In recent months, the Los Angeles Times has taken a hell of a lot of heat from bloggers, media critics, and even some of its own writers over a constipated web content management policy that locked up all “Calendar” section listings to paid subscribers only. They’ve finally reversed that policy. This is groovy, because links just want to be free, man. Link
Update: A number of BB readers who are non-LAT-subscribers have written in to say that the “unclenched” content is “re-clenched,” and that they can’t access without paid subscription. Others have written in to say that registration, but not paid subscription, is still required. This could be a temporary tech glitch, but I’m still confused, and so are the rest of the LAT’s online readers, so AFAIK it’s still broken. Why do some publications insist on getting in the way of readers who just want to read basic content like this? I’ll be looking for that new Koreatown barbecue/karaoke hotspot on their mercifully reg- and sub-free competitor LA.com.