I knew I was a fan of Newsweek's quadrennial post-election opus, but apparently I'm not the only one... I had hoped to get my copy and then read it on the train up to New York yesterday, but the newsstand in 30th Street station was out of it. When I got to New York, so was the first Hudson News I saw in Penn Station. And the next two. And, apparently, every other newsstand in Manhattan- I must've gone to at least 30, including a couple that were right in front of Newsweek's headquarters building. I should've gone in and asked for a copy.
Did people just buy it as a keepsake, or to read the soon-to-be-legendary behind-the-scenes article? I don't know, but I can say that in these days of doom and gloom for the newspaper and magazine industries, it's good to see people hoarding copies, even if I can't get one myself. Now, if only we could have the first black president, or a Phillies world championship, every week...
I got an issue of the post-election New York Times, but only because I live in Boston.
I should've bought 100 copies and thrown them on eBay.
Posted by: Jeremy at November 12, 2008 03:44 PM