Newspapers occupy an awkward middle point between the breaking news you can find on a myriad of websites and the rich, analytical pieces that can be found in go

Newspapers occupy an awkward middle point between the breaking news you can find on a myriad of websites and the rich, analytical pieces that can be found in good magazines (like The New Yorker and The Atlantic). Generally, there are more efficient ways of getting your news. For instance, Slate.com has a good daily summary of the best newspaper stories. Having said that, reading a physical newspaper can be a relaxing activity; I read the Sunday New York Times in print. Here's a good lambasting of the prevalent style of newspaper writing: http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/201001/short-writing http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/201001/short-writing Also, for the record, you can subscribe to a daily Calvin & Hobbes strip by RSS through GoComics. The feed URL is: http://feeds2.feedburner.com/uclick/calvinandhobbes?format=xml http://feeds2.feedburner.com/uclick/calvinandhobbes?format=x...