New York Times Connections Hints and Answers for #345 July 31, 2025

Quick Links Connectionsis back with another seemingly-random selection of sixteen words. If you are hoping to win today’s puzzle, you might get caught up on how challenging some of the words are. And that will make solving it even more challenging. Before you attempt to sort through all the words and waste all your guesses, this article can help you. While you won’t find therules of how to playConnections, you will find general hints, category clues and spoilers, the full answer, and more....

July 13, 2025 · 3 min · 521 words · Lucas Guzman

One of Netflix's Unsung Anime Never Got a Season 2, But It Really Deserves One

In the crowded world of anime streaming,Romantic Killerstood out when it dropped on Netflix with its sharp humor, lovable characters, and a plot that flipped romance tropes on their heads. The 2022 series quickly developed a loyal fanbase who appreciated its chaotic energy and self-aware storytelling. But despite strong reception and a finale that begged for more, the series has remained frustratingly quiet ever since. Now more than three years later,Romantic Killersits in limbo with no renewal, no updates, and no closure for fans still wondering what happened next....

July 13, 2025 · 3 min · 509 words · Joseph Lyons

Only 1 Manhwa Adaptation Has the Potential to Surpass Solo Leveling, And It’s Not Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint

Solo Levelinghas stormed its way to the top of distinguished anime recommendations, following the anime’s profound success, rooted in its vibrant animation, high-octane action, and the protagonist’s suave personality. The anime owes its success to its original manhwa story, considered amust-read staple in the webtoon community. However, despite the anime’s attractive characteristics, there are still areas that curb the anime’s potential as a well-rounded fictional expression. Solo Levelingmight have exceeded expectations; however, there is another manhwa with a more fleshed-out story with the potential to surpass the smash-hit anime with the right animation style....

July 13, 2025 · 5 min · 860 words · Maria Sanchez

Our Times Review: Netflix's Sci-Fi Is The Wildest Rom-Com You’ll See This Year With Commentary That Isn't Entirely On Point

Our Timeshad overwhelming potential to be a fresh rom-com, but it needed some fine-tuning of the dialogue and the story, as well as better genre signifiers.Our Timesfollows married physicist couple Nora (Lucero) and Héctor (Benny Ibarra), both university professors and researchers in Mexico City, who manage to figure out time travel but accidentally launch themselves 50 years into the future. In the year 2025,a rift begins to form between them as Nora is emboldened by the leap forward in women’s rights and Héctor is still stuck in the past....

July 13, 2025 · 4 min · 718 words · Katie Santos

Plex Will Begin Offering Video Rentals This Year

After several hurdles, Plex is preparing to launch a video rental service within its streaming platform. The rental service will bolster Plex’s existingFASTandAVODcontent libraries while also providing a new revenue stream for the company. We first got wind of a Plex video rental service in early 2020. The project was sidelined by COVID-19 and remained unmentioned untilJanuary 2023. At that time, Plex said that it was still working on video rentals, but it noted several difficulties—“we switched DRM providers … and we had to get approval from all the studios....

July 13, 2025 · 2 min · 336 words · Michael Little

Pokemon GO: How To Get Shiny Mega Alakazam

Pokemon GOMega Alakazam raids offer an excellent opportunity to get Shiny Alakazam and Shiny Mega Alakazam. While that is the case, trainers must win the mega raid consecutively to boost the chances of a Shiny encounter. But repeatedly defeating the Mega raid boss requires intense grinding. Those who want to get a Shiny Mega Alakazam must first get their hands on a Shiny Alakazam. A Shiny Alakazam may spawn near thePokemon GOraid location once players win the Mega Alakazam raid....

July 13, 2025 · 2 min · 386 words · Andrew Reynolds

Predator: Badlands Is Officially Flipping A 21 Year Old Crossover On Its Head In The Best Way

20th Century Studios has recently released a new trailer for the upcoming filmPredator: Badlands, and it excitingly confirms that the franchise is going to take a long-established crossover in a completely new direction. The release of the new trailer revealed thatElle Fanning’s character, Thia, is a Weyland-Yutani android. Fanning teased at CinemaCon that her characterteaming up with a Predator would be “unprecedented,“but fans of the series were quick to point out that a human had previously teamed up with a Predator in 2004’sAlien vs....

July 13, 2025 · 4 min · 839 words · Joy Smith

Red Dead Redemption: 10 Things You Missed In Nuevo Paraiso

InRed Dead Redemption, players are able to travel to Mexico. Players cancomplete stranger missionsand story missions as they travel through the area. While exploring, players can learn more about the area. Story progression will change a few aspects of the region also, with some players not noticing. RELATED:The 10 Weirdest Things You Can Actually Do In Red Dead Redemption 2 Undead Nightmarealso adds changes. Along with zombies, players canmeet familiar charactersand hunt down cryptids....

July 13, 2025 · 6 min · 1071 words · Virginia Reilly

Rings Of Power Season 3 Would Be The Perfect Time For Prime Video To Launch Its Next Lord Of The Rings Series

The Rings of Powerseason 3 is on the way, and this may be the perfect time for Prime Video to introduce its firstLord of the Ringsspinoff series. Though the first two seasons ofRings of Powerwere divisive, reports from Amazon indicate that they consider the series a success. They have plowed forward with their five-season plan, with season 3 confirmed to be arriving within the next couple of years. If this TV show adaptation of J....

July 13, 2025 · 4 min · 720 words · Nicole Rivera

Sequel To 2025's $364M Blockbuster Takes A Hit As Director Teases Franchise Filmmaking Return

Sinnersis one of the biggest hits of 2025, and director Ryan Coogler has just given some information on the film’s chances of getting a sequel.Sinnerswas a box office smash hit and the most successful non-IP film in years, meaning that getting a sequel seems like a no-brainer. However, Ryan Coogler seems less excited about a sequel than manySinnersfans. In an interview withThe Hollywood Reporter, Coogler was asked about whether or notSinnerswould get a sequel....

July 13, 2025 · 3 min · 458 words · Megan Ramirez

Star Trek Theory: If This Character Didn’t Turn Traitor, They’d Be First Officer Of Kirk’s Enterprise Replacement

I believe that if Lieutenant Valeris (Kim Cattrall) didn’t turn traitor inStar Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, the Vulcan protégé of Captain Spock (Leonard Nimoy) would have become First Officer of the USS Enterprise-B. Directed by Nicholas Meyer from a story conceived by Nimoy, 1991’sStar Trek VIwas a timely parable for the fall of the Soviet Union. InStar Trek VI, the Klingon Empire initiated peace talks with the United Federation of Planets, which was opposed by a cabal of conspirators that included Lt....

July 13, 2025 · 4 min · 688 words · Nancy Delgado

Star Wars Battlefront 2 Post Launch DLC is Free

As many fans expected,Star Wars Battlefront 2was a major focus for EA during its newly annual EA Plays event, essentially serving as the final segment to the event. In addition to a brand new trailer which showed off morecompelling single player campaign gameplay, players got their first look at the multiplayer and more news including some of DICE’s post launch plans as well. In addition to the first look at multiplayer gameplay forStar Wars Battlefront 2,DICE also confirmed that downloadable content would be released periodically into what the studio is calling post-launch seasons....

July 13, 2025 · 2 min · 312 words · Walter Rowe

Suits LA Star’s New Project Is A Better Fit Than The Canceled Suits Spinoff

Suits LAis over, meaning it’s time for its cast to move on to bigger and better things, and one star in particular already has their next project lined up (and it’s the perfect fit for them).NBC canceledSuits LAafter only one season. Despite the original show’s extraordinary resurgence on Netflix in 2023, its spinoff failed to match its success. Suits LAfailed to garner a substantial audience,at least one that could impress or even satisfy NBC....

July 13, 2025 · 2 min · 415 words · Gregory Flores