The Firm is the kind of grown-up thriller Hollywood rarely makes anymore, featuring one of Tom Cruise’s most underrated performances.

There's only going to be more and more of this for journalists to confront as youngmillenials and Gen Zers enter public life. A cohort that: 1) doesn't consume or understand journalism in its classic sense; and 2) has been given the illusion of control over their online "brand."

I got to listen to Rob Reiner give a presentation at my old law firm's litigation retreat a number of years ago. He was a close friend of some of the big partners at the firm. He had a couple of political lines I obviously didn't agree with, but his purpose was to teach us

Small talk is actually good, and being unable to engage in it is the real social deficiency

leaked footage of the Susie Wiles Vanity Fair interview

Hell yes.

"The process of dying is still something to be lived."

“Don’t plant your bad days. They grow into weeks. The weeks grow into months. Before you know it, you got yourself a bad year. Take it from me - choke those little bad days. Choke ‘em down to nothing.” ― Tom Waits

In a sense, one could say the Minnesota fraudsters have assimilated quite well to America. I'd expound more on this point, except I have a meeting this afternoon with my CPA and tax lawyers. I've done some spending I need to get turned into "deductions."

Best takeaway I've read so far.