Watch a café terrace on a Saturday morning and count the newspapers. A few years ago you would have needed one hand. Now the regulars bring their own, folded open at the crossword.
A finished thing
A newspaper ends. You can reach the last page, fold it and leave it on the table for the next person. Few things we read on a screen ever give us that feeling.
Slower news
The Saturday edition is written to be read with coffee, not refreshed. Long reports, a few reviews, letters from readers. It assumes you have an hour, and it is right more often than not.
The crossword effect
Ask the people on the terrace why they buy it and many will mention the puzzles first. Fifteen minutes with a pen, then the news, then a second coffee.
