Sublime

The movie producer and all-around mensch Stuart Cornfeld once told me that in a good screenplay, every structural unit needs to do two things: (1) be entertaining in its own right and (2) advance the story in a non-trivial way.

‘An ingenious species,’ I said to Charlie, who made no reply.

Burdened by the “impossible” task of making Laurie happy, Jim went on “strike,” gave up, or simply turned away.

Ehrenberg is also interested in tracing our cultural history. Particularly, he’s interested in how modernity’s unfolding has produced distinct forms of mental illness. Ehrenberg wants to show us how these distinct forms tell us something important about modernity itself.

He knew his place, but he became a big part of the culture there, because he made sure things were fair and honest. He was a man of his word and expected the same of others.