:07:00
-What do you think?
-Murderer!
:07:03
Okay.
:07:05
The next day, The New York Times
ran this story.
:07:09
The standard-bearer of
American journalism. . .
:07:12
. . .attributed, without apology,
a gossip magazine as its source.
:07:16
Now what do you think?
:07:19
Ms. Waters.
:07:23
Well. . .
:07:25
. . .news and entertainment are, like,
exactly the same thing anymore. . .
:07:29
. . .so how are we supposed to tell
what's real and what's not?
:07:33
Do you have an opinion about this?
:07:35
An opinion?
:07:37
ln an academic environment,
we think about the world we live in.
:07:40
lt may be too much to ask
of someone who spends. . .
:07:43
. . .her creative intellect on her hair.
:07:48
l thought what Ms. Waters
said was brilliant.
:07:51
Webb has come to help Ms. Waters.
:07:53
Her gratitude will be rewarding.
:07:55
But at least we have someone
willing to state an opinion.
:07:59
Let's try something else. Back
that opinion up with an argument.
:08:04
Okay.
:08:06
Gossip and news are the same thing.
They always have been.
:08:10
People tell stories.
That's what makes us human.
:08:12
Come on, Webb.
:08:13
Connect the dots. Be clear.
:08:16
People pass a bunch of
stories around. . .
:08:18
. . .finally they're written down,
then you have religion.
:08:22
You read the Gospels, they're stories
that completely contradict each other.
:08:26
Matthew's saying this and Luke's
saying, "No, this is what l heard. "
:08:30
What's your thesis?
:08:31
All l'm saying is people are people.
We do what we do. . .
:08:35
. . .and then we gossip about it.
:08:37
lt might be great if
we were more noble, but. . .
:08:39
. . .the stories wouldn't be as good.
:08:41
And l like gossip. lt's fun.
:08:46
Well, that was exhausting.
:08:48
-What'll you do for his paper?
-He's a prick.
:08:50
Maybe we should do one together.
He lets people do that.
:08:55
Hey, Travis. How's it going?
:08:57
Rebecca. Great.