To the people complaining about the format, does it make more sense if you look at it in the context of a social media story? It looks weird as images presente

To the people complaining about the format, does it make more sense if you look at it in the context of a social media story? It looks weird as images presented vertically on the New York times website. But this would be right at home in an instagram feed. I personally appreciate the hand drawn look and artwork, but supplementing that with a text version would be an improvement for many reasons.