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October 21, 2004

Yet More Hersh

The New York Observer has a front page piece about Seymour Hersh which prominently mentions the story he told at Berkeley.

The New York Observer does some good things, but mostly it disseminates gossip about Manhattan's overclass. Also, as far as I know it's the only newspaper besides the Financial Times printed on pink paper. Maybe there's something about having an extremely wealthy audience that forces publications to do that. Or maybe EVERY newspaper would do it if they could, but you're only allowed to if the people reading you are really rich.

Posted at October 21, 2004 07:13 AM | TrackBack
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I like to think of the Observer as being more of a peachy color - it's a hue I call "Caucasian," which may be why both papers lean toward it, actually.

I used to hope that ink printed on pink paper was less likely to rub off on fingers, bespoke shirt cuffs, etc. But my experience has not borne that out. So reading column after column about which society heiress bought a condo in which ritzy high-rise, or who got fired over at Condé Nast, makes you feel physically as well as emotionally dirty. (I guess that doesn't apply to the online version of the Observer, but damn! That's an ugly website.)

Posted by: inkywretch at October 22, 2004 10:46 AM

it's a hue I call "Caucasian"

ha ha ha

Inkywretch: please comment here as often as possible.

Posted by: Jonathan Schwarz at October 22, 2004 10:07 PM