[eru]

Par for the course for the Economist.

[damontal]

When Tom Petty died there was no obit but in the US section the article subheadings were each taken from one of his songs.

[vidarh]

The British press in general is obsesses with word play.

[orf]

There is nothing better than a good pub, especially in not very serious subjects

[tome]

Also very British.

[eru]

True, the Economist usually keeps their wit a bit more in the background, like Jane Austen.