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Originally Published 1 year ago — by Vulture
Taylor Swift's independently produced Eras Tour coffee-table book, despite being filled with typos and low-quality photos, sold 814,000 copies during Black Friday weekend, making it the biggest debut of 2024. The book, documenting her two-year tour, was sold exclusively through Target, and Swift has not yet addressed the errors.
Originally Published 1 year ago — by The Guardian
A former online memorial company employee shares their experience of screening condolence messages for six years, revealing the challenges of moderating typos, family drama, and estrangement. The job, initially taken for reliable income, involved reviewing guestbook entries attached to obituaries and correcting spelling errors in death notices. The author reflects on the impact of the job on their personal life, the struggle to maintain empathy, and the profound observations made about grief and time.
Originally Published 1 year ago — by NPR
A new statue dedicated to Kobe Bryant outside the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles has multiple errors, including typos in the names of former NBA players and words. This is not the first memorial with mistakes, as controversies have surrounded other statues, such as the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., and a statue of Hecuba at the University of Southern California.
Originally Published 1 year ago — by Deadline
The Kobe Bryant statue outside the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles has several spelling errors, including the names of Toronto guard José Calderón and former Laker Von Wafer, as well as the word "decision." The Los Angeles Lakers have acknowledged the errors and vowed to correct them, but no specific timeline for the changes has been provided. The 19-foot statue commemorates Bryant's iconic 81-point game against the Toronto Raptors in 2006.
Originally Published 1 year ago — by The Athletic
The recently unveiled Kobe Bryant statue outside Crypto.com Arena contains four typos on the box score at the base, including misspelled names and incorrect spellings. The Lakers organization confirmed awareness of the errors and is working to correct them. The statue, depicting Kobe's career-high 81-point game, was created by Omri Amrany and Julie Rotblatt-Amrany, with input from Vanessa Bryant and the Lakers. The base also features a quote from Kobe and is etched with his nickname "Black Mamba." Despite the errors, plans for three Kobe statues outside the arena, including one with his daughter Gianna, are underway.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by Daily Mail
WhatsApp has launched a new Edit tool that allows users to amend their messages up to 15 minutes after sending them, without showing the recipient the edit history. Several grateful fans have revealed their messaging horror stories, including one who accidentally messaged their supervisor 'Good morning Madman.' Edited messages will display 'edited' alongside them, so your friends will be aware of the correction, although they won't be able to see the edit history. The edit tool has started rolling out to users globally and will be available to everyone in the coming weeks.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by The Verge
WhatsApp has officially rolled out editable messages globally, allowing users to edit messages for up to 15 minutes after sending them. Edited messages will display a small "edited" notice next to their timestamp to let chat participants know they've been changed. This feature will help users fix typos without having to delete and resend messages, which can look messy.