“They savor the thrill of the first hit of
newsprint in the morning, with its slightly acrid odor and its ironclad
association with the first cup of coffee.
“They have mastered the origami skills
required to read the paper on the subway. They appreciate the staggered
hierarchy of the front page . . . .
“And they can foretell how their copy will
end up: folded to the crossword puzzle, decorated with various stains, missing
a recipe or a travel tip, ready to return unto pulp.”
—Luc
Sante, writer, “The Daily Miracle: Finding Magic Inside the Times’s Printing
Plant,” The New York Times, March 26, 2019.
• Editorial Comment: Ah, that evocative first tweet of the day, and
the shriek of coffee in the keyboard.
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