Urban Sophistication, Suburban Idiocy

I really must object to Matt’s post “Urban Idiocy,” which I assume is a swipe at New Yorkers and their supposedly (but not actually) sophisticated world view. First of all, nobody reads the Post. Any time I have ever seen it being read was on the subway, and people open it right to the sports page. And this likely is only because, despite the 25 cent price, it is handed out for free at the entrances to the subway. I’m sure in Staten Island and Queens there are plenty of goombahs and car drivers who consider Murdoch rags to be “news,” but here in the City and certainly in hipster-weenie North Brooklyn, the Post is used for kindling in our balcony barbecues.