Online Globe apes online Times
There are a couple things worth mentioning about the Globe's new online look, which is part of a bigger redesign of Boston.com, the paper's pseudo-Web site.
First, once you navigate away from the paper's front page, Globe articles now look more like Times articles than then they used to. Here's an old Globe article online. Here's a new one. And here's an online Times story.
I'm fine with the new, Times-esque font. But I wish I didn't have to slog through all that Boston.com content on the right-hand side before seeing today's most-read and most-emailed stories, dammit. Also, the Globe seems to have a little font ambivalence, since the front page remains unchanged and the headlines and section tabs up top don't match the actual story text. I'm no designer, but the Times's consistency in this area is way easier on the eyes.
Second, despite the Times's recent decision to allow moderated reader comments with some stories, the Globe apparently isn't following suit. That comment box at the bottom is just there in case you want to email the story. This shouldn't be a surprise; after all, this is the same paper that won't allow reader comments on blogs. Still, what on earth is Morrissey Blvd. afraid of? Get with the Zeitgeist, people!
P.S.--Dan Kennedy counters my hate with love.
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