Memory Is Often - Perhaps Usually -

I Think The Movie Business Is In Trouble. It's All Movies That You've Seen Before. Everything's A Remake; They Want Things That Are Familiar Rather Than Things That Surprise You.

As Any Editor Will Tell You, Startling Newsroom Revelations Are Generally Met With Queries About Where The Information Came From And How The Reporter Got It. Seriously Startling Revelations Are Followed By The Vetting Of Libel Lawyers.

Magazine Stories, The Best Ones Anyway, Are Generally A Combination Of Three Elements: Access, Narrative, And Disclosure.

Somewhere Along The Way, New York Became All About Money. Or Rather, It Was Always About Money, But It Wasn't All About Money, If You Know What I Mean. New York's Not Geneva Or Zurich Yet, But We're Certainly Heading In That Direction. London Is, Too.

Issues Such As Transparency Often Boil Down To Which Side Of -pick A Number- 40 You're On. Under 40, And Transparency Is Generally Considered A Good Thing For Society. Over 40, And One Generally Chooses Privacy Over Transparency. On Every Side Of This Issue, Hypocrisy Abounds.