If you do one thing … watch one thing … think about one thing … this Memorial Day weekend … make it worth your while: watch State of Play — the BBC miniseries. It’s the smartest thing you’ll see or hear or think about it in, oh, probably, the last several years, at least. With no Redford or Hoffman in sight (and certainly no Affleck) — this program gives All the President’s Men a serious run for its money. And honestly, I think it comes out on top.
I’m serious — if you have even the slightest interest in print journalism — watch State of Play — the BBC miniseries.
You can rent it at Video Renaissance on Bee Ridge in Sarasota; it may be at the library or on Netflix or some such place. Find it. Rent it. Watch it.
Then go out and buy a newspaper.