A news station could charge for an emergency alert system that alerts you when a member of your family is in the news. He’s reading a newspaper, so he will probably see the news story the next day.
Dad reading the newspaper. To me today it seems normal AND odd.
The daily San Jose Mercury News I delivered as a kid use to be an inch thick on some days and cost .25 to .50 cents. Now it’s 2 or 3 dollars and pamphlet-thin. Barely anything in it now. In the modern days of free internet-provided news, comics and free classified ads, how does it even survive? Who is still reading them? I prefer reading books and real newspapers versus digital screens myself, but today’s newspaper doesn’t have enough content to make it worth the cost to me anymore. Cancelled my last subscription in 2015, but by then I was subscribing to the Sunday paper only anyway.
“Wherever the people are well informed they can be trusted with their own government; that whenever things get so far wrong as to attract their notice, they may be relied on to set them to rights.” (Thomas Jefferson)
I miss having the Sunday Paper delivered or even to read but the delivery method too often left it in the woods on a rainy day with no wrap. Or it blew apart and the dogs decimated the rest of it while chasing pieces in the wind. I gave up and read online now.
I still try to buy the print version of the Detroit Free Press every Sunday. Unfortunately fewer and fewer stores and gas stations carry newspapers and newspaper boxes have gone the way of payphones.
Found a pair of Sunday comics pages had blown into our yard from a recycle truck. Hadn’t seen one in decades. Thought it would be interesting to see what passed for modern comics.
Very disappointing. About a dozen vapid, humorless comics. None of the dozen I read on this site. Guessing they can claim they are still offering a ‘complete’ newspaper experience. More like their news output: canned, recycled, and nothing one can’t get in 10 minutes of local/national tv news, with just about as much interest.
“They” are playing the long game and continuing to dumb down the public, think Fahrenheit 451. Video, internet, emoji’s and the reduction in printed material make it much easier to tell any lie they want in order to control the ignorant masses. Heavy on the ignorant.
sirbadger 9 months ago
A news station could charge for an emergency alert system that alerts you when a member of your family is in the news. He’s reading a newspaper, so he will probably see the news story the next day.
Bilan 9 months ago
Okay. What did Danae do this time?
Enter.Name.Here 9 months ago
Dad reading the newspaper. To me today it seems normal AND odd.
The daily San Jose Mercury News I delivered as a kid use to be an inch thick on some days and cost .25 to .50 cents. Now it’s 2 or 3 dollars and pamphlet-thin. Barely anything in it now. In the modern days of free internet-provided news, comics and free classified ads, how does it even survive? Who is still reading them? I prefer reading books and real newspapers versus digital screens myself, but today’s newspaper doesn’t have enough content to make it worth the cost to me anymore. Cancelled my last subscription in 2015, but by then I was subscribing to the Sunday paper only anyway.danketaz Premium Member 9 months ago
Feedback from the ‘How I spent Summer Vacation’ essay?
PraiseofFolly 9 months ago
At least we know she hasn’t found a way to destroy the Universe. Because where would she live, then? … And yet …
lalapalooza Premium Member 9 months ago
i know, right? what is this about? what has she done? lol
dot-the-I 9 months ago
“Wherever the people are well informed they can be trusted with their own government; that whenever things get so far wrong as to attract their notice, they may be relied on to set them to rights.” (Thomas Jefferson)
scote1379 Premium Member 9 months ago
Danae ! Did you poke the bear named " The Incident " ?
vaughnrl2003 Premium Member 9 months ago
No news is not necessarily “good news”, but it beats any bad news for sure.
dflak 9 months ago
The media rarely lies and seldom tells the truth.
There is always more to the story than the headline and the print that follows it.
pheets 9 months ago
I miss having the Sunday Paper delivered or even to read but the delivery method too often left it in the woods on a rainy day with no wrap. Or it blew apart and the dogs decimated the rest of it while chasing pieces in the wind. I gave up and read online now.
dlogotop83 9 months ago
I still try to buy the print version of the Detroit Free Press every Sunday. Unfortunately fewer and fewer stores and gas stations carry newspapers and newspaper boxes have gone the way of payphones.
sandpiper 9 months ago
Found a pair of Sunday comics pages had blown into our yard from a recycle truck. Hadn’t seen one in decades. Thought it would be interesting to see what passed for modern comics.
Very disappointing. About a dozen vapid, humorless comics. None of the dozen I read on this site. Guessing they can claim they are still offering a ‘complete’ newspaper experience. More like their news output: canned, recycled, and nothing one can’t get in 10 minutes of local/national tv news, with just about as much interest.
swenbu Premium Member 9 months ago
Love this family relationship!
[Unnamed Reader - 14b4ce] 9 months ago
try ROWAN&MARTIN’S LAUGH IN they “deliver the news”,they’re precognitively on target
leemorse9777 9 months ago
“They” are playing the long game and continuing to dumb down the public, think Fahrenheit 451. Video, internet, emoji’s and the reduction in printed material make it much easier to tell any lie they want in order to control the ignorant masses. Heavy on the ignorant.
Zebrastripes 9 months ago
It keeps her busy!
lazysenora 9 months ago
Any time a story features Danae it’s worth a second look; and thought.
Amanda El-Dweek creator 9 months ago
This just in: People are less sad when they don’t watch/listen to the stupid news.