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Lone wolf no club7/14/2023 Justin Lin of the Fast and Furious films was identified as a possible director, with Andrew Kevin Walker - a scriptwriter on Seven, Sleepy Hollow, and 8MM among others - attached to write. In October 2017, The Hollywood Reporter said that Paramount would be producing the newest adaptation of Lone Wolf and Cub. In more recent years, it looks like whatever rights complications held up Aronofsky were cleared for a new creative team. By 2009, Aronofsky was saying that the project had gone belly-up, mainly because of rights issues. It was one of a number comic book movies Aronofsky wanted to adapt, including scrapped plans for Batma n: Year Oneand Ronin, the latter of which was strongly influenced by Lone Wolf and Cub. After Daigoro collapses from fatigue and despair, the samurai Togo Shigetada finds him and takes him under his wing.ĭarren Aronofsky, perhaps best known for 1998's Pi and 2000's Requiem for a Dream, was reportedly pursuing a new adaptation of the samurai epic as early as early as 2003, according to Entertainment Weekly. New Lone Wolf and Cub opens exactly where Lone Wolf and Cub ends, with Daigoro on the beach and the corpses of his father and Retsudo nearby. 1, Koike explains that in 2002 - around the same time he was wondering what exactly happened to Daigoro at the end of his story - he was approached by the magazine Shukan Post to write a sequel to his samurai epic. In an epilogue at the end of New Lone Wolf and Cub Vol. In his final breaths, he calls Daigoro "grandson. Retsudo is impaled by the spear and, dying, cradles the sobbing boy in his arms. With tears streaming down his cheeks, Daigoro finds the broken end of a spear and charges Retsudo, who inexplicably embraces the boy as he rushes him. Lone Wolf and Cub ends with its 142nd chapter, "Arms." After a long duel between Itto and Retsudo - a fight that spans three chapters all on its own - Itto sadly succumbs to his wounds and dies.
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Cannot send companion greys out7/14/2023 Here, you can buy new tack (horse equipment) like saddles, saddlebags, stirrups, saddle horns, blankets and bedrolls in a variety of colors (more on this below). Stables will have a selection of horses to purchase (again, read the last section of this guide before you think about buying a new horse). You can check their stats, swap out your main horse - i.e., the one wearing your saddle - or even sell them. The first option at a stable is to manage the (up to) four horses you own. Stables, as you’d expect, are where you go for your horses and horse-related needs. Rockstar Games via PolygonĪfter you complete (well, technically, just start) Hosea’s “Exit Pursued by a Bruised Ego” mission during Chapter 2, you’ll have access to stables in most towns you visit - they’re marked with a horseshoe icon on your map. Lots of things that you do with your horse will increase your bond, including (but not limited to) riding, feeding, brushing, patting, hitching (press triangle/Y at hitching posts) and calming it. Increasing your bond also expands your horse’s health and stamina bars (but not their cores). When you earn enough, your bond with your horse will level up.Īs you progress through the four horse bond levels, you’ll unlock new controls and abilities - like rearing, or being able to call your horse from farther away. As you do things out in the world with your horse, you’ll earn bonding points (think of it like a specific kind of XP). Rockstar Games via Polygonīonding with your horse works a lot like improving your own health, stamina or dead eye. Handling refers to the class (for lack of a better word) of horse you’re looking at - like standard, heavy, race or elite.Ĭores guide Bonding with your horse Brushing improves your bond with your horse. The filled-in bars show its base stats, while the gray ones show how far your horse can improve with different and better equipment (more on this below). (Note: We say “care about” here, but please read the final section before you go swapping out horses.) Speed and acceleration are represented by up to 10 bars some are filled in white, a few more are grayed out, and the rest are blank. The next three pieces of information are what you’ll care about most: speed, acceleration and handling. Below that, you’ll see the color of the horse’s coat. To the right of the cores is your bonding level with this particular horse (more on that in a second). Below that on the left are the horse’s cores - stamina and health - and their associated bars. When you walk up to your (or any, really) horse and press R1/RB to show their info, you’ll see the things that differentiate this horse from any other.Īt the top, you’ll see the breed - breed largely determines the rest of the stats, so horses of the same breed will have similar (or identical) attributes. Horse basics A horse’s stats can be viewed by locking on to them and hitting R1/RB to show info. Here’s everything you need to know about dealing with your equine friends in Red Dead Redemption 2. Your horse is your primary mode of transportation, a mobile arsenal and your constant companion. Horses are a big part of Red Dead Redemption 2.
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Best citrus squeezer7/14/2023 When you're done, the pitcher, lid, reamers, and pulp control basket can all be popped into the dishwasher, while the cord can be tucked away into the base. The juicer automatically reverses when needed for maximum juice extraction. Simply turn the dial to select your desired pulp level (another cool perk) and push it down to juice. It comes with two sizes of reamers, which nest for easy storage, and empties into a convenient 34-ounce take-to-your-table pitcher. From the largest pomelos to tiny key limes, the Proctor Silex Alex's Lemonade Stand Citrus Juicer efficiently juices all types of citrus. The best citrus juicers can handle any type of citrus, no matter how big or small. What We Don't Love: Plastic construction, motor can be loud What We Love: Can control pulp level, two reamer sizes, dishwasher-safe components View On Amazon View On Walmart View On Wayfair For a manual option, the Chef'n FreshForce Citrus Juicer is efficient and easy.įrom a 34-ounce electric juicer with two reamers to our favorite handheld squeezer, here’s a guide to the best citrus juicers for every kitchen. Our favorite electric citrus juicer is the Proctor Silex Alex's Lemonade Stand Citrus Juicer. Those who find themselves entertaining often should look for a different kind of electric juicer, one that can handle big batches. But if fresh lime juice for Friday night margaritas will make every weekend that much better, a beautiful electric juicer should have dedicated space on your bar cart. If you only squeeze a lemon or lime every now and then, a small wooden reamer that you can easily store away might work best for you. Whether I’m juicing lemons for a summertime mint lemonade, blood oranges for a twist on a vinaigrette, or grapefruits for a morning boost of vitamin C, fresh citrus juice makes everything taste zingier and better.Ī citrus juicer is an ideal tool, of course, but there are so many options, from small handheld models to professional-level, big investment electric juicers. My go-to flavor pick-me-up is fresh citrus.
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Julius caesar assassination7/13/2023 Canadian Patrick Chan won his third title at the World Figure Skating Championships in London, Ontario.įive years ago: A pedestrian bridge that was under construction collapsed onto a busy Miami highway, crushing vehicles beneath massive slabs of concrete and steel six people died and 10 were injured. The chief of Syria’s main, Western-backed rebel group marked the second anniversary of the start of the uprising against President Bashar Assad by pledging to fight until the “criminal” regime was gone. Ten years ago: The Pentagon announced it would spend $1 billion to add 14 interceptors to an Alaska-based missile defense system, responding to what it called faster-than-anticipated North Korean progress on nuclear weapons and missiles. After initially trying to keep schools open, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said the nation’s largest public school system would close in hopes of curbing the spread of the coronavirus. In 2020, the Federal Reserve took massive emergency action to help the economy withstand the coronavirus by slashing its benchmark interest rate to near zero and saying it would buy $700 billion in treasury and mortgage bonds. (Brenton Tarrant, an Australian white supremacist, was sentenced to life in prison without parole after pleading guilty to 51 counts of murder and other charges.) In 2019, a gunman killed 51 people at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, streaming the massacre live on Facebook. In 2011, the Syrian civil war had its beginnings with Arab Spring protests across the region that turned into an armed insurgency and eventually became a full-blown conflict. (He was later sentenced to 25 years in prison.) In 2005, former WorldCom chief Bernard Ebbers was convicted in New York of engineering the largest corporate fraud in U.S. In 1977, the situation comedy “Three’s Company,” starring John Ritter, Joyce DeWitt and Suzanne Somers, premiered on ABC-TV. In 1972, “The Godfather,” Francis Ford Coppola’s epic gangster movie based on the Mario Puzo novel and starring Marlon Brando and Al Pacino, premiered in New York. Johnson, addressing a joint session of Congress, called for new legislation to guarantee every American’s right to vote the result was passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. In 1944, during World War II, Allied bombers again raided German-held Monte Cassino. In 1919, members of the American Expeditionary Force from World War I convened in Paris for a three-day meeting to found the American Legion. In 1917, Czar Nicholas II abdicated in favor of his brother, Grand Duke Mikhail Alexandrovich, who declined the crown, marking the end of imperial rule in Russia. In 1493, Italian explorer Christopher Columbus arrived back in the Spanish harbor of Palos de la Frontera, two months after concluding his first voyage to the Western Hemisphere. Business & Finance Click to expand menu.
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Ankiapp editing cards7/13/2023 As confusing as this might sound, AnkiApp is not part of the official Anki ecosystem of apps and services. It looks like you are asking a question about AnkiApp. Users that routinely delete their posts once they receive an answer might be excluded from participating on the sub. Posts that are off-topic will be removed. Do not routinely remove answered questions.If it has been a valuable tool in your learning, please consider supporting its development through one of the ways listed here. Please Support Anki!Īnki is free and open-source software. When creating cards, consider the tips in this article: Twenty rules of formulating knowledge. For additional resources and tips make sure to also check out our Wiki. New to the app? Anki's manual is the best way to get you started. Post Filters Hide Questions Show Questions Only Show Everything Anki Tips & Info If you find a good resource for Anki users, please share it with us. You are welcome to ask your questions about Anki here, and please help answer other people's questions when you can. There is also a web-based version of Anki. Anki is available for these platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux, FreeBSD, iPhone, and Android. This community is for people who use the Anki "powerful, intelligent flashcard" program. You can now set a custom flair to tell other users about the subjects / topics you're studying with Anki! To set a flair, simply click on (edit) next to your username.
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Castaway paradise moving furniture7/13/2023 You can even fish, catch bugs, and grow your own crops. Just as you do favors for Punchy and Hamlet and any fellow neighbors in New Leaf, you can help the villagers with their activities in Castaway Paradise and form friendships. Some of the residents are also anthropomorphic animals like pigs and ducks, so it will feel very familiar. After setting up your tent, you can set out to explore the island, get to know the residents, and work towards unlocking more parts of the island to explore. After finding yourself ashore on an island when you get caught up in a storm, you encounter some of the locals who give you a tent to call home. Originally released on mobile and PC before coming to consoles, Castaway Paradise has very similar vibes to Animal Crossing, and seems to draw inspiration from the series in its own way. Platform(s): PC, Xbox One, PS4, iOS, Android Yonder truly is a very charming, chilled out experience that may appeal to Animal Crossing fans. With plenty of different ways to fulfill objectives and lots of skills to build, the life you lead is up to you every step of the way. As you explore, creatures who roam the lands will become your friends if you feed them treats. The world is made of several different environments and biomes, giving every area its own distinctive look and feel. There are a lot of professions you can try out, from being a chef to a tailor, and running your own little customizable farm. You can get to know the inhabitants of the world and fulfills their quests for them to learn useful skills and tricks. With no threats in sight, you’re free to roam the world and do whatever you want at your own pace. Yonder: Cloud Catcher Chronicles is a very appealing and relaxing open-world adventure that takes you on a journey across the island of Yonder in Gemea. Overall it’s quite slow in pace and a relatively gentle life sim. Again, there is combat involved, but if you’d rather avoid the fighting, you can send out the Civil Corps to collect items for you so you can avoid venturing out into dangerous areas. Getting to know the residents is also a huge part of the experience. There is also more of a storyline to this game, so you can also work towards completing the various quests to uncover the mysteries of Portia. These commissions are your main source of income to start with, but with ample opportunity to set out into the big open-world and discover relics, go fishing, raise cows and chickens, and farm, you’re free to build a life for yourself in whatever way you wish. When you move into the town, you assume the role of a builder who can craft all manner of buildings and items to fulfill commissions. Surprisingly, it’s set in a post-apocalyptic time where lots of secrets dwell beneath its unassuming charm. There are endless things to do in My Time at Portia, and many Animal Crossing fans will feel right at home in its cartoony world. Platform(s): PC, Xbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch With farming, fishing, cooking, crafting, and animals to raise, there’s no shortage of ways to pass each day. There are no enemies in the caves to pose a threat either, so it really does make for one very relaxing time that lets you play at your own pace. As the town begins to expand, more residents will move in and unlock more items and quests. By exploring caves for treasure, completing quests, and running your own shop to sell everything you find around the world, you'll begin to fill up that coin purse. Just as you need bells to expand your home, getting yourself a healthy supply of coins to work on the town is a must. You inherit a farm from your grandparents, and work with the Mayor and construction worker to build up the town and customize your home. You can choose to play as a bunny, dragon, cat, bird, badger, horse, dog, fox, or chipmunk, and every single cute cartoony character is very customizable. Capturing bugs is extremely difficult though, but I have a simple tip for you: anticipate the direction of the bug, get ahead of it and simply position yourself in front of it.Developers Bitten Toast Games brought this adorable simulation game to life on Kickstarter, and it rings a lot of similar bells to Animal Crossing in its gameplay and style. You can’t move while in this view, but you can see where items, buildings and quests are, so it’s extremely helpful!Ĭapturing bugs is not only a quest, but a fun thing to do that can prove very rewarding. Alternately, if you simply can’t find what you’re looking for, you can simply tap the magnifying glass icon in the lower left corner to see more of the island. Getting around the island is the most difficult task when you start playing the game, and you will have to do a lot of walking from character to character, so you’d better learn where everything is in the game to make sure that you don’t just wander around aimlessly wasting your precious time.
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The ballad of buster scruggs cast7/13/2023 Each story gets its own title, self-contained cast, and distinct visual style, allowing Joel & Ethan to stretch out into all corners of their wide artistic range. The longest film that the Coens have made to date, THE BALLAD OF BUSTER SCRUGGS compiles six original stories that, in the aggregate, paint a fairly comprehensive portrait of the Old West and its mythical place in pop culture, as well as the brothers’ own existing filmography. A jump to Netflix, then, was only a logical extension of the same approach- only this time it was a finished product an innovative display of the distinct quality of auteur storytelling that the streaming model is capable of when it’s not trying to emulate studio programming. Despite their initial misgivings, they reasoned that they owed their very careers to home video (2), having carried around their proof of concept trailer for 1984’s BLOOD SIMPLE to show to prospective investors in their own homes. They had developed the stories in private over a span of twenty years (actor Tim Blake Nelson had a draft of the titular story in hand as early as 2002 (1)), so the Coens were understandably hesitant about producing them under such unconventional circumstances. Their latest project seemed like an ideal fit, being an unconventional anthology of short Western stories titled THE BALLAD OF BUSTER SCRUGGS. They could see the writing on the wall, and streamers like Netflix or Amazon Prime - where conventional success metrics like box office receipts no longer applied - offered to transform a future of compromise into one of opportunity. As Marvel and other four-quadrant franchises have come to dominate the megaplex, the studios have become increasingly uninterested in making the smaller, adult-oriented films that the Coens specialize in. The middling performance of their last film, 2016’s HAIL, CAESAR!, reinforced the flagging viability of theatrical for filmmakers uninterested in big budget franchises. The directing duo of brothers Joel and Ethan Coen have proven themselves to be a major force in American cinema, responsible for several unimpeachable classics, but even they are not immune to the will of the marketplace. Filmmakers of every stripe have had to adapt, the question of their futures rooted in an inherent compromise: do they sacrifice creative control for a large canvas, or do they choose artistic liberty at the expense of a wide theatrical release? Though cinemas are still making out okay (or barely scraping by, depending on who you ask), the economics of the industry - the inscrutable alchemy of ego, inspiration and financial calculus behind every “greenlight” - have profoundly, and perhaps permanently, shifted. While experts and armchair analysts alike feared that the advent of home video in the 1970’s and 80’s would result in the collapse of movie theaters, they should have saved their concern for the streaming age ushered in by the likes of Netflix and Amazon Prime. There were several moments when the visual depiction of the wide Wild West took myĪs with most anthologies you will likely enjoy some chapters of The Ballad Of Buster Scruggs more than others.Like the recording industry before it, the film industry has sustained a seismic shift over the past decade and change- both in small movements made gradually and in giant, abrupt leaps. The Ballad Of Buster Scruggs is a truly gorgeous film to look at - absolutely stunning from start to finish. The tales are also connected via Carter Burwell’s brilliant score and Bruno Delbonnel’s impressive cinematography. Perhaps the film’s only underlying theme is man’s inhumanity to man and the senseless nature of violence (expect a fair few gunshots to There seems, at first, little to connect the six chapters. It stars Brendan Gleeson and Tyne Daly (among a collection of other brilliant characters) and is a tense and The final story in The Ballad Of Buster Scruggs is called The Mortal Remains. Its rather shocking conclusion has lingered long in my mind. There is something so pure and endearing about this tale Titled The Gal Who Got Rattled, it stars Zoe Kazan as a woman hoping to make a new life in Oregon.
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Mumble overlay crosshair7/13/2023 It's transparent PNG with light blue 2x2 center surrounded by 1 pixel magenta so the crosshair is very small, non-intrusive but hard to get lost due to those colors. This is a Mumble Overlay Crosshair I created for Planetside 2: (this guide is for different game, but it still applies to Planetside 2, just put the file into your Planetside 2 directory where the. Close the launcher, open Task Manager, and kill the leftover PlanetSide2.exe and PlanetSide2_圆4.exe.That is normal, it only means the game is already launching with the 32bit so the script cannot copy the file, as it is being already used.Ĥ)After launching the PS2 32bit.bat (or what you named the bat file) the launcher shows a bar like when it's patching or installing something, and the Play button is grayed out.OK to launch" there are multiple lines of "The processes cannot access the file because it is being used by another process." You must run those programs first, before opening the launcher or running the. Just right click your Windows Taskbar, Start Task Manager, find anything named Planetside and kill it (click on it and pres delete and "End Process")Ģ)PSV FOV fix and/or Mumble overlay don't work. This means there is PlanetSide2.exe or more likely PlanetSide2_圆4.exe running in the background.The game should start in 32bit, making you able to use PS2 FOV fix and Mumble Overlayġ) After "Starting Launcher and waiting." it says "The processes cannot access the file because it is being used by another process." If you do, close the launcher after it finished the download and start again by launching the. You should not see any patching or downloading of files in the launcher. It will copy PlanetSide2_x86.exe (32bit) as PlanetSide2.exe which is the one the launcher starts, instead of PlanetSide2_圆4.exe (64bit), and tell the launcher it's OK to launch. bat.txt)Ĥ) You can now double click the file like any application. You can name it whatever you want and save it wherever you want, as long as the name of the file ends with. (Pinging yourself simulates wait command which there is none in windows.)ģ) Save the file as PS2 32bit.bat on your Desktop. )Note that the folder directory is set to steam default install folder, if you have installed Planetside 2 elsewhere change the path correspondingly. Cd "\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\PlanetSide 2"Ĭopy Planetside2_x86.exe Planetside2.exe > nul
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Marta animal crossing7/13/2023 Good luck! Canvas your island for materials dailyĪnimal Crossing New Horizons Nooks Cranny Outside (Image credit: iMore)Īnimal Crossing: New Horizons is a game that is intended to be played in sync with real-world time at an easygoing pace. One more tip: fishing in the rain has a chance for you to capture the rarest fish of all, the Coelacanth. Make sure you're hunting for creatures in all kinds of climates and times to get the full breadth of what the island has to offer. When these change, so does what's available. Some rare species will fetch especially high values, including ones available around the game's launch, such as the Oarfish and Tarantulas.īut keep in mind that the available fish and bugs are affected by factors such as the time of days, seasons, and the weather. It's recommended to donate the first of each species you capture to the Museum, but after that, you can sell any more that you find. You don't want to sell raw materials, as you'll need these for DIY projects and other milestones. Though this seems like an obvious tip, make sure you're regularly fishing and hunting for bugs and fossils to earn Bells. When sold, these fruits will be worth far more than your native fruit, so you want to make sure you grow lots of them! Play with friendsĪnimal Crossing New Horizons Bug (Image credit: iMore) If you see fruits on deserted islands you don't have at home, simply bring them back, dig a hole, and plant them for a brand new tree. You'll need more of these materials than your island can offer, especially in the beginning, so you want to make sure you visit several islands and harvest what you can.įinally, these islands offer a quick and easy way to get non-native fruits and flowers on your island. The second is that these deserted islands are teeming with raw materials: wood, stone, weeds, and more. Look for these animals at campfires on deserted islands, and talk to them twice to invite them to come live on your island. First and foremost, this is the only way to unlock the next few animal villagers to move to your town, and you want to do that fairly early in the game. Regardless of what your long-term goals are in the game, you'll definitely want to visit other deserted islands often via Nook Miles tickets. Get the tool wheel and better tools quicklyĪnimal Crossing New Horizons Invite Villager (Image credit: iMore) The game opens up a lot once Nook's Cranny is established, so follow your star! If you want to design, explore for more DIY recipes. If you want to get a bigger house, collect fish and bugs for Bells, and maybe participate in the Stalk Market. If you want to keep building your town, make sure you set up your new resident's houses quickly when prompted to. From there, it's up to you what to focus on.Iron Ore can be tough to find early on, but visiting deserted islands and hitting rocks there can yield plenty. Turn in the materials required to build Nook's Cranny when Tom Nook prompts you to.This is key for unlocking more town features. When prompted, invite them to come to your island and live. Visit other deserted islands and talk to the animals you meet there.You get this by donating fish and bugs to Tom Nook until Blathers shows up and then to Blathers until he builds a Museum. This gives you a place to catalog unique bugs, fish, and fossils, as well as unlocks the Vaulting Pole and several other things. It gets you out of your tiny tent, and lots of other elements of the game are unlocked once you're in a proper house. You can do this very, very easily by selling fish, bugs, and shells.
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Free crossword puzzles7/13/2023 Make sure not to use any personal information if you want your puzzles added to our database.If you wish to use pre-made puzzles, just click on the green “download” button.Click on the blue “Generate New” button to generate your custom puzzle.Some layouts also support images and you can choose the image from the library. Choose the clue font size, font family and the puzzle grid size.Enter the word to be revealed, add colon(:) as separator and then add your question or clue for that word (word:clue).It’s easy! Just provide your word list and the Crossword Puzzle Maker will create a puzzle for you. How do you create custom Crossword Puzzles? You can then print it out or share it with your friends online. Solving crossword puzzles everyday can positively impact your memory and help it stay strong. Benefit 1: Daily Crossword Puzzles Enhance Your Memory. Here are three key benefits you get from playing our Free Online Daily Crossword Puzzle. Using our online puzzle maker is easy! Just enter in the words and clues that you want, and our software will generate a crossword puzzle for you. Daily crosswords are a great way to regularly practice your skills and sharpen the mind. This super simple, fast, and easy to use online crossword maker will help keep your audience entertained for hours. You can create a challenging and fun crossword puzzle within minutes. And I hope that by introducing this new social solving feature, crosswords can play a small part in making us all feel a little closer together.Crossword Spin is an online puzzle maker that allows you to create crossword puzzles for free! This is perfect for teachers and students or anyone who wants to practice their vocabulary and problem solving skills. Crosswords have always been a great solution to boredom, and a pleasant way to pass the time. During the pandemic, people all over the world have been dealing with new and hybrid varieties of boredom, loneliness, and anxiety. But there’s another reason we want to give you more puzzles in this particular moment. So we’re very glad to be able to deliver. The Atlantic’s daily mini crosswords have become a staple for many, and people have been asking for weekend puzzles since we began. I got into crosswords by shouting answers to my grandmother on the beach, and while using this new feature to shout may be hard, I think that might ultimately be for the best. All my favorite memories solving crossword puzzles involve the shared experience of pooling knowledge with friends or family (or heck, even a stranger!). And finally, the social feature introduces an element to online puzzle solving that’s very special to me: collaboration. I also can’t wait to bring some variety to the week by highlighting the unique and diverse voices of other crossword constructors (we exist!) from across the country. First of all, I think that a larger themed puzzle will be the perfect capstone challenge for the weekday minis I make. Some Sunday puzzles will be harder than others, but they’ll all hover at about a Wednesday difficulty level.Īs The Atlantic’s crossword editor, I’m very excited about these developments for many reasons. The one we’re introducing will be a big ol’ 15-by-15 themed puzzle, written by a rotating cast of puzzle makers. There’s something magical about a Sunday crossword puzzle solved with friends or family. We’re also introducing social features that let you solve the puzzle with another person-regardless of whether that person is on the other side of your apartment or the other side of the world. And it’s also why, to complement our minis, we’re now expanding to weekends. That’s part of why, when we relaunched puzzles at The Atlantic two years ago, we decided to start with a mini weekday puzzle-one that got bigger and more difficult each day. Others like a quick-and-dirty puzzle you can solve while waiting for the coffee to brew. Some people like an all-consuming and wickedly challenging monster grid. There are many kinds of cruciverbalists, of course. I think this joy is something all solvers have in common. Doing the crossword on the subway to school gave me one task a day that I knew had a solution. I got into solving crosswords in high school-a phase of life that is, as everyone can recall, not at all complicated or awkward. But that’s why I love crossword puzzles: They always can be. One of my least favorite things about life is that many big problems can’t be neatly solved. Editor’s Note: Our crossword puzzle gets a little bit more challenging each weekday. |