http://blog.smartmemes.com/2009/08/the-slow-sad-decline-of-the-chicago-reader/ Thoughts that seemed like a good idea at the time Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:03:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/ hourly 1 http://blog.smartmemes.com/2009/08/the-slow-sad-decline-of-the-chicago-reader/comment-page-1/#comment-1283 Andrew Sat, 09 Jul 2011 13:16:47 +0000 http://blog.smartmemes.com/?p=1525#comment-1283 Surely things come and go, just as empires rise and fall ... it's natural. Surely things come and go, just as empires rise and fall … it’s natural.

]]> http://blog.smartmemes.com/2009/08/the-slow-sad-decline-of-the-chicago-reader/comment-page-1/#comment-1023 Errol Reeves Fri, 16 Oct 2009 05:17:27 +0000 http://blog.smartmemes.com/?p=1525#comment-1023 I sympathize on the movie showtimes. Frankly, the movie showtimes were the only reason to pick up the Reader for about ten years. Like you, I was once a big fan of the Reader. It was packed with smart and entertaining stuff to *read* -- but then it all started to all read the same (boring). I think Alison True has always been the editor -- I wonder why she changed? (I wonder how she keeps her job.) I sympathize on the movie showtimes. Frankly, the movie showtimes were the only reason to pick up the Reader for about ten years. Like you, I was once a big fan of the Reader. It was packed with smart and entertaining stuff to *read* — but then it all started to all read the same (boring). I think Alison True has always been the editor — I wonder why she changed? (I wonder how she keeps her job.)

]]> http://blog.smartmemes.com/2009/08/the-slow-sad-decline-of-the-chicago-reader/comment-page-1/#comment-1018 Bill Mon, 28 Sep 2009 23:52:37 +0000 http://blog.smartmemes.com/?p=1525#comment-1018 I think newspapers are in decline right now but will ultimately make a comeback in a retro kind of way. I for one do not want to give up reading a physical paper in the morning with my copy. Tactile feel make a difference. Diginal even with its instant advantages is a nice supplement but not replacement. I think newspapers are in decline right now but will ultimately make a comeback in a retro kind of way. I for one do not want to give up reading a physical paper in the morning with my copy. Tactile feel make a difference. Diginal even with its instant advantages is a nice supplement but not replacement.

]]> http://blog.smartmemes.com/2009/08/the-slow-sad-decline-of-the-chicago-reader/comment-page-1/#comment-984 Dwight Williams Thu, 27 Aug 2009 13:23:02 +0000 http://blog.smartmemes.com/?p=1525#comment-984 Wishing you the best of luck with that. I don't think that the <b>X Press</b> here in Ottawa has ever quite recovered from being "acquired" by out-of-town interests. At least not yet. Wishing you the best of luck with that. I don’t think that the X Press here in Ottawa has ever quite recovered from being “acquired” by out-of-town interests. At least not yet.

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