They're not just printing a paper — they must be printing money, too! The Times is building a prototype building in Queens to study the way light will work in their new headquarters to be built in Manhattan — ostensibly so that they can study the light. Says Metropolis magazine: "The mock-up is the culmination of a meticulous, near maniacal two-year effort by the newspaper and its consulting designers to thoroughly trouble-shoot any and all building issues prior to construction."

Yes! They're going to expose the trolls of the Metro desk to natural sunlight! Next thing you know, the Escapes desk will be hosting morning yoga classes and there'll be a midwife's natural-water-birthing pool installed on the roof.
A Day In The Light [Metropolis, via Lockhart]

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