A newspaper consistently provides the most reliable answers to questions such as "Who is my mayor?" and "What's that fiery ball in the sky, and what does it want from me?" Get informed with today's Groupon: for $48, you get a 16-week subscription to the Sunday edition of The New York Times (up to a $120 value, depending on location). Home-delivery subscribers get free All Digital Access to NYTimes.com and the NYTimes app for smartphones and tablets. Subscribers also get discounts at the online store.

Since 1851, The New York Times has scoured the earth to inform its inhabitants with up-to-date, compelling stories, collecting a total of 106 Pulitzer Prizes in the process. Flip through sections such as the front page, which provides global and national coverage, and a host of Sunday-exclusive reading material. Sunday Styles illuminates fashion trends, nightlife, and weddings, and the Travel section quenches adventure thirst and eases destination famine. T Magazine—overseen by Sally Singer, formerly the fashion news and features editor at Vogue—reports on the latest trends and developments in the world of fashion. The recently announced All Digital Access package, free with all home-delivery subscriptions, invites uninhibited access to NYTimes.com and the NYTimes app for smartphones and tablet computers.

Though The New York Times offers a discounted price of $45 for 12 weeks of Sunday delivery in some areas, this Groupon still represents the best deal available.