Going to make a big "get the book that I finished writing 18 months ago and then the publisher went bankrupt and was saved and then the new publisher also went bankrupt" push this month.

I can't tell if it's just me but I feel like general awareness in Calgary of this story is for some reason... low.

Canada's position in the world has never been stronger and we have America right where we want them: We are now in the position to threaten to withhold season 2 of Heated Rivalry.

pics or it didn't happen

We do call it twenty twenty six is the thing

The only thread you need today, Friday 2 January (where has the year gone?!)

FIND ME A MUSEUM SPACE

How did this one get basically the entire college student diet correct

This is a delightful list consisting of equal parts: - wrong - right - right (monkey's paw curls) - gods, I wish

wonderful thread to start the year. I lol'd at the "buzz" one.

A List of Predictions Made in 1926 About 2026 🧵

R.I.P. 2025 (2025 - 2025)

My wish for Canada in 2026 is that we make every sport gay. I will not be taking questions at this time.

Happy New Year

FINAL 15 MINUTES

THE CHOICE IS OBVIOUS

Ultimately, I think puns have their place in lighter stories, as is the case for “Police are scrambling,”for which I hope you will vote! -30-

I avoid puns unless they’re really fitting. Early in my career, an editor spiked a pun head for a serious piece I wrote about endangered shore birds — “Plovers in a dangerous clime.” That headline didn’t see the light of day for 15 years, but I finally got it into print at the Toronto Star!

I suspect part of this is because SEO tended to reward more clinical, strait-laced heads that get to the point and contain a bunch of key search terms. As search engines change, maybe this will also go away.

The other thing modern headline writers are sometimes warned about is using puns or idioms. It’s another holdover from newspaper days that has faded a bit online. Puns, in my opinion, can be fun, but for some reason, they don’t do well in the digital world.

The long headline in the finals is clearly from a column or opinion piece, but it works really well to get the writer’s opinion across while still managing to contain some intrigue. The reason is “pretty obvious,” but you still want to know for sure what it is. So you’ll probably click through!

Short headlines were valued in newspapers because of space constraints in print. That’s why you still see words like “eye” and “amid” in headlines today. (I try to keep those out of the ones I write.)

Headlines have to do a lot of work in enticing reader interest, but they can’t reveal too much because otherwise, why would anyone read beyond the headline? Headline writers are often taught to avoid writing long headlines because they get cut off on social media and look awkward online.

ALL the headlines in the competition are great! They’re from a wide variety of outlets about wildly different topics, but they all have something in common: they make me want to read the story. That, my friends, is why headlines are more important than ever and why editors REALLY focus on them.

I look forward to this competition every year, but rarely do I get to say one of the finalists was written by a colleague, so vote for Police are scrambling! I also wanted to talk about headlines in general, because the finalists break some rules that headline writers like myself often follow. 🧵

Come on, people! Don't let AI take this from us too...

It's pretty obvious which headline should win. Quick, last chance to vote!

Casting my vote in honor of my great grandfather Hal Morgan who was a headline writer back in the 1920s and 1930s

This one captures 2025 in my mind. Police scrambling seems like it was trying too hard to be a headline of the year.

I think we can all agree that eggs and AI were the main issues of 2025. This should be a tie.

This is currently ahead on three out of four polling sites -- but still behind overall because of a large lead on Mastodon for Pretty Obvious.

Asking my fine American friends to vote for this pun to win the final because we need this

Grass Butt Chimp Fashion was robbed.

9 hours to go -- between here and Mastodon, Pretty Obvious is leading Police Are Scrambling 60-40%, but elsewhere, Police Are Scrambling are ahead 54-46...

The initial police reports believe it was the work of "Poachers".

Resolved and Unresolved eliminated by Police Are Scrambling = Drunk Raccoon Passes Out vindicated. Now even Pretty Obvious supporters are voting for Police Are Scrambling. 🎶Allez les œufs🎶

It's the finale! "Police are scrambling" or die. No AI headlines I swear to god.

LFG!!!!!!

Let’s Go!!!!

Let your last act of the year be supporting needless puns. (Like the embedded post to vote.)

Cast your vote ⬇️ Imo, word play headlines are the best headlines! 🚔🍳

Give the post below a like to help crown clearly the best headline of the year as the true champion, and tell your friends

🎆🎇🎆2025 HEADLINE OF THE YEAR🎆🎇🎆 🎆🎇🎆🎇🎆🎇🎆GRAND FINAL🎆🎇🎆🎇🎆🎇🎆 After a seeding round and three rounds of voting, we have our finalists: Top seed Pretty Obvious will be facing off against 3rd seed Police Are Scrambling. A reminder of how we got here:

FINAL FIVE MINUTES

This needs a push (like) to jump to a higher quantum state… #ITeachPhysics

Guys. There is still time to vote in the headline of the year competition and tell the world what we all know: this is the perfect punny headline for a story about egg theft. Thieves take egg. Police are scrambling.

7 HOURS REMAIN -- BOTH CLOSE CONTESTS