After close observation for the past 30 minutes, I have confirmed that it is four songs on a loop: a Nutcracker medley and instrumental versions of "Joy to the World," "Jingle Bells" and "We Wish You a Merry Christmas."

Four songs on a loop. All day. Starting shortly after Halloween.

"It's just one cable. It's not taking up much space. If the thing it belongs to ever turned up, I'd be grateful we didn't throw it out"

My husband and I went through our box last year, and he refused to throw out a weird cable even though he couldn't tell me what it was

I'm a big Signal fan — I use it often for sensitive reporting. But not all of my sources on lower-stakes stories use it.

Not really an option for me as a reporter. I reach out to sources all the time and ask them to call me, and it's not realistic to pre-arrange every call and have them give me their number in advance so I can put it in my contacts.

Me, running to the Trader Joe's frozen section after cooking one (1) homemade meal: It was death. I chose life

Honest to god, I think if I'd come of age in the 50s I would have ended up as Julianne Moore in The Hours

My blood pressure was admittedly high, but in my defense have you seen the news lately

I don't understand how I unsubscribe to at least 10 email lists every day but I never get fewer emails

“One of the things that really gives me joy is the fact that there are so many amazing, brilliant, creative disabled people out there. But part of my rage — and it’s a very real rage — is that most people don’t really know about them.”

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