips to get you over the hurdle.

If you just want to be told today's puzzle, you can jump to the end of this article for...

ESPN.com

Adam Schefter

Falcons expected to cut Cousins before $10M due

Kirk Cousins' divorce from the Falcons is expected to be finalized before his $10 million roster bonus is due March 17.

Wired Top Stories

Alison Fixsen

How to Manage Food Anxiety Over the Holidays

The festive period can be stressful, particularly for those who struggle with food anxiety, weight concerns, or an eating disorder. Here are some tips for navigating an intense time of year.

Wired Top Stories

Kylie Mohr

December Wildfires Are Now a Thing

Expect more fires like the fast-moving one in Malibu, scientists say.

BuzzFeed - Latest

27 Hair Products That Worked So Well Reviewers Say Other People Noticed

Banish bad hair days once and for all.

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Fast Company

Lance Lambert

59 housing markets where inventory just signaled a power shift to buyers

Among the nation’s 400 largest housing markets, these 59 metro areas now have active inventory above 2019 pre-pandemic levels.

Want more housing market stories from Lance Lambert’s ResiClub in your inbox? Subscribe to the ResiClub newsletter.

ESPN.com

Vonn, 40, takes 14th in super-G in WCup return

Lindsey Vonn finished 14th position in a super-G on Saturday to mark her return to World Cup skiing at age 40.

Wired Top Stories

Matt Burgess, Lily Hay Newman, Andrew Couts

Mystery Drone Sightings Lead to FAA Ban Despite No Detected Threats

Plus: Google’s U-turn on creepy “fingerprint” tracking, the LockBit ransomware gang’s teased comeback, and a potential US ban on the most popular routers in America.

SBNation.com

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, and we’re returning to our system of a new article each day for the game.

We tried using a single article for the game, updated with the latest game each day, but it was creating a bit of an unwieldy experience in the comments. So, we’ll have the current day’s game plus the previous three days in each...

BuzzFeed - Latest

46 Cleaning Products That’ll Have Your Home Shining As Bright As Rudolf’s Nose

If the one thing on your wish list was a cleaner house, you may want to look at this list before the ball drops...

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Fast Company

Stirling Kelso

5 expert hacks to ease air travel this holiday season

Flight attendants and other travel experts share their tips for navigating packed airports, delayed flights, and more.

It’s safe to say that air travel—especially holiday air travel—is back. 

Fast Company

The Conversation

Trump’s 2017 tax cuts made income inequality worse. Here’s how

Trump’s 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act has disadvantaged middle-income, low-income and Black taxpayers in several ways.

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, a set of tax cuts Donald Trump signed into law during his first term as president, will expire on Dec. 31, 2024. As Trump and Republicans prepare to negotiate new tax cuts in 2025, it’s worth gleaning lessons from the president-elect’s first set of cuts.

Fast Company

The Conversation

‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’ became a holiday classic against all odds

The ‘Peanuts’ special came together out of a last-minute scramble.

It’s hard to imagine a holiday season without A Charlie Brown Christmas. The 1965 broadcast has become a staple—etched into traditions across generations like decorating the tree or sipping hot cocoa.

Fast Company

Next Big Idea Club

Forget greatness. Manage your time like a lazy genius

The goal of excellent time management shouldn’t be to achieve maximum productivity and perfection. That approach is a recipe for fleeting satisfaction amid anxiety and shame.

Kendra Adachi is the host of The Lazy Genius Podcast and the New York Times bestselling author of two books, The Lazy Genius Way and The Lazy Genius Kitchen.

Fast Company

Michael Grothaus

3 new Mac menu bar shortcuts will make you even more productive in 2025

Quicker, easier ways to access passwords, maintain focus, and look stuff up.

Anyone using a Mac in the workplace knows it’s a productivity powerhouse. Not only do Macs run business staples like Microsoft Office and Google’s suite of online software but, thanks to Apple Silicon chips, modern Macs are absolute workhorses capable of driving advanced design, media creation, and scientific apps with ease.

Fast Company

Yasmin Gagne

Image Architect Law Roach takes our career questionnaire

In November, Law Roach unveiled his new educational initiative, School of Style.

As a stylist, Law Roach has helped stars like Zendaya, Celine Dion, and Anya Taylor-Joy stand out on the red carpet, dressing them in his signature mix of haute couture and vintage finds from designers such as Bob Mackie. Roach is also the author of How to Build a Fashion Icon, a guide to developing personal style. After announcing his retirement from day-to-day styling on Instagram in 2023, he launched School...

Fast Company

The Conversation

Why teens engage in deadly social media challenges like the ‘choking game’

The ‘skull breaker challenge,’ the ‘Tide Pod challenge,’ and car surfing are but a few of the deadly games popularized through social media.

The “choking game” has potentially deadly consequences, as players are challenged to temporarily strangle themselves by restricting oxygen to the brain. It sounds terrifying, but rough estimates suggest that about 10% of U.S. teenagers may have played this type of game at least once.

Fast Company

Arloa Fluhr

I’m a Starbucks barista, and here’s why I’m going on strike

As Starbucks workers across the country prepare to strike, one barista explains what brought the union to this point.

This holiday season, the last thing my coworkers and I wanted to do was go on strike—but this week Starbucks has left us no other choice.

Fast Company

Paul Mueller

In an exclusive Q&A, Alex Morgan talks about life after soccer

Her number one retirement tip? Don’t tell Alex Morgan she’s retired.

Alex Morgan doesn’t like the word retirement. “I’ve been saying ‘post-playing career,’” she said, “because retirement makes it sound like I’m old. It’s definitely more of a transition.”

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