We hung up. We weren’t hilarious. The experience was both sad and creepy. More and more IVRs answer phones now. Over the weekend, I called Delta Airlines.

Eric Romaniecki The crowd at Making Sad Things Happy, located at a closed gas station in Jamaica Plain, on May 2, 2025. The pop-up event included beer from Roundhead Brewing Company.

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As apple rolled out background noises for iOS 15, background noises intended to help focus and sleep can make sad songs even moodier.

So, when Anthony Weiner -- he of the junk shots that drove him from Congress in 2011 -- announced that he was running for mayor of New York City this fall, we were skeptical but intrigued.