THURSDAY’S PAPER / OCTOBER 29, 2026

THE STREET
HEARD THINGS.

Three stories. No one behaved.

A black cat wearing enormous white costume wings stands outside a tiny cat flap on a pink carpet.

FASHION

Cat Arrives at Gala in Giant Wings. Cannot Get Through Cat Door.

A fashion cat’s gala entrance entered its second hour after a disagreement with the venue’s dimenshuns. Her stylist called the delay intentional. The photographer called it overtime.

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An orange-and-white cat nudges a mug and pencils off the pale desk in the real NPR Tiny Desk room, surrounded by books, souvenirs and a drum kit.

MUSIC

Cat Opens Tiny Desk Concert by Pushing Everything Off Desk.

A visiting singer began his intimate desk performanse with an unscheduled office clearance. Staff initially mistook the first crash for percussion and applauded, establishing a regrettable presedent.

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A Siamese cat stands inside a lodge while a tiger rests outside beyond secure viewing glass.

TRAVEL

House Cat Books Wildlife Hotel. Spends Weekend Trying to Impress Tiger.

A house cat called Lionel has returned from a wildlife lodge describing himself as “well connected in the industry.” His principal contact was a tiger visible beyond the room’s secure viewing glass.

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THE STREETHEARD THINGS.

Cat Arrives at Gala in Giant Wings. Cannot Get Through Cat Door.

Cat Opens Tiny Desk Concert by Pushing Everything Off Desk.

House Cat Books Wildlife Hotel. Spends Weekend Trying to Impress Tiger.

THE STREET
HEARD THINGS.