What reason could there be for that page layout? Article content in the left quarter of the screen, up against the bezel, with the rest of the page links to "re

What reason could there be for that page layout? Article content in the left quarter of the screen, up against the bezel, with the rest of the page links to "related stories"? I don't have a huge monitor, and it's still annoying to look to the side like that to read.