The inverted pyramid and trapezoid have a lot in common — just as those two stories do. The news comes first. Why readers should care is high up. How they did it is in the middle.

Archaeologists in Poland discovered 5,500-year-old tombs dubbed “Polish pyramids.” The oversized graves feature earthen mounds in a trapezoidal shape, some stretching 656 feet in length. The scene ...

Ditto for the Pyramid’s focus on moral behavior as a means of getting ahead. Wooden counsels, “Ability may get you to the top, but character keeps you there.” ...

But once you get past the trapezoid, the so-called Food Guidance System is an improvement over the old pyramid. It replaces a one-size-fits-all meal plan with 12 different plans.