You subscribe to a magazine
For the breaking news about
A favored cultural scene
Or the latest on those with clout.
You've done it on the Net,
So very much faster than
The mail of yesteryear
Via neanderthal man.
So why in this age of flash
When data travels by streaks
Should the premier issue come
In four to seven weeks?
Does pasting a simple label
On an already-existing mag
Require in the computer epoch
A forty-nine-day lag?
Get with it, publishers,
It's time for this to desist--
Get moving with cyber speed
While paper & print still exist.


Salon.com
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