Once day in the not-too-distant future, the newspaper as we know it will cease to exist. Will it move entirely online or to another medium? I'm not really sure.

What I do know is that if the tabloids in particular go the way of the dinosaurs, one thing I'll miss is the headlines. Particularly in the New York papers. Just look at today's headline from the Daily News.

This type of headline writing is an art. It's hard to do and requires years of practice in the rough-and-tumble environment of the newsroom.

I'm afraid these things just won't happen online. And if they do, the presentation will be different. Not as compelling. Not as funny.

Sad, but true. We'd better read 'um while we can.

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