The Newspaper Strikes Back

Yesterday felt almost like V-E day, with (nearly) everyone at school and on the streets looking happy, tired, hungover. People are right; when was the last time you saw people dancing in the streets? Look at Colin Powell. He looks like his grandson was just born.

I think CNN did it best, when, right after Obama's speech, they started doing quick cuts to scenes across the nation and beyond, showing city after city celebrating. That really brought the enormity of the moment to the forefront.

But perhaps my favorite part of the whole thing was that newspapers sold out. Lines at newsstands, people planning on framing the front page, copies of the rags going for $200 on eBay. You think it wouldn't be that difficult, what with every paper in the world having the election on the front page, but there it is. Newspapers were the most coveted commodity in America.

My favorite front page? I don't speak Portuguese, but this one is pretty easy to understand.