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Jet setter Best airports in the U.S. for layovers Luisa Clausen Staff Reporter

tic flights and number of hotels within two miles of each airport.

For first-time travelers, layovers can be something overwhelming.

Doubts on whether or not they pick up their bags and check in again or if the airport is safe or not are common.

Travelers dream about their final destination and layovers end up being a rock in their shoe.

For people used to traveling, layovers can be exciting. Making stops help people save money and stretch their legs in between flights. Every airport is different, including the layout, the restaurants and particular cocktail or snack places. Knowing the airports you will stop for a layover in can be an adventure or at least, a relief.

A new study from ParkSleekFly. com ranked the 10 best airports to have a layover in the U.S. based on food and beverage, hygiene ratings, staff service, annual passenger numbers from Wikipedia, common domes-

1. Seattle-Tacoma International (7.22/10) This airport ranked first place because of its great amenities, good hygiene and good staff service. There are 33 hotels within two miles, and those with long layovers have multiple alternatives to rest and relax.

2. George Bush International Airport (6.11/10) This airport offers free wifi and lives performances weekly at Terminal A. Food and beverages received the best score based on what travelers have rated.

3. Denver International Airport (6/10) This airport is known for its great bars and restaurants, with diners that offer a delivery service within the airport. Denver International Airport also has an extensive art collection for all ages.

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Chase Davis The Cowboys lost 70-65 against Virginia Tech on Sunday afternoon, giving OSU two losses in its past three games.

Missed opportunities cause close losses Gabriel Trevino Sports Editor One stat does not seem alarming if you’ve watched any OSU men’s basketball games.

In the Mike Boynton era at

OSU, his teams have a combined assist to turnover ratio of below one. Meaning, over the past six seasons, the Cowboys have more turnovers than assists.

Two plays near the end of the first half in OSU’s loss to Virginia Tech personifies the Cowboys this season.

Trailing by eight, Bryce Thompson drives, misses a runner, Tyreek Smith grabs the offensive rebound but fails the second chance opportunity. Virginia Tech gets

up the court and misses a three.

Woody Newton jumps up to grab the rebound, but lands on the baseline. Hokies ball.

A minute later, after Avery Anderson blocks Sean Padulla’s jumper, he gets up the court, calls for a screen on the wing, gets trapped, then forces a pass that is deflected by Virginia Tech’s Hunter Cattoor and back into the hands of Padulla who scores.

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Two-time All-MAC running back Tyler commits to OSU Daniel Allen Staff Reporter More holes are beginning to be patched for the OSU football team, creating a slight glimpse into what the 2023 roster could look like.

On Monday morning, Western Michigan running back Sean Tyler committed to OSU, becoming the second commitment for the Cowboys out of the transfer portal for the current recruiting class.

In his past two seasons with the Broncos, Tyler recorded back-to-back 1000-yard rushing seasons and scored a combined 16 touchdowns on the ground. His impressive sophomore and junior seasons earned him All-MAC honors both in 2021 and 2022.

Tyler’s commitment provides a necessary element to a running back room — one that OSU relatively lacked this season. Experience. In a position room that saw not a single back rush for at least 600 yards, Tyler brings a much-needed sense of stability to an already young running back core. sports.ed@ocolly.com

Courtesy of @seantyler04 on Twitter Sean Tyler, a running back from Western Michigan, announced his decision to transfer to OSU.

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sists and 25 turnovers, and JohnMichael Wright has 17 assists to 14 turnovers for a 1.2 ratio.

The Cowboys are talented to make the tournament and win Continued from 1 big games. They defeated Baylor, Texas, Texas Tech, TCU and It was the first half of the Iowa State last season, teams that game, but these two missed opall made the NCAA tournament. portunities and turnovers were This season, the best two of many. OSU had 17 turnnonconference win is over Sam overs, with Virginia Tech scoring Houston State. OSU will travel 19 off the mistakes. The Cowto Allen Fieldhouse to face the boys would go onto lose 70-65. defending national champion Yeah, there’s a lot of what ifs, but Kansas Jayhawks to tip off Big there always are with this team. 12 play. Are the Cowboys going Last year, OSU’s probto show up and prove they are lems were rebounds, free throw worthy of a spot in the tournashooting, 3-point shooting and ment in conference play, in the turnovers. The rebound battle is best conference in the country, or beginning to even out thanks to miss more opportunities?

Moussa Cisse averaging 10.8 per It starts with turning the game. Free throw shooting isn’t ball over, and there’s two nonperfect, but it’s 4.7% better than conference games between now last season. Three point shootand then. ing is slightly better, with a little more consistency.

It’s the turnovers that are still an issue. Only three players have a positive assist-to-turnover ratio, two of which start. Avery Anderson has a 1.1, with 27 assports.ed@ocolly.com

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Chase Davis OSU guard Avery Anderson III scored 15 points in the Cowboys’ 70-65 loss to Virginia Tech on Sunday afternoon in Brooklyn.

Despite recent team struggles, OSU big man Moussa Cisse leads the team with 30 blocks. Cisse’s stat also leads the Big 12.

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Luke Surber, OSU’s 197-pounder, pinned Keegan Moore to win Bedlam, 21-15, on Sunday afternoon in Norman.

3 takeaways: Cowboys claim round one of Bedlam wrestling the Cowboys comeback victory: Doucet’s learning curve: OSU coach John Smith wasn’t shy when talking about his disdain for Konner Doucet’s lack of offensive showings through four duals in the 2022-23 season.

Daniel Allen The redshirt sophomore, currently in his first season as a starter at the Staff Reporter heavyweight class for OSU, recorded just one takedown prior to Sunday’s Bedlam dual — scoring more than three Luke Surber held Keegan Moore points in a bout just once. flat on the crimson and cream mat cenThe lackluster offense was once tering McCasland Field House. again prevalent for Doucet. This time, The first Bedlam wrestling dual of in a 2-1 extra period-loss to No. 17 Josh the season was in its final bout. Surber Heindselman of OU. knew his team was in desperate need of Amid the stagnant start to the his victory. year, Smith remains confident in his Surber’s hands forced his oppoyoung wrestler, adamant that it will nent’s shoulders on the surface of the eventually click for him. mat, as Moore wiggled around, grasp“We’re working,” Smith said. “He ing for any ounce of leeway to escape still just needs to build some confihis current position — all to avail. Mo- dence.” ments later, the near side official blew Mastrogiovanni’s bottom strughis whistle and made it official. gles prolong: Surber’s late heroics propelled Through three duals, Trevor MasNo. 10 OSU past OU, giving the Cow- trogiovanni had seemingly found himboys a much-needed 21-15 victory self. Flashes of the wrestler OSU coach heading into the thick of Big 12 play.

John Smith highlighted and bragged Here are three takeaways from upon were one display.

After a disheartening finish to his sophomore season, third-year wrestler was off to a 3-0 start.

A 4-1 loss to Minnesota’s Patrick McKee the following dual was only a foreshadowing of what was to follow. Mastrogiovanni was dominated in nearly every aspect of his bout, surrendering a surplus of riding time.

Those struggles on bottom carried over into Sunday’s dual in a 4-2 loss to OU’s Joey Prata at 125 pounds. One that saw Mastrogiovanni be held stagnant against the mat for a total of 2:07 of riding time in favor of Prata.

“He was struggling with (the bottom position) today and it’s not enough,” Smith said. “You’ve got to quit worrying about the outcome of the match. I think he’s worried about the outcome and not just competing.”

OSU’s bottom five showcases its potential: OU coach Lou Rosselli made an unorthodox decision.

Rather than the traditional start at 125 pounds, the Sooner coach chose to begin Sunday’s dual meet at heavyweight. OU claimed four of the first five bouts to hold a 12-4 lead heading into halftime.

The second half was a polar opposite result. From Kaden Gfeller’s decision victory to Surber’s win-clinching pin, the Cowboys dominated the second half of the dual. Three of its bottom five wrestlers still showed up when it was needed most. Dustin Plott provided a momentum-boosting major decision victory — which Smith said he believes proves as a testament for the type of wrestler Plott is.

“We didn’t really need that,” Smith said. “He just ended up scrambling. His awareness of where he was at (in the bout) was important.”

Wittlake came clutch for his team with an extra period-takedown to clinch his bout. Even Wyatt Sheets, who still lost his bout at 165 pounds to OU’s Gerrit Nijenhuis, came a matter of inches and seconds short of pinning his opponent.

“I talked (to the team) about how we were gonna need to win one at a time (after halftime),” Smith said. “I thought we did a good job being in the situation, knowing that we couldn’t really have more than one loss in the next five matches.” sports.ed@ocolly.com

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No. 2 Daton Fix, OSU’s 133-pounder, is one of two undefeated Cowboys after five duals.

Status check: How OSU wrestlers performed through five duals Rowdy Baribeau Staff Reporter

downs Just a week after defeating a top-five opponent in Minnesota’s Jake Bergeland, Young turned around and The Cowboys enjoy a nice break Oklahoma’s Mosha Schwartz upset before the Southern Scuffle in early him this past weekend. Young had an January. up-and-down season last year and has Here is how each weight class is shown tendencies that could result in doing so far. a similar year. However, there’s still 125: Trevor Mastrogiovanni’s plenty of room to grow for Young as struggles continue on bottom he’s still trying to learn what to do in Over the last two bouts for Mascertain situations. Coach John Smith trogiovanni, he’s allowed a total of 5:34 sees the growth, he just wants more out riding time (3:27 to Patrick McKee of his true-sophomore wrestler. and 2:07 to Joey Prata). Both wrestlers 149: There may not have been Mastrogiovanni faced are top 25 wres- a wrestler that took their loss harder tlers with McKee being in the top five. than Victor Voinovich against the Mastrogiovanni’s regression has been Sooners unexpected, but it’s not enough to write After his 3-1 sudden victory loss him off. Mastrogiovanni needs to gain to Mitch Moore, Voinovich, with his some confidence a strong performance knees to the mat, sat in disbelief. Losing at the Southern Scuffle in early January his first dual match against OU cercould be just what he needs before he tainly hurts, but for a redshirt freshman, gets into the meat of the schedule. it builds character and teaches lessons, 133: Daton Fix is only one of two especially in wrestling. Like Mastrioundefeated OSU wrestlers giovanni, a good showing at an open There’s not much to say about tournament could prove vital to his Fix’s performance this season other development this season. than it’s been expected. Fix has main157: Kaden Gfeller is one of tained his consistency at the lower OSU’s firestarters weights, making up for the struggles at He’s a veteran. He knows when he 141 pounds and 125 pounds. steps on the mat, no matter the cir141: Carter Young’s ups-andcumstance, he knows what’s at stake.

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165: OSU has too many talented, experienced wrestlers to sit the bench Between departures and decisions come back made during the summer, the best fit seemed to be 165 pounds for Wyatt Sheets. Sheets enjoyed a stretch that saw him win three straight to start the year, but now that the competition has increased, he’s dropped two straight, both by one point. He’s done good so far of getting out from underneath, but securing takedowns has to be an emphasis going forward.

174: Dustin Plott is the other wrestler to be undefeated in dual meets this year Plott secured a dominant tech-fall victory over Darrien Roberts, which regenerated the momentum that OSU would eventually use to defeat OU in the final bout. Plott has three bonuspoint victories in five matches with two tech-falls.

184: Travis Wittlake’s match against Greyden Penner for OU marked the third match of the dual that went into sudden victory It was a monumental win for the

Cowboys and Wittlake himself because it effectively tied the dual and regenerated some confidence for Wittlake that he needed to regain after a tough 4-0 loss to Isaiah Salazar last week.

197: Luke Surber looks better and faster He looks stronger and he’s certainly more confident wrestling at 197 pounds. Surber took the entire state of Oklahoma by storm with his 34-second pin against former OSU wrestler Keegan Moore which won the first Bedlam dual of the year for the Cowboys.

There were questions about how Surber would fit back into 197 pounds, but he’s eliminating the questions one match at a time.

HWT: It’s been quite the process for Konner Doucet so far this year Doucet has secured just one takedown this season — Nov. 12 against Bucknell. The last two matches, Doucet has lost in rideouts 2-1. Smith knows that building confidence is key in wrestling. Even though Doucet is still figuring himself out, Smith needs more points out of Doucet. For a fourtime state champion, tournaments are Doucet’s thing which could make for a strong run in the Southern Scuffle. sports.ed@ocolly.com

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Continued from 1 4. Miami International Airport (5.45/10) This was a controversial choice for some people because this airport has the longest TSA security wait time.

The bright side is it has great amenities as well as the aquatic terrazzo flooring created by Michele Oka Doner.

5. Los Angeles International Airport (4.78/10) LAX gets around 48 million visitors every year and its huge size played a part in its rating. A new train for passengers is under construction and should improve transportation and connections.

7. Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (4.34/10) This airport offers outdoor areas that help to get a glimpse of the desert and an internal art museum that passengers can enjoy while waiting for their next flight.

8. Charlotte Douglas Interna6. John F. Kennedy Internation- tional Airport (4.33/10) al Airport (4.56/10) This airport offers free-wifi for This is New York’s most popular travelers, charging stations, mother’s airport and has a great variety of resrooms, pet relief areas, restaurants, bars taurants and spas available to relax with and lounges. massages or manicures.

9. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (4.11/10) This airport is currently the busiest one in the U.S. and it offers minute suites starting at $42 per hour or $155 per night, with a bed, TV and wifi to relax or rest.

10. O’Hare International Airport (3.67/10) This airport is the fourth busiest airport in the country and can be confusing to walk around it. There are close hotels to the airport. entertainment.ed@ocolly.com

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News OSU fall convocation awards announced Kennedy Thomason Staff Reporter

Mendez said Riedinger is devoted to her student’s success. Riedinger works closely with women in underrepresented communities to provide the OSU President Kayse Shrum rec- support they need to achieve their career ognized distinguished faculty, staff and goals. administrators at the University Awards The Distinguished Early Career Convocation on Thursday.

Faculty Awards were presented by The ceremony was held in the professors from many departments. Dr. Student Union Ballroom where Shrum Ravi Jadeja from the Department of and Dr. Jeanette Mendez, Oklahoma Animal and Food Sciences; Andy MatState University’s provost, presented tern from the Department of Art and awards in 23 categories. Each recipient Art History; Dr. Josh Jansa from the Dewas nominated by their supervisors and partment of Political Science; Dr. Greg colleagues.

Eaton from the Department of Finance; “While this ceremony is someDr. Ki Cole from the Department of thing we do every year, I never fail to Aviation, Dr. Omer San from the Debe amazed by the innovation, achievepartment of Mechanical and Aerospace ment and dedication of the OSU family,” Engineering; and Holly Reiter from the Mendez said.

Department of the Library.

Natascha Riedinger, associate Recipients were chosen on the professor of geology in the College merits of tenure within the last three of Arts and Sciences, accepted many years, evidence of strong potential for awards. They were from three differfuture contributions to OSU, their proent categories: the Phoenix Award For fession, research, creativity, and extenGraduate Faculty; the Women’s Faculty sion or research.

Outstanding Achievement and MentorAndy Arena, professor of meship of Women Award and the Advising chanical and aerospace engineering, Excellence Award. accepted the Land Grant Award.

He was recognized for contributions to unmanned aircraft design and fabrication, aerospace vehicle stability, aircraft performance and aerodynamics.

Eve Ringsmuth from the Department of Political Science; Susan Tolbart from the Department of Prospective Student Services and Scholarships at OSU-Tulsa; and Cynda Clary from the Ferguson College of Agriculture all accepted the Leave the Ladder Down Award.

The recipients were recognized for their mentorship and encouragement of others in their respective fields.

The University Service Awards were accepted by Trevor Courouleau from the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders; Candace Thrasher from the Department of Academic Affairs; and Ken Eastman, dean of the Spears School of Business.

This award was selected by colleagues and peers based on the recipient’s significant contributions to their departments.

The Eminent Faculty Award was given to Brett Carver from the Department of Plant and Soil Sciences. He was

recognized with this award because of his extensive work with the OSU Wheat Improvement Team in wheat variety development and for his contributions to teaching and service.

Missy Wikle from the departments of Student Affairs and Enrollment Management was the recipient of the Loyal and True award.

This award is given to outstanding candidates for their work at OSU. Wikle has worked at OSU for almost 30 years. She started her career as an English composition instructor, then moved to higher roles in the College of Arts and Sciences, University College Advising, New Student Orientation and the Office of First Year Success. Wikle has worked to ensure the success of students and staff throughout her entire career.

For more information on the ceremony, awards and various recipients, visit news.okstate.edu.

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The best off-campus study locations Bella Casey Staff Reporter Finals week is here.

The last week of the semester means tests, stress and all-nighters for students at OSU. Relocating from your dorm room or apartment to a local coffee shop or area on campus can make hours of studying more bearable.

For many students, their room is a place of relaxation. It’s where they wind down after a long day of classes or spend time with friends. To ensure that your room remains a place of leisure rather than stress, it is important to spend time studying outside of your living space.

A common study habit of college students is doing homework while they are in bed. Studying in bed makes focusing difficult and negatively affects your ability to fall asleep.

Freshman business major Linda Bakich said she struggles with productivity while studying in bed.

“Studying in bed makes me sleepy, and I won’t study,” Bakich said.

Bakich avoids studying in bed by sitting on the floor of her dorm room and recommended Panera Bread and Balanced Coffee Co. as good off-campus study spots.

Panera Bread is located at 113 W. Hall of Fame Ave. Panera is suitable for students studying for long periods of time. Most booths have outlets for charging computers and students can eat a hot meal as they study, creating a homey atmosphere.

“It reminds me of my grandma’s house,” Bakich said.

Balanced Coffee Co. is favorite study spot among many OSU students.

Located at 120 E. 9th Ave., Balanced Coffee Co. is near campus and offers plenty of seating and coffee options for studying students.

Aspen Coffee is another study spot OSU students frequent. Aspen Coffee has two Stillwater locations, one located at 111 W. 7th Ave. and another at 1908 N. Perkins Rd. Each coffee shop’s walls are lined with colorful decorations and paintings. If studying in a coffee shop isn’t your thing but you’re still in search of caffeine, Aspen Coffee has a drive through location that is walking distance from campus

Finding places that are best for you for studying is important during finals week.

at 139 S. Duck St. Although Edmon Low Library is never a bad location for a study session, some students, such as sophomore sociology major Callie Gray, prefer to study elsewhere on campus.

Gray branches out by studying under her favorite tree on campus or sitting at the tables outside the Student

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“I really enjoy finding the really big shady trees around campus to lay down a nice blanket and do homework and study,” Gray said. “Sometimes the library is a little too busy or crowded and you need more space around you, so it’s nice.”

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approaching, students should always prioritize their mental health. The Reboot Center in the Student Union offers ways for students to recharge after studying while on campus, and Pete’s Pet Posse dogs visit the library often to visit with homesick students. news.ed@ocolly.com

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Lifestyle Commentary: Harry and Meghan throw the gauntlet to William and Kate Martin Ivens Bloomberg Opinion Some of the blows were low. In the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s slick new Netflix documentary, Prince Harry took aim at his brother, the Prince of Wales, and his father, King Charles, while his wife Meghan swiped at her sister-in-law Catherine, Princess of Wales.

“I think for so many people in the family, especially the men, there can be a temptation or an urge to marry someone who would fit the mold as opposed to somebody you perhaps are destined to be with,” Harry said. Perhaps that’s a fair, if unfilial, reflection on his father’s doomed marriage to his mother, Princess Diana. But what a cruel judgement on his brother William’s choice of wife.

Later in the show — three out of six episodes were released on Thursday — the Duchess, disheveled for the cameras, contrasted her cheery informality with the emotional frigidity of the royal family.

The cameras then cut to a pompous photo of the Prince and Princess of Wales descending a grand staircase, with Catherine wearing a stiff white ensemble and matching pillbox hat.

The Sussexes’ charge sheet against the Royal Family is a familiar one: The Windsors need to check their white privilege, they have been slow to modernize to match a less hidebound society and they lack emotional warmth. And that is just the superstructure, as Karl Marx would say.

The real heart of this targeted piece of television is an alleged pact between the monarchy with the U.K. tabloids, including the middle-market The Daily Mail. The view is that the papers boost the popularity of the monarchy in return for the right to grossly intrude into the royals’ private lives. It’s compelling — but that is not the same thing as being wholly true.

In the Sussexes’ defense, Harry’s historic complaint about the hounding of his mother and his younger self by the paparazzi and the tabloids has substance. However, as a U.K.-based editor signed up to a code of practice that forms part of my contract of employment, I would point to the fact that the British press — unlike some French and American outlets — can’t publish intrusive photographs of the royals. The images that the couple largely complains about those that are circulated outside the U.K. In the Duke’s view, the U.K. was also hit by a wave of racism arising from the 2016 Brexit referendum. Amid this alleged upsurge of nativist sentiment, his wife’s mixed-race heritage aroused the ire of Britain’s bigots, he says. If that were true, no wonder he decamped across the Atlantic; after all, 52% of his countrymen voted to leave the European Union. But all but the most over-simplifying Remainers know that the vote cannot be subject to one pat explanation.

Still, the couple most certainly did encounter hostility from social media and in print publications.

Harry cited MailOnline’s misleading and racially charged headline that middle-class Meghan came “Straight Outta Compton.” No doubt this sense of being unwelcome or sneered at speeded their departure.

How should the Royal Family respond to this attack on its values and practice? In part, by “rising above it” rather than trading blow for blow with their estranged relatives, that time-honored reaction to criticism. That will require self-restraint as Prince Harry is following up his foray into documentary next month with the publication of his book “Spare,” already dubbed a “revenge memoir,” whose title hints at a lifelong sense of alienation. On the basis of having met the present the Prince and Princess of Wales on several occasions, I would also urge them — as the next in line to the throne after King Charles — to learn some useful lessons from what must be painful viewing.

The tabloids howl at the Sussexes’ Netflix documentary for its “dishonesty,” but the episodes I watched were well-edited and rang emotionally true about Harry and Meghan’s whirlwind romance. Their plea for fair treatment is not unjustified either. And Meghan’s departure from “The Firm,” as the Royal Family calls themselves, was a loss to an increasingly diverse country where rates of racial intermarriage are higher than most.

Given the late Queen Elizabeth II’s heroic championing of the multiracial Commonwealth, it seems harsh to condemn the Royal Family as racist.

But the Netflix program is a reminder that sometimes you have to demonstrate publicly and consistently that your heart is in the right place. William and Kate must take the lead on that. If they are serious about modernizing the Palace, they must start hiring diverse talent to support them in more visible leadership roles.

Last week as the Waleses left to visit Boston, Buckingham Palace was forced to sack an 83-year-old lady-in-waiting, Lady Susan Hussey, after she made implicitly racist comments to a guest at a reception for King Charles’s wife Camilla, the Queen Consort.

The ladies-in-waiting are now to be replaced by unpaid “companions.”

William and Kate have been dealt a good hand in the long-term: They will inherit the Crown in due course, while the Sussexes must continue to struggle to hold our attention. In the battle for America’s eyeballs, the Waleses met President Joe Biden on their visit to Boston last week.

Back in the U.K., the establishment lines up behind William and Kate — even if my 17-year-old daughter’s generation in vibrant London and the big cities tends to identify wholeheartedly with Meghan (probably because she has dealt with irksome patriarchal figures). But best not forget that the Princess of

Courtesy of Tribune News Service Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, released their documents-series on Netflix last Thursday.

Wales can express quiet empathy, too. While Meghan and Harry were on the sofa with Oprah Winfrey last year, Kate informally attended a vigil for Sarah Everard, who was murdered by an off-duty policeman.

As a newspaperman, I also note with wry admiration how artfully Harry and Meghan got their message across. They reflect a trend in communications that makes it difficult for media organizations to quiz celebrities on even or testing terms. In their series, the media didn’t even get to ask a planted question — the Duke and Duchess of Sussex told their story straight to the cameras and edited their own script.

Another lesson for the Royal Family may be that their own communications need to innovate in order to consolidate their appeal as inheritors of the (real) Crown when audiences are glued to the drama version and the story of the two apostates.

For all the artifice of “Harry & Meghan,” there is a directness and lack of diffidence that will keep us tuning in. What might the “William and Kate” equivalent look like, allowing for the fact that they will actually get to reform the monarchy, rather than just complain about its strictures? That is the gauntlet thrown down by Harry and Meghan, and it can’t be discarded lightly by the royals they have left behind. entertainment.ed@ocolly.com

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48 Thus 49 Courageous 50 “Quiet!”

51 Splotch 54 Include in a bibliography 55 Sherbet brand 57 Kissing on the subway, e.g.

58 Permissive 59 Use scissors on 60 Game with Skip and Reverse cards

Nancy Black Tribune Content Agency Linda Black Horoscopes

Today’s Birthday (12/13/22). This year rewards home and family. Write, record and document with consistent routines. Solving physical health or work puzzles this winter inspires a creative and romantic spring. Reflect, review and revise summer plans, before your social calendar swells next autumn. Domestic upgrades nurture and empower.

To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.

Aries (March 21-April 19) — Today is an 8 — Pursue romantic and creative goals. Have fun. Expect chaos or messes. Stay flexible and keep your sense of humor. Take action for love.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is an 8 — Fix up your place. Domestic messes only worsen when ignored. Restore order to chaos. Disagree respectfully.

Clear space for what’s next. Roast something savory.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) — Today is an 8 — Connect, network and share the news. Chaos confuses the story. Clarify data with multiple sources. Provide facts, not rumors or gossip. Edit and publish.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) — Today is an 8 — The actions you take can get especially lucrative. Things could seem disorganized or chaotic. Restore order where missing, and keep lines flowing smoothly.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is a 9 — Adapt with personal changes or challenges. Slow to separate fact from fiction. Avoid traps or pitfalls. Take extra care of yourself. Enjoy your favorites.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is a 7 — Find a private sanctuary to think and plan. Avoid noise or confusion. Clear space for what’s next. Advance preparations set the stage for success.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is an 8 — Enthusiasm between friends rises.

Consider where to land before launching. Listen to a voice of caution. Teamwork provides an extra boost. Coordinate your moves.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is a 7 — Focus on a professional challenge.

Don’t test limits. Stick to what worked before. Restore integrity and workability where missing. Get support when needed.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is a 7 — Can you mix business with pleasure? Travel entices, yet the road could present obstacles. Confirm reservations and backup plans before setting off. Study options.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is an 8 — Review shared accounts for growth. Monitor conditions and take actions to generate revenue. Repay debts and favors. Maintain positive cash flow in collaboration.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is a 9 — Work with your partner to adapt around challenges. Communication clarifies confusion or chaos. Avoid pitfalls, scams or traps. Keep agreements, especially with each other.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is a 6 — Slow and steady wins the race.

Maintain healthy practices without stressing. Exercise clears your mind and energizes. Avoid danger zones or rocky terrain.

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Solution to Monday’s puzzle

12/13/22 Complete the grid so each row, column and 3-by-3 box (in bold borders) contains every digit, 1 to 9.

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