The same news junkies willing to suffer through newsprint on their hands for a free copy of an advertiser-wrapped New York Post will be thrilled to know that come January 2, when the Wall Street Journal unveils its redesign, it'll also be handed out gratis across the country.

The redesigned Wall Street Journal will launch on Jan. 2, 2007 and to encourage consumer trial, the Journal will be free at newsstands nationwide as part of the largest sampling in its 117-year history. Nearly 500,000 copies will be free and The Wall Street Journal Online, the largest subscription news site on the Web, will also be free that day.

So if Hudson News runs out of freebie copies, be sure to pack a sledgehammer for your morning commute. Those plexiglass newspaper kiosks won't break themselves.