Re Nerve piece: I read that too, but it’s not an excerpt, I believe, it’s a rework of an excerpt. I chuckled once, though, which is more than Greenman usually gets from me. It’s funny because he knows his Chekhov, but falls short because he doesn’t know his Lohan, et al, in the same way. IMO, he failed to go far enough, to appreciate how carefully the “voice” of a celebrity is constructed, & *use* that, so I was disappointed by the stories.

I’m usually disappointed by Greenman. He’s too self-conscious– like a singer with a amazing voice who never lets loose.