Things Fall Apart; The Center Cannot Hold

When did the New York Times turn into a toy newspaper? Everything is physically smaller than it used to be, and it feels like an overgrown tabloid rather than a "real" paper. (I think this is the second week at the smaller size, but I'm not quite sure.)

It seems like there are fewer sections with fewer pages, as well -- and I'd expect that there are fewer words on each page. But I bet the price will only go up...