:21:01
How about the commas and dates?
Are we supposed to circle those too?
:21:04
Let's just get this done, okay?
:21:10
What the hell is this?
:21:14
Marty told us to circle
all the commas in the last issue,
:21:16
so he could show us
how we used them improperly.
:21:19
What?
:21:21
He said, ''Commas
should always appear in pairs.''
:21:23
Apparently the issue was rife
with comma errors.
:21:25
- ''Rife''?
- That's what he said.
:21:27
l see.
:21:31
No, l'm not angry, Marty.
l'm embarrassed for you.
:21:33
These people work
grueling hours for meager pay.
:21:35
They deserve a thank you,
:21:37
not another one
of your world-famous tantrums.
:21:40
Yeah, okay. l'd resign before
l'd let you bully them like that again.
:21:44
And l will.
Do you understand that?
:21:48
Okay. Thank you.
( handset slams )
:21:57
''The Great Comma Debate''
is history,
:22:00
so we can all
go back to work.
:22:07
There are good editors,
there are bad editors.
:22:10
You'll have both.
:22:12
My hope for you though
is that once,
:22:15
at least once
you get a truly great one.
:22:21
A great editor
defends his writers--
:22:23
against anyone.
He stands up, and fights for you.
:22:26
Michael Kelly
was that kind of editor.
:22:29
He had that kind of courage.
:22:34
And that's what hung him.
:22:37
:22:47
Hello.
:22:48
Hey, Chuck, it's Marty Peretz.
You got a minute?
:22:50
Of course,
how are you, Marty?
:22:53
l'm in a bit
of an uncomfortable situation.
:22:55
l thought you might
be able to help me out.
:22:57
- Sure.
- lt's about Mike.
:22:59
- Oh.
- He and l--