Posted 10:15 AM by Gene

Another exzzzzzzciting week for the newsrags: nutrition and "Early Man in America."

The rags can see the writing on the wall, or rather the sales at the newsstands (or lack thereof). It is hard to believe these masterworks of condescension would ever pay heed to their readers; they've never done that, so why start now? But possibly even they've come to the point (if they'll never admit it, or change their MO) that they can sense their readers may FINALLY be tired of the usual spins and plugs, and they'd like something more respectful of their intelligence. The problem is their circulation blues won't be solved with service features or history. The newsrags, at their best, have had excellent reporting and writing. It's been a long time since they've been at their best.