An imaginative take on real headlines. The newspaper below is fictional and is not factual reporting.
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New Song Label Includes Ingredients and Assembly Instructions
Fictional arts coverage for music, gadgets and novels awaiting administrative approval.
Chorus Applies for Certificate of Origin
At the imaginary Ministry of Musical Ingredients, every synthetic song receives a label listing chorus, bridge and traces of spreadsheet. A ballad has appealed its classification as office equipment after inspectors discovered a particularly organized rhyme scheme. Human humming remains exempt, provided the hummer can demonstrate at least one embarrassing memory and an inability to find the correct cable.
Old Music Player Gets New Responsibilities
Our fictional Gadget Retirement Home has given an aging music player wireless privileges. It immediately requested a porch, fewer notifications and formal recognition of the albums it carried through difficult commutes.
World-Conquering AI Meets Copy Editor
In an imaginary novel, an AI announces plans for global domination. Its copy editor returns the manuscript with a note: establish motivation, reduce exposition and explain who handles the bins.
Original reporting that inspired this satire
Read the linked publishers for factual reporting. Their articles are separate from our fictional edition.
- YouTube sticks new labels on AI-generated songs ↗
The Verge Entertainment · · New York time
- Sprout Pi adds Bluetooth, streaming, and USB-C to your aging iPod ↗
The Verge Entertainment · · New York time
- Halo’s co-creator wrote a novel about AI taking over the world ↗
The Verge Entertainment · · New York time