"Chicken liver is what the restaurateur Danny Meyer calls a torpedo. Left to its own devices, it may be unappetizing and unpopular, but when paired with what he calls an enhancer — applewood smoked bacon in the case of the chicken liver on the menu at Tabla, Mr. Meyer’s Indian fusion restaurant in the Flatiron District — it not only excites the taste buds but goes to work on the mind."

The Economist's attempt to draw parallels between what's happening to the news industry today and what happened to it when the telegraph was invented is a little obvious – especially if you've read Tom Standage's excellent book The Victorian Internet – and perhaps just a tad glib. Still, worth a read.