Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi dropped on Disney Plus on Wednesday, giving us six CGI animated shorts in the style of The Clone Wars. Half of the stories are dedicated to the legendary Jedi Ahsoka Tano (years before her alliance with The Mandalorian), while the others focus on future Sith Lord Dooku during his time as a Jedi.

They’re written by Clone Wars executive producer Dave Filoni, who’s currently working on the live-action Ahsoka series that’s scheduled to hit Disney Plus next year. Ashley Eckstein and Corey Burton reprise their respective Clone Wars roles as Ahsoka and Dooku.

These are all set in the prequel era, decades before the events of the original Star Wars movie A New Hope (and current live-action show Andor). Let’s use the Force to dive into each episode’s SPOILERS.

Life and Death

On her homeworld Shili, prior to the events of The Phantom Menace, an infant Ahsoka (Ashley Eckstein) is taken by a sabertooth creature and seems doomed. When she instinctively tames it with the Force and rides it back home, the village elder recognizes her power and declares her a Jedi.

We know from The Clone Wars that she’s brought into the Jedi Order by Master Plo Koon, and becomes Padawan to Anakin Skywalker.

Justice

Jedi Master Dooku (Corey Burton) comes close to killing a corrupt Republic senator after witnessing the suffering of his people. His Padawan Qui-Gon Jinn (Michael

It arrives on Sunday. The one we’ve been waiting for, the Big Kahuna: House of the Dragon’s season 1 finale. It’s been a long journey. Nearly 20 years have passed between the premiere and the finale, but it appears we’re about to see the Targaryen Civil War kick off in earnest.

Episode 9 of HBO’s Game of Thrones’ prequel saw the passing of Viserys Targaryen, who’d been king since Day 1. Subverting the succession of Rhaeynra Targaryen, Alicent and especially Otto Hightower executed a plan that saw Aegon Targaryen become the new king. Rhaenyra and Daemon haven’t even heard the news of Viserys passing — at least not yet.

House of the Dragon has its predecessor’s old prime time slot: 9 pm PT on Sundays. The show will hit streaming services around the world at the same time, including HBO Max in the US.

Here’s when House of the Dragon hits a TV or streaming service near you, no matter where you are across the globe.

When does House of the Dragon air in my time zone?

House of the Dragon’s season 1 finale airs on HBO at 9 pm PT/ET. However, it hits HBO Max at 9 pm ET — meaning those on the West Coast can watch it three hours early (6 pm PT) on the streaming service. Those in the UK and Ireland will have to stay up late, as the show airs on Sky UK at 2 am Monday. In Australia, it

Few would’ve expected both the Rams and 49ers to be looking up at the Seahawks in the NFC West standings at this point in the season, but in an unpredictable NFL campaign, here we are. The Californian rivals meet up yet again on Sunday, with San Francisco visiting the defending champs in Los Angeles. Kickoff is set for 1:25 pm PT (4:25 pm ET) on Fox.

According to 506 Sportsthe game will be shown on Fox around much of the country, including in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Charlotte (where new 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey used to play, prior to being traded the other week) on live TV streaming services, but there may be cases where you’re blocked because of an internet location glitch or just want an added layer of privacy for streaming. There is an option that doesn’t require subscribing to something like NFL Sunday Ticket or NFL Plusor searching the internet for a sketchy website: You can use a virtual private network, or VPN.

Here’s how you can watch the game from anywhere in the US with a VPN.

Read more: NFL 2022: How to Stream Every Game Live Without Cable

49ers vs. Rams: When and where?

For Week 8 of the NFL season, the Rams host the 49ers at 1:25 pm PT (4:25 pm ET) on Sunday. The game is

McDonald’s Halloween pailsaka Boo Buckets, are back for Halloween. What the heck are they, you ask? They’re simply plastic trick-or-treat pails in three designs that replace the usual paper Happy Meal containers McDonald’s uses to serve up its kids’ meals.

The fast-food chain first introduced the pails in 1986 and have offered them off and on, with plenty of changes, since then. Their return wouldn’t seem like a big deal, except that lots of people are feeling nostalgic about their return, and the anticipation for them dominated social media as the pails’ arrival neared.

They’re now available at participating McDonald’s across the US, and I ordered one (uh, really two) to take a look.

McDonald’s Boo Bucket: My review

I ordered two Happy Meals on the McDonald’s app and picked them up in the drive-thru at my local McD’s. The app let me choose between a four-piece serving of Chicken McNuggets, a six-piece Chicken McNuggets serving, or a hamburger (you can upgrade to a cheeseburger). The meal comes with a kid-size order of fries, and you then choose between extra fries or apple slices, and select a drink. At the end of my order, the app asked me what kind of toy I wanted, and let me choose between “Halloween pails,” “toddler toy” or “no thanks.” (WHO WOULD DECLINE A TOY?)

Spoiler: I picked “Halloween pails.”

The Halloween pails

Big-ass battery maker EcoFlow is announcing the redesigned today fitted with long lasting LFP (LiFePO4) batteries and lots of ports to power your AC and DC devices. These are batteries sized to power your weekend away or a music festival.

The River 2 series consists of three batteries that vary by storage capacities, maximum AC power (pure sine wave) output, and charging ports:

The batteries can be charged in four different ways: a standard AC wall outlet, portable solar panels, a 12V car socket, and USB-C. The base River 2 can charge to 100 percent in as fast as 60 minutes, while the Max and Pro models take a bit longer due to their larger batteries.

The River 2 series, like most EcoFlow batteries, can be stacked and connected to take advantage of the company’s X-Boost tech. X-Boost is a little trick that lowers the output voltage to allow some devices rated up to 1600W (like heat guns and espresso machines) to operate off the River 2’s inverter. It doesn’t work with all high-wattage devices, though.

Vanlifers concerned with maximizing space will appreciate the handle placement which has been moved to the side. The resulting flat surface on top can be used as a makeshift table. The batteries can also serve as dual-use kettle bells with the entry-level model weighing 7.8lbs (3.5kg), the Max 13.4lbs (6.8kg), and the Pro 17.2lbs (7.8kg). I’m serious. Staying Instagram