Wednesday, June 10, 2026
Things that give us hope (or at least distraction): New York Times Games
Once upon a time, a newspaper-- one made out of real paper-- brought all kinds of entertainment right to the front door. There was news, sure, but also sports and articles about weddings and people who lived in town. AND comics, and a crossword. Plus, coupons! If you worked it right, the paper could keep you busy for a few hours.
Newspapers lost that role in my homes when the internet came along and both decimated and changed newspapers. They became pretty spare and bleak.
The New York Times seems to have reclaimed a bit of that role, though. People love the games: Wordle, Spelling Bee, Connections, Pips, and of course the classic crossword plus its little sibling, the Mini and the Midi. It is all digital, of course, but I love the idea that it is connected to the place where we find out about politics and sports and weddings and dorky people finding an apartment.
And right now, every once in a while, we all need those distractions....
