Oooh! Factchecking! A Concept . . .

Unless you get the book or have easy access, you'll likely need to register to view the whole thing, but it's well worth it . . .


http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2009/02/09/090209fa_fact_mcphee


Big-budget sporting periodicals/sites, take note.

 

The protagonist of "Bright Lights, Big City" is a fact-checker at a thinly disguised version of the New Yorker, no? Much Bolivian Marching Powder required to get through the day.

 

Ben getting his Eighties fabulists confused. McInerney wrote Bright Lights, Ellis wrote Less than Zero.

 

Aaak. You right.

 

Sirs, Madames,

The former head of fact-checking from days back is a friend and also the inspiration for the hypersexed lady factrix in BLBC.

o-<

 

If I had a band, I might well call it HH and The Eighties Fabulists.

 

Fact Checkers are your friends.
Rinse. Repeat.
Fact Checkers are your friends.