The Mississippi Free Press got inundated with a raft of AI-generated opinion pieces—which we pay writers for—from people who don't exist pretending to be Mississippians.
One of those columns made it to publication before we caught the scam.
Kevin Edwards, editor for our Voices section, explains:
Tar Heel of the Year (1999) per @newsobserver.com, an honor recognizing "North Carolinians for their contributions to the Triangle, the state and beyond."
🦸 Happy #NationalLibrarianDay! Over 6,000 *super* librarians joined us at #PLA2026 in #Minneapolis earlier this month.
Behind every program, resource, and safe space is a librarian helping people feel seen, supported, and welcome.
Tell your local librarian know how much you appreciate them!
Stu Horvath at VintageRPG sometimes posts about such books. www.vintagerpg.com
A whimsical illustration of a white whale. Its eyes are closed and mouth slightly open. It is being lifted by several red birds. A message reads: Twitter is over capacity.
I miss the fail whale.
A pack of canned drinks called 'professor peppy' zero sugar. There is white text over a burgundy splash. A can is visible on the right of the image.
This might be my favourite Aldi dupe yet...
Time to feel old, Gen X. Pearl Jam tour posters are on #AntiquesRoadshow.
Wear what’s comfortable at sessions during the day. Be prepared for chilly conference rooms. Folks dress up for the Friday dinner. Have fun!
"Planet Earth: You. Are. A. Crew."
Artemis II mission specialist Christina Koch reflects on what it means to be a "crew."
Six North Carolina news organizations, including NC Newsline, are suing the University of North Carolina System for refusing to release a report on its School of Civic Life and Leadership. ncnewsline.com/briefs/nc-ne... #ncpol
No, but I like the Soderbergh version (2002).
a correction notice in the print edition of today's financial times. it reads as follows: Correction • Researcher Brené Brown was misquoted in an interview published on April 6. She described herself as "solidly in my fuck it era" rather than "solidly in my fucking era".
very pleased to report everyone's favorite @financialtimes.com correction today is, in fact, in the print edition too
"Please show us what Ms. Wolfgang might look like"
Nice to see you again
Book cover of Casting April, showing a girl backstage at a theater. She has dark hair and eyes, and she uses a tracheostomy tube to assist her breathe. She is looking at the stage from behind the curtain, where a person dressed as an astronaut is performing in the spotlight.
"Casting April" by my friend @wendyluwrites.bsky.social. It's a novel for young readers about sixth-grader April Xue "who lives and breathes all things Broadway."
A list of two dollar words and their monosyllabic counterparts. Did you see what I did there? * facilitate ease, help factor reason, cause failed to didn't fatuous numbskull jerk feasible can be done females women final last
I found a style guide for writing from the air force academy officer training program while cleaning out some folders. It’s decades old, encourages simple language, like not using “fatuous numbskull” when “jerk” will do
Copy catastrophe!
Daily Tar Heel editor regrets April Fools' Day issue: "We are not a satire publication like The Onion. We did not sufficiently consider how an onslaught of satirical content, from us, would be perceived in this political climate." dailytarheel.com/article/stat...
In space no one can hear you Teams.
Come on, journalists. It’s crewed, not manned.
It’s 2026.
People think writing is this:
Aha! I have a fully-formed idea, I will now write it down
What writing really is:
I kind of have an idea but I will only know what it is as I write it. Then I'll *really* know what it is once I've revised it a few times.
A newspaper front page with joke news. The main headline says Hubert Scrambles for Summer Internship with a photo of former basketball coach Hubert Davis
The Daily Tar Heel’s front page marks April Fools’ Day.
I enjoy his work as a backup vocalist. www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYKk...
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Happy Michael McDonald Day to all who celebrate. www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKYQ...
The passive voice has been deemed to be among the most egregious linguistic offences to have been committed, and it is recommended that any sentence in which it is found to have been employed be subjected to the ridicule it deserves. No exceptions are to be made, and leniency will not be extended.
Both times Duke radio announcer wanted technical foul called for celebration before game was over
I’m on my fourth rewatch of the last 10 seconds of that game. How about you?
The Town of Chapel Hill announced it will no longer post or monitor its accounts on the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter.
Read more here:
As is Powaqqatsi (1988) www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaSf...
