Macho Wannabes

“I think if there were no such thing as men, there would be no word processors. Male writers like them because they have this sneaking suspicion that writing is not the most masculine profession. 

“This is why you have so much idiotic behavior among male writers. There are more male writers who own guns than any other profession except police officers. They like machines because it makes them seem more masculine — Well, I work on a machine. It’s almost as good as being a mechanic.” 

—Fran Lebowitz, humorist and writer, “A Humorist at Work,” The Paris Review, 1993.

• Editorial Comment: I use a wrench on my laptop all the time.

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Elvis Sighting

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