Experiences and Readings of the Times

I bought a print edition of the NY Times today. I like holding it so much better than squinting at a computer screen. When I'm reading it in print, I can actually see the pictures. The pictures are so small on the computer I can't tell what they are. Yesterday, I was trying to read on my laptop and my eyes and head hurt. Eventually, I had to stop reading.

For the most part, I've been reading the Music and Movies section of the Times. I love classical music and old (really old!) movies. On Tuesday, I read about a movie with Boris Karloff, Bela Legosi, and Peter Lorre! Too bad it's not supposed to be good! Today, I read an article about a Chinese marionette performance in Carnegie Hall. It sounds really cool! I'd like to see that! The group performed a number of complex stories while speaking and singing. It sounds like I would be able to follow and understand the stories even though I don't understand a word of Chinese! I'm attracted to arts and music stories not just because I'm interesting in the topic, but they are accompanied by attractive pictures and graphics.

I do read the main page of the Times but I find there is not a lot of information I find intriguing It seemed like there were more stories and less headlines or current events. For instance, I was hard-pressed to find the story of the Obama administration's attempt to boycott Fox News. Rather, there was a story about Mexican drug cartels which is an interesting topic, but does not exactly have the same kind of relevancy for me. It's more like reading a national news magazine like the Atlantic Monthly than like reading the news.