Tasty Mystery Baskets of Clips

lf your article`s shaky, you`re in for a long week.
lf they stoop any lower...
When did you start talking to George?
-What? -The phony recording...
That`s a good question. l guess you have to know his mom.
lt might be tough to put you in touch directly...
l really appreciate this, Chuck, your discretion.
HlGHLAND PARK HlGH SCHOOL
l`m sure they have cameras, and they`re gonna check them.
All l do is give people more reasons to assume l`m gay.
Pretty standard stuff.
How if you wanted it cold, you`d have to put it on ice.
l`ll take him.
You remember birthdays.
Of course, of course. Listen--
A great editor defends his writers...
-This is the place? -Yes.
...we found him entertaining.
There are 16,800 magazines in this country...
l told the guy l`d done all this extensive research...
Don`t you know that?
Sending...
l`m not angry, Marty, l`m embarrassed for you.
He`s concerned with any comment the magazine makes.
Oh, God, l`m sorry, Stephen.
l don`t know what l was thinking.
ls anyone interested in hackers?
...where all we did was play Monopoly, would you guys come?
What the hell is this?
-When did you start talking to them? -l`m not. lt`s probably nothing.
-Hey. -David.
-Okay? -Okay, l`ll get my notes.
-For dinner. -Yes.
Did you ever lie to me?
-Try M. -Okay.
lt`s the fundamental nature of the magazine, Lew.
They`re never funny, but there`s Chuck, completely howling.
...how strongly are you gonna stand behind this story?
An online magazine going after a giant.
-Gloria, that necklace is you. -Thanks, doll.
lf you don`t help me, l won`t send it in.
The Forbes guys want to talk to us again.
-He`s sick about it. -Caitlin...
Drive safe, Alec.
Just because...
-Yeah, definitely. -By the way...
Oh, my God.
...what makes them funny, what makes them human.
l`m starting the piece on Haiti...
ls everyone in the conference room?
...and say that again.
-Typical. -He`s being such an asshole.
So l`m dead, pretty much.
A couple of times...
...why would a major software company put their site...
l know you can`t admit guilt of any kind...
And they`re treating him like he`s a rock star.
Are you mad at me?
That came out a lot uglier than l meant it. Sorry.
l`d resign before l`d let you bully them like that again, and l will.
``Hazardous to Your Mental Health.``
...which l know we`re never supposed to do.
That`s the URL to their website.
And throw in Penthouse.
Okay. Hey, thanks, Stephen.
l was just wondering, did you get a call...
We`re all gonna have an apology to make.
You only spoke to Jim Ghort?
l record what people do.
A story comes in, and it goes to a senior editor.
ln May, the editors of The New Republic Magazine....
lsn`t it?
lt`s Charles Lane from The New Republic in Washington D.C.
There`s no record of him ever attending a public school before.
...a little self-effacing or solicitous, you stand out.
HACK HEAVEN By Stephen Glass
Outstanding!
Adam, can you give a man a minute?
Sorry if l`m beaming, but l was his journalistic muse.
Now, most of you will start out as interns somewhere...
l just got off the phone with Stephen. He sounds horrible.
...and l write that down. That way, they`re the ones telling the story.