What great white sharks are to the Herald, Nantucket is to the Globe. It’s their summer niche. … Fyi: It’s only halfway through July and the Globe already has 6 stories this month about Nantucket, the most recent being Monday’s cutesy wootsy twofer: “’I was clearing out her crappy trees’: Nantucket man cut neighbor’s trees to enhance his property’s ocean view” and “On Nantucket vintage Broncos are the latest status symbols.” (The latter is not to be confused with July 3’s “ ‘Only happens in Nantucket.’ Mercedes G-Wagon mix-up delivers classic tale.”) … But, hey, the rich-are-different-from-us coverage works. Nantucket-themed pieces are consistently among the top read articles at the Globe.

Update – 7.17.25 – We’re now on the seventh Nantucket story of the month, thanks to Kevin Cullen: “What is it with the uber-rich and other people’s trees?”