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unpleasant
I prefer Crimson Corner, more inviting, people are friendlier. The inside of Out-Of-Town has narrow aisles where people stumble over each other to get by. I don't get what the appeal of the place is.
Crimson Corner
I remember the days when Crimson Corner was called Nini's Corner and the cigar chomping people who worked there were decidedly unfriendly. I'm glad that has changed.
I believe it was originally
I believe it was originally the entrance to the Red Line, hence the cramped feel.
The Red Line entrance was there...
... -- but so was the news stand (which I remember as smallish inside, but not cramped).
Duplicate...
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Becasue....
There are people who still buy magazines? How is this place still in business?
Maybe becasue most people still read print magazines
In fact, although there was a significant decline through the first decade of the 2000s, overall print magazine readership has actually inched up in the last few years. And print magazine readers still outnumber on-line readers by almost an order of magnitude. Even an online powerhouse like ESPN.com sees only about half as many visits/month as subscribe to _ESPN the Magazine_.
Newspapers are doing much worse, as most people are well aware, but the print/online readership ratio still heavily favors print.
People have been repeating the 'print is dead' meme since the late 80s, but it's not really true.
They have a good selection of
They have a good selection of international magazines / newspapers. Personally, I like that kind of thing, though I get that you and others may not be into that. There's just something about getting something in print, much like books. I prefer books and bookstores as opposed to buying ebooks on amazon for an ereader. To each his own.
I read
I still read paper magazines. Sure I can get them on my ipad but, there's nothing like flipping thru a real magazine.
dirty
When I read Vanity Fair or GQ I have to wash my hands afterwards, the print rubs off.
There is joke somewhere
begging for release.
Thoughtful but...
Isn't Out of Town News a private business? Why is the city of Boston "investing" so much money this?