Weekender

I’m one to read online. You name it – blogs, articles, view slideshows, tweets, updates I’m all for it. However, I still like reading my news, arts and cultures between the thumbs of my hand paper to face. I don’t think anything will ever trump that experience. Except for the immediacy of getting news online or through anRSS feeds that could only possibly be printed the day after if it happens after the edition of the newspaper comes out.

I’d be ambitious if I subscribe to the New York Times.  I absolutely do not have time to read the paper everyday. I’m sure it will pile up with the other magazines I’ve read or skimmed through and neatly filed away to a polite corner near the window in my living room. Sidebar – I’m going to take care of that real soon okay.  I’ve thought about just subscribing to the Weekender, – a subscription to Friday, Saturday and Sunday’s papers. Not bad, I figure since Sunday’s paper is $5.00 alone, unless that has gone up too.

One thing that has deterred me from getting the Weekender is that I actually enjoy getting the Times on Thursday.  It has a nice Arts focus and the Thursday styles – both sections which I like. I feel like it keeps me abreast on the most important things New York city feels is important about culture. I didn’t have time to pick up one in the morning before getting on the train. I made sure to head to the bodega after work on my way home to get one because if it wasn’t going to read it that night, I knew I’d get to it – sooner or later. I walked into the store and I’m glad I looked at the price $2.00! What! When did the New York Times raise its price by 50 cents. How did I miss that? I’m sure that it hasn’t been years since I’ve bought a Times. Shoot, when Barack became president it was still a buck fifty. Glad I had two ones with me. Just think how foolish I would have looked confidently proposing 1 buck and 2 quarters. I don’t think so. Matter of a fact, I’m going to rethink thinking about getting the Weekender too.

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