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Originally Posted by Orpheus
Titanium embedded pages? That's interesting.
The Economist refers to itself as a newspaper and not a mag; there's that bit of dry English wit that keeps the sense of humor alive. If you don't want to shell out the moeny for a full subscription, a web based one is only $70 dollars; you'll get your money's worth, especially considering that a subscription to the NYT or WSJ is well over $100 a year.
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Good point about the cost of major newspaper subscription costs in comparison.
I think one of the big draws of the magazine for me is that it does cover international news, and while I may not care about it all, or even read it all, it's nice to at least be exposed to something other than what's going on in America, and what I see on the TV every night.
It really is a lot of information.. I just picked up the issue on the news stand that reads, "Now, unite us," and I'm looking forward to reading most, or all of it, over the next few days.
I just like the fact that it covers so much of the world, and that the perspective is a non-American one. I can tell that after reading just a few issues I'll already know a lot more about the world outside the USA than I do now, which is a good thing.
I haven't subscribed yet, but I should.. I imagine it will arrive in reasonable time, as it's my understanding that the magazine is printed here in the USA, and doesn't have to be shipped overseas each week..