The best part of a mail strike is no junk mail, and you won't see your bills for a while. Sadly, I am green and do not receive either without a strike.
But I have been getting my Time Out since forever, and it's been somewhat disconcerting to get issues from say, two weeks ago. It's nice knowing that a certain band or favourite comedian was in town - a month ago. Of course, I must hasten to add this is not Time Out's fault.
After phoning Time Out's customer service line, I began getting electronic versions of the mag emailed to me. Despite the undoubted greenness of this and the convenience, the damn thing is just too hard to read. Zooming in on cinema listings lands you smack in the middle of the page, whilst turning an enlarged page will reduce it to its original size.
So while digital books and magazines may be the future, I suspect that it will be a while before they replace the real thing.
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