Monday, November 27, 2017

Lend Me Your Ears



The upper corners of newspapers are known as "ears" and can convey a brief message. After Pearl Harbor, the Philadelphia Daily News ran the Stars & Stripes in the upper left corner with the phrase "She'll fly over Tokyo" which continued throughout WWII. The NY Times runs their motto in the left corner and a brief weather report on the right side. What I didn't know was that the Times runs 27 different Accuweather reports to coincide with their 27 printing locations. So if your weather app is not at hand and you are reading the Times in Seattle, they will give you the rainy forecast you learn to expect, while it is sunny in Manhattan. Bring the umbrella.
tjs

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