The article discusses the intimate experience of reading print newspapers, highlighting the unexpected joy it brings. The author shares a personal anecdote about discovering an obituary for Tommy Brown, a young baseball player, which sparks memories of his own childhood baseball coach, Jim Romano. This moment illustrates how print media can evoke nostalgia and emotional connections through serendipitous finds, encouraging an appreciation for leisurely reading and deep engagement with stories often overlooked online.
"Just by turning a page, I thrill at the chance of serendipity: the possibility of being surprised, delighted or even affected by some nugget of the human condition I hadn't been searching for."
"Deep in a recent Sunday edition, I happened upon an obituary for Tommy Brown, the youngest position player to appear in a modern major-league baseball game."
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