Olivia Miles scored 17 points as No. 9 TCU (19-2, 7-1 Big XII) beat UCF in Orlando, Fla., to move into a tie with Baylor for the conference lead.
Donovyn Hunter added 12 points and Taylor Bigby scored 11 for the Horned Frogs, who raced to a 36-17 halftime lead.
Mahogany Chandler-Roberts scored 17, and Khyala Ngodu added 10 for the Golden Knights (10-10, 2-7).
No. 24 Nebraska 81, Illinois 75
Britt Prince had 20 points to lead four double-figure scorers, and the Cornhuskers (15-5, 4-5 Big Ten) held off the Illini (15-5, 5-4) in Lincoln, Neb., to end a three-game losing streak.
Cearah Parchment had 25 points and 11 rebounds, Berry Wallace scored 22, Destiny Jackson had 13 and Maddie Webber added 11 to lead Illinois.
No. 21 Duke 95, Pitt 41
Toby Fournier scored 19 points, Arianna Roberson and Riley Nelson had double-doubles and the Blue Devils (14-6, 9-0) routed the host Panthers for their 11th straight victory and stayed tied with Louisville atop the ACC.
Roberson finished with 19 points and 12 rebounds, Nelson had 18 points and 10 rebounds, Delaney Thomas scored 16 and Taina Mair added 12 for Duke, which outscored Pitt 22-8 in the first quarter and 29-8 in the second quarter for a 51-16 halftime lead.
Mikayla Johnson scored 15 to lead the Panthers (8-14, 1-8), who lost their fifth straight game.
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Chase announced new welcome bonuses for its IHG One Rewards Premier Business Credit Card. New cardholders can earn 175,000 Bonus Points. Earn 140,000 Bonus Points after spending $4,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening. Plus, earn 35,000 Bonus Points after spending a total of $7,000 in the first 6 months from account opening. for a limited time.
Here’s what you need to know about the limited-time offer and other card features to determine whether you should apply.
New IHG One Rewards Business Premier card welcome offer details
Starting today, new cardholders who apply for the IHG One Rewards Premier Business Credit Card can earn an elevated welcome bonus when they meet a minimum spending threshold: 175,000 Bonus Points. Earn 140,000 Bonus Points after spending $4,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening. Plus, earn 35,000 Bonus Points after spending a total of $7,000 in the first 6 months from account opening.
For context, the card previously offered 140,000 bonus points. Free nights with IHG start at 10,000 points—or 5,000 points if you book with a mix of rewards and cash—but more upscale hotels and resorts can cost up to 70,000 points per night.
Other card benefits
While a welcome offer can be a good incentive to apply for a card you’ve had your eye on, it’s crucial to consider the card’s potential long-term value to determine whether it’s the right fit for you. Here’s what else you can expect from the card.
IHG One Rewards Premier Business Credit Card
Intro bonus
Limited time offer! Earn up to 175,000 Bonus Points. Earn 140,000 Bonus Points after spending $4,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening. Plus, earn 35,000 Bonus Points after spending a total of $7,000 in the first 6 months from account opening.
The limited-time offer from Chase and IHG is impressive, but the tiered spending requirement to get the bonus is higher. If you prefer IHG hotels when you travel, or you’re looking to get a hotel credit card with a wide range of hotels and resorts—IHG has more than 6,000 properties, ranging from budget to luxury brands, around the world—then it could make sense to apply for an IHG One Rewards credit card while the welcome bonus is elevated. The fourth night free benefit alone could make the cards worth it if you have an award stay coming up.
Should you apply?
Consider both your spending and travel habits and evaluate the card’s benefits and annual fees to determine if it will give you value over time. Also make sure the card makes sense for your business. If a personal card is a better fit, consider the IHG One Rewards Premier Card instead. Or if you want your business rewards to be more general purpose, check out our list of the best business cards to find something that might be a better fit.
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Just in time for Pride, Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse moviegoers think the summer box-office phenomenon offers some pretty compelling evidence that one of its heroes, Gwen Stacy, is trans.
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While the film never explicitly raises the issue of whether or not Gwen Stacy is trans over the course of its two-hour and twenty-minute runtime, some Spider-Verse viewers feel that her character arc, which includes a painful coming-out of sorts to her father, functions as a trans allegory. And the visual motifs that the film employs during this pivotal scene only serve to drive home that interpretation.
Throughout the film, the watercolors lending their hues to the background of Gwen’s universe shift to match the emotions she’s feeling. It lends her whole world a similar look to that of Robbi Rodriguez’s cover art for her 2015 comic book, Radioactive Spider-Gwen.
However, during a pivotal scene where Gwen reveals to her father, Captain George Stacy, that she’s Spider-Woman, the entire backdrop of the Stacy household is awash in white, blue, and pink watercolors: the same colors that make up the trans pride flag. The tri-color art direction during Gwen’s anguished confession about an aspect of her identity she fears her father won’t accept underscore a conflict that resonated with many trans viewers.
“I truly thought the ‘Gwen is trans’ stuff in ATSV was just Twitter doing its usual thing but no it’s AGGRESSIVELY loud about it,” Twitter user Blankzilla wrote. “Being draped in the trans colors while giving a speech about having to hide half of yourself from the people you love is as subtle as a brick.”
“Thinking about Trans Gwen Stacy and her entire plot being about centered around her father’s struggle to believe her and accept her identity,” tori_af said.
“Mfs be like ‘gwen stacy isn’t trans’ and then they have a four minute sequence in the movie where she’s just the trans flag colors,” Moshy_Maybe wrote.
Aside from Gwen’s confessional with her father feeling akin to a trans person coming out to their family for the first time, eagle-eyed Spider-Verse viewers also spotted a bunch of items scattered about her house as evidence supporting their ongoing fan theory. For example, one Twitter user pointed out that Gwen has a trans pride pin on her jacket and a “Protect Trans Kids” sticker on her wall, and her dad has a trans pride flag on his police uniform.
Kotaku reached out to director Kemp Thompson and producers Phil Lord and Chris Miller for comment.
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Gwen Stacy’s visual motif is like a ‘mood ring’
Spider-Verse fan theories about Gwen Stacy being trans might not be entirely off the mark. In an interview with Cinema Blend, Gwen Stacy actress Hailee Steinfeld revealed that Spider-Verse director Kemp Thompson and producers Phil Lord and Chris Miller described the watercolors of Gwen’s world as “like a mood ring.”
“It will visually change as her circumstances change, and the emotions she feels we will feel in the audience on screen,” Steinfield told Cinema Blend, adding, “I’m biased, but Gwen’s world is pretty beautiful.”
If the filmmakers had the wherewithal to drop a visual hint that Miles altered his fate from becoming Prowler back in Into The Spider-Verse, who’s to say they didn’t also deliberately drop the most obvious artistic clue that Gwen is trans in Across The Spider-Verse?
Whether or not Gwen is trans, Twitter user RawbertBeef perfectly encapsulates what Spider-Gwen means to the trans community by saying, “even if the movies never outright confirm it…if she can make somebody feel represented, who are you to tell them they’re wrong?”
NEW CANAAN, CT—Sources familiar with the man’s role in his child’s life confirmed to reporters Monday that local dad Marcus Weir’s parenting strategy is solely focused on ensuring his son doesn’t become a New York Yankees fan. Beginning shortly after his son Miles’ birth nine years ago, Weir reportedly concentrated the entirety of his fatherly influence on making the boy a supporter of any sports team besides the Yankees, a project he initiated by acquiring several Mets onesies in his son’s infancy. Several reports indicated that as his son has grown older, Weir has provided little encouragement for the boy’s budding interests in Legos, hockey, and books, instead looking for any sign that his son might be entertaining thoughts of liking the Yankees. To date, the strongest show of emotion the father has displayed to his son reportedly followed an instance in which Miles said “This is boring” when Yankees slugger Aaron Judge was up to bat during a Yankees–Red Sox game. However, sources close to the family noted that Weir also expressed concern that his son won’t like baseball at all, which would undermine the careful work the father has put in to raise his son as a devoted Yankee hater. At press time, reports stated that Weir had shown his first interest in his son’s social circle, offering a tactful suggestion that a boy in Miles’ class who wore a Yankees hat to school was the kind of bad kid his son shouldn’t associate with.
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