On Farewell, Typewriters
No point since they stopped making carbon paper.
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On Mailman Does Very Bad Thing
Neither rain, nor sleet, nor lack of outdoor facilities...
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On David Broder, 829 B.C. - 2011
First honest thing that's been written about Broder's passing.
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On Gary Moore, 1952-2011
Phil knew that "hogging the spotlight doing big solos center stage all the time" is what lead guitarists do, especially those as soulful as Gary Moore. RIP, my Irish brother.
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On The Meaning of Karma
Pretty long and circuitous journey to travel just to be petty and mean spirited. What are you, from Cleveland?
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On 'The Social Network' Is a Pack of Lies That Conveys Nothing About Our Time
Really late to respond here, because real life matters more than this. But, yes, I do understand the distinction and even though real names were used–if the subject was Facebook, was Sorkin going to make up a character name Bark Yuckerberg?–this film is still fictional in nature, as inspired by reality. See David Fincher's film about the Zodiac killer for another reference.
I have no major objection to your piece, but I do object to supposedly intelligent people like Ana Marie Cox posting a Tweet about this and calling it "Sorkin-Serving Lies." But it is Twitter so I should should I have expected nothing to begin with. No harm done. Still appreciate you and The Awl. Just unfollowed AMC.
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On 'The Social Network' Is a Pack of Lies That Conveys Nothing About Our Time
I'm unconvinced that the film "purports to be a telling of actual events and the lives of real-life people," despite the "hyper-realistic" dialogue and legal testimony, anymore than "West Wing" supposedly depicted the way the White House really works.
This is fiction, much as your post.
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On Typewriter Still Hanging On
Works for me.