Friday's issue of Quick, DMN's weekday freebie that distills the Day's Big Stories into 1-graf summaries, had an unusual cover. Unusual = the entire thing was an ad. I believe they call it a "wrap," as in, it wraps around both the front and back of the publication, a veritable cashmere blanket of advertising income.

Why bring this up, you might ask. (Please ask.) Because I can still remember the gnashing of teeth, the wringing of hands, the indignant moaning-and-groaning about journalistic integrity at the DMN in the early 2000s (and this was on the Lifestyles-fluffy 4th floor, no less) when they first floated the idea of selling ads -- tiny ones! just along the bottom! -- on the front of sections such as Guide and page 1.

Seems like they've made peace with that whole concept now.