On the way back from this evening’s Battle: Los Angeles screening I stopped by the newstand on Robertson between Wilshire and Olympic. The latest New Yorker plus a pack of Trident, the guy said, would be $8 and change. Something snapped like a twig. “Eight dollars for a magazine and a pack of gum,” I said with a tone of resignation. He laughed. I’m not likely to submit again.
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