Could it be this generation of attacking players isn't as sensational as we've been told?
The rejuvenation of Mauresmo isn't as sensational as Capriati's comeback, but the two practice partners on the court Saturday appeared as equal proof of how contentment can produce winners.
The reality isn't as sensational.
Svenson's images are not as sensational as they first seem, though the recent scandals involving America's National Security Agency and Britain's GCHQ have undoubtedly heightened our sensitivity to them.
It's not as sensational as a murder trial, but it's more real, and it's just as high-stakes.
According to this diligently researched biography, the reality was not as sensational.
"The public was already there, ahead of the politicians". As the New York Times' Nan Robertson wrote, "It was Earth Day, and, like Mother's Day, no man in public office could be against it". Although the next several Earth Days were not as sensational, by the highly publicized 20th anniversary of Earth Day in 1990, "recycling" and "biodegradable" had become common terms in the United States.
Indeed, the creation of a literate population was one of the most striking achievements of the century, but, while journals and books advocating self-improvement reached a surprisingly wide audience, this readership was not as wide as that of the sensational popular literature of the 1830s and '40s.
There simply aren't as many sensational scoops or headline-grabbing quotes to report as there are deadlines.
Jumper (88 mins, 12A) Directed by Doug Liman; starring Hayden Christensen, Jamie Bell, Samuel L Jackson, Rachel Bilson Jumper is not, as the title suggests, a sensational biopic of the author of Knit Couture, 'Queen Sloane' Henry Conway (that picture will be called Fuck You, I'm Rich).
