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Bowen Yang couldn’t quite hold it together for his final Saturday Night Live sketch — but he still got some TLC from Ariana Grande and Cher. Yang, 35, teared up during a holiday travel-themed sketch on Saturday, December 20, as Grande, 32, and Cher, 79, serenaded him with the festive classic “Please Come Home for Christmas.” The sketch referenced Yang’s real-life departure from Saturday Night Live as he played a Delta Sky Club employee joined by old friends on his last-ever shift. “I can’t believe you’re retiring,” Grande told him, with Yang explaining: “I just wanted to go out on…

Looking for the most recent Strands answer? Click here for our daily Strands hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles.Today’s NYT Strands puzzle is a fun one, involving a classic fairy tale. If you need hints and…

Hanukkah celebrates the triumph of light over darkness. Over the past week, Sydney has felt dark indeed. But the menorah candles at Sunday’s vigil, gentle against the twilight, signalled a determination that the darkness would not win. As night descended, a spotlight shot a beam of light to the heavens.“May…

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