If you don't like scrolling through long pages of text, but prefer the look and feel of the columned newspaper article, this script is for you. Currently the script supports sites like the New York Times, Washington Post, LA Times, New Yorker, Boston Globe, and several more. According to the author, adding support for more sites is fairly straightforward, which is promising if you've got a favorite news source you'd like supported.
Multi-column articles [Userscripts.org via Raking Leaves]
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