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The Posts You Liked Most in 2024
How are you spending the holidays? I’ve been flying solo in New York, seeing friends and eating lasagna, and the boys and I are now coming back together for some hang time. I hope you’re having a good week; I know the holidays can bring a range of emotions! Most of all, I’d like to thank you for being here. We’re deeply grateful for this warm, wonderful community. We’ve rounded up the year’s top posts, if you’re in a blog-reading mood…
In the Style category, we featured women’s weeks of outfits, including the wonderful doctor-writer Shirlene Obuobi and tall girl Erika Veurink. We asked friends to share their ‘hero’ pieces and what outfits make them feel sexy. Finally, we revealed the shoes we spotted all over NYC (hint: my photo at top!).
In the Beauty category, congrats to three CoJ readers for their hair makeovers, and also what was your worst hair day? Here’s the best beauty product I tried all year, and nine women show off their gray hair. Plus, our hearts burst when we saw eight readers’ photos of they felt most beautiful.
In the Food category, please raise your glasses for so many recipes, including four Trader Joe’s hacks, morning cookies for the backpack, and the easy dinner Jannelle makes on repeat. My friend Adam revealed his own seven rules for being a good dinner party host, and I taught my kids how to chat at dinner. And if you’re still hungry, 11 readers share their go-to recipes.
In the Relationships category, Catherine Newman wondered, ‘Do I drink too much?’ and I shared the best advice I’d heard in ages and my #1 dating rule. We asked big questions: what have CoJ readers taught you, and what do you think happens when you die? And to pull on the heartstrings, couples revealed their marriage proposals and Jannelle shared a career move that makes her teary. Finally, Christine Pride wrote about feeling ‘Black enough’. Xo
In the Travel category, I loved showing photos from a girls’ week in Paris and our family trip to England. We always love sharing our packing lists, too. Readers loved the essay ‘The Many Lives of My Zillow Alter Ego’ and hearing from seven women who moved to different countries. (Would you?)
In the Parenting category, I was happy to write out the script we used to talk to our kids about divorce and revealed a parenting realization that really moved me. Two very popular posts were Passive Aggressive Work Emails With My Toddler About Dinner and How Gilmore Girls Helped Me Understand My Mother. Lastly, Jannelle revealed four things that surprised her about having a second child.
In the Design category, our top house tours were a colorful house peppered with reading spots, a Brooklyn home that feels like a woodsy cabin, and a mom of four’s introvert nook. I loved sharing 5 home decor ideas, and we asked, what small, inexpensive things make your life better? People loved the essay Why I’m Done Making My Home Look Like A Magazine, and nine readers shared their cozy corners.
Lastly, in our Culture category, I asked, is this the sexiest podcast and what are your five most rewatchable movies? In a very popular post, we talked to a doctor, chef, priest, and therapist about whether TV jobs seem real. The comments were hilarious on the post What’s Something Popular You Just Don’t Get?, and we loved sharing beautiful things we’ve read.
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Thank you again for being here! We will be back with lots of new posts starting Monday, January 7th, and of course feel free to check out our newsletter Big Salad. Have a wonderful New Year. We love you. xoxo
(Top photo by Christine Han.)
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Wordle today: Answer, hints for April 29, 2026
Today’s Wordle answer should be easy to solve if you’re not a fan of big cities.
If you just want to be told today’s word, you can jump to the bottom of this article for today’s Wordle solution revealed. But if you’d rather solve it yourself, keep reading for some clues, tips, and strategies to assist you.
Where did Wordle come from?
Originally created by engineer Josh Wardle as a gift for his partner, Wordle rapidly spread to become an international phenomenon, with thousands of people around the globe playing every day. Alternate Wordle versions created by fans also sprang up, including battle royale Squabble, music identification game Heardle, and variations like Dordle and Quordle that make you guess multiple words at once.
Wordle eventually became so popular that it was purchased by the New York Times, and TikTok creators even livestream themselves playing.
What’s the best Wordle starting word?
The best Wordle starting word is the one that speaks to you. But if you prefer to be strategic in your approach, we have a few ideas to help you pick a word that might help you find the solution faster. One tip is to select a word that includes at least two different vowels, plus some common consonants like S, T, R, or N.
What happened to the Wordle archive?
The entire archive of past Wordle puzzles was originally available for anyone to enjoy whenever they felt like it, but it was later taken down, with the website’s creator stating it was done at the request of the New York Times. However, the New York Times then rolled out its own Wordle Archive, available only to NYT Games subscribers.
Is Wordle getting harder?
It might feel like Wordle is getting harder, but it actually isn’t any more difficult than when it first began. You can turn on Wordle‘s Hard Mode if you’re after more of a challenge, though.
Here’s a subtle hint for today’s Wordle answer:
Countryside.
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Does today’s Wordle answer have a double letter?
The letter R appears twice.
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Today’s Wordle is a 5-letter word that starts with…
Today’s Wordle starts with the letter R.
The Wordle answer today is…
Get your last guesses in now, because it’s your final chance to solve today’s Wordle before we reveal the solution.
Drumroll please!
The solution to today’s Wordle is…
RURAL
Don’t feel down if you didn’t manage to guess it this time. There will be a new Wordle for you to stretch your brain with tomorrow, and we’ll be back again to guide you with more helpful hints. Are you also playing NYT Strands? See hints and answers for today’s Strands.
Reporting by Chance Townsend, Caitlin Welsh, Sam Haysom, Amanda Yeo, Shannon Connellan, Cecily Mauran, Mike Pearl, and Adam Rosenberg contributed to this article.
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Not the day you’re after? Here’s the solution to yesterday’s Wordle.
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Hurdle hints and answers for April 29, 2026
If you like playing daily word games like Wordle, then Hurdle is a great game to add to your routine.
There are five rounds to the game. The first round sees you trying to guess the word, with correct, misplaced, and incorrect letters shown in each guess. If you guess the correct answer, it’ll take you to the next hurdle, providing the answer to the last hurdle as your first guess. This can give you several clues or none, depending on the words. For the final hurdle, every correct answer from previous hurdles is shown, with correct and misplaced letters clearly shown.
An important note is that the number of times a letter is highlighted from previous guesses does necessarily indicate the number of times that letter appears in the final hurdle.
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If you find yourself stuck at any step of today’s Hurdle, don’t worry! We have you covered.
Hurdle Word 1 hint
To admire.
Hurdle Word 1 answer
ADORE
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Hurdle Word 2 hint
Heavy.
Hurdle Word 2 Answer
HEFTY
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Hurdle Word 3 hint
Two-legged.
Hurdle Word 3 answer
BIPED
Hurdle Word 4 hint
Hefty.
Hurdle Word 4 answer
HEAVY
Final Hurdle hint
Pointy.
Hurdle Word 5 answer
SHARP
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Moon phase today: What the Moon will look like on April 29
It may appear full, but the Moon isn’t actually at 100% illumination yet. In fact, we’re still a couple of days away. But it’s still big and bright enough to do some moon gazing, so keep reading to find out what features you might be able to see tonight.
What is today’s Moon phase?
As of Wednesday, April 29, the Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous. Tonight, 94% of the moon will be lit up, according to NASA’s Daily Moon Guide.
Without any visual aids, tonight you should be able to see the Mares Vaproum, Tranquillitatis, and Imbrium. With binoculars, you’ll see the Mare Frigoris, Clavius Crater, and the Alphonsus Crater. And, finally, with a telescope you’ll see all this plus the Apollo 17 landing spot, Rima Ariadaeus, and the Fra Mauro Highlands.
When is the next Full Moon?
The next Full Moon is predicted to take place on May 1, the first of two in May.
What are Moon phases?
According to NASA, the Moon takes roughly 29.5 days to circle Earth once, going through eight distinct phases in the process. Even though we always see the same side of the Moon, the amount of sunlight hitting it changes as it moves in its orbit. The shifting light creates the changing shapes we know as full, half, and crescent Moons. Altogether, there are eight main lunar phases.
New Moon – The Moon is between Earth and the sun, so the side we see is dark (in other words, it’s invisible to the eye).
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Waxing Crescent – A small sliver of light appears on the right side (Northern Hemisphere).
First Quarter – Half of the Moon is lit on the right side. It looks like a half-Moon.
Waxing Gibbous – More than half is lit up, but it’s not quite full yet.
Full Moon – The whole face of the Moon is illuminated and fully visible.
Waning Gibbous – The Moon starts losing light on the right side. (Northern Hemisphere)
Third Quarter (or Last Quarter) – Another half-Moon, but now the left side is lit.
Waning Crescent – A thin sliver of light remains on the left side before going dark again.
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