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erin mccann

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Weather at The New York Times. Now in SF after four years in London. Brooklyn before that. Find me: https://instagram.com/mccannercat

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ok I would definitely watch baseball if each team got one (1) animal to let loose during the game. when will you use your animal delay. what animal will you choose

04.03.2026 04:56 β€” πŸ‘ 340    πŸ” 60    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 16

i’ve said this before, but when i’m writing and it really starts to flow, it feels like i’m playing piano. human writers don’t simply put words togetherβ€”we allow intellect and inspiration to collide. a machine will never be inspired.

04.03.2026 04:02 β€” πŸ‘ 2031    πŸ” 202    πŸ’¬ 56    πŸ“Œ 23

The most valuable outlets in the world going forward are going to be the ones that try to help people understand the world we’re all living in.

04.03.2026 03:51 β€” πŸ‘ 82    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Honestly speed it up, so we can separate the slop mills from the places that slow down and let humans do real reporting and investigations again.

04.03.2026 03:50 β€” πŸ‘ 82    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

Like just say you don’t like the act of journalism. Just say that! It’s ok to just say that!

Kinda weird to be running one of the world’s longest-lasting and most mainstream journalism outlets if you don’t, but that’s a separate issue.

04.03.2026 03:49 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Words have value and the only way you’re going to have readers is if they understand that you also understand this how can the ASSOCIATED FREAKING PRESS OF ALL PEOLE NOT UNDERSTA [walks into sea]

04.03.2026 03:46 β€” πŸ‘ 28    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Filling readers’ feeds with nonsensical slop is not the journalism time-saver that these folks think it is!

04.03.2026 03:42 β€” πŸ‘ 32    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I would rather listen to Billy Corgan’s podcast than read a news story produced through some AI slop farm.

04.03.2026 03:40 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Just sitting here astounded once again as the chasm that exists β€” and has existed for decades β€” between some of the people who make journalism and some of the people who run the journalism business

04.03.2026 03:39 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Truly cannot say I know a single editor who would prefer to deal with AI-generated stories over those written by a human reporter

04.03.2026 03:37 β€” πŸ‘ 74    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

β€˜One AP reporter said in a message that the β€œdismissiveness and disdain some of you have shown for human writing are insulting and abhorrent.’

04.03.2026 03:34 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I was a journalist once and writing stories I didn’t feel passionate about is how I got good at it

04.03.2026 03:19 β€” πŸ‘ 129    πŸ” 31    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 2

She’d just put money in the machine!

04.03.2026 03:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You know this episode extremely well

04.03.2026 03:09 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Mulder and Scully in a bed

Mulder and Scully in a bed

On my little screen everyone is dunking on Billy Corgan and on my big screen it is also 1997

04.03.2026 03:06 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Melissa Auf der Maur, a ’90s Rock Linchpin, Is Spilling Her Stories

Now is a great time to read this great Melissa Auf der Maur profile that published a few days ago

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/26/a...

04.03.2026 03:00 β€” πŸ‘ 34    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

"The CIA conspired to make me less cool than I was when I was 25" is the most succinct Gen X manifesto I've ever heard

04.03.2026 00:38 β€” πŸ‘ 5817    πŸ” 1190    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 53

All I can think about is Jeff Bezos saying that he slashed jobs at the Washington Post β€” including those of foreign correspondents in the Middle East β€” based on "the data," and a few weeks later a whole war breaks out in the Middle East that these laid off folks would have covered as true experts.

03.03.2026 19:12 β€” πŸ‘ 5007    πŸ” 1115    πŸ’¬ 114    πŸ“Œ 47
nutter butter crackers in the tray. no butter

nutter butter crackers in the tray. no butter

and now my nutter butters don’t have any nutter butter. this could break me

03.03.2026 19:32 β€” πŸ‘ 137    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 39    πŸ“Œ 6

My search for this place has proven particularly elusive, some might say that it’s my holy grail.

03.03.2026 17:47 β€” πŸ‘ 188    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜Testament of Ann Lee’ Will Have No Physical Media Release β€” World of Reel I didn’t particularly like β€œAnn Lee,” which does have its fair share of fervent defenders, but there’s a concerning trend with Disney and their push to phase out physical media.

I am not a person who believes that it is the Criterion Collection’s job to fix all the movie industry’s failures, but this is a very specific one I would like them to fix.

03.03.2026 14:46 β€” πŸ‘ 455    πŸ” 66    πŸ’¬ 30    πŸ“Œ 12

I'm reading about Bluesky discourse on X. I'm reading about X discourse on Bluesky. I'm listening to the official Television Show Podcast after I finish the Television Show. I had a brief moment of introspection and I threw up a live tadpole

02.03.2026 23:21 β€” πŸ‘ 218    πŸ” 21    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 4

As the laid off Middle East News Editor, I concur. Management eliminated the positions of every single staff correspondent and bureau chief in the Middle East.

02.03.2026 20:39 β€” πŸ‘ 7996    πŸ” 2201    πŸ’¬ 119    πŸ“Œ 71
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rigorous scientific testing continues to indicate there is no circumstance under which this site is not Like This

02.03.2026 18:49 β€” πŸ‘ 179    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 0

The guy whose full-time job is renaming and un-renaming the HBO Max app is thrilled by the merger news.

02.03.2026 17:18 β€” πŸ‘ 516    πŸ” 51    πŸ’¬ 21    πŸ“Œ 2

me to the monkey paw: i wish star trek wasn’t on paramount!

02.03.2026 14:25 β€” πŸ‘ 575    πŸ” 56    πŸ’¬ 18    πŸ“Œ 2
Screenshot of headlines:

The Secret to Keeping My Toilet Stain-Free Is in the Kitchen

11 Surprising Things You Can Put in Your Dishwasher

Screenshot of headlines: The Secret to Keeping My Toilet Stain-Free Is in the Kitchen 11 Surprising Things You Can Put in Your Dishwasher

Nicely done

02.03.2026 02:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1567    πŸ” 172    πŸ’¬ 18    πŸ“Œ 6

I'm posting it www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPCJ...

02.03.2026 01:33 β€” πŸ‘ 43    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 2

Right?!

02.03.2026 00:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hey did we know the time change is NEXT Sunday ?

02.03.2026 00:58 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0