Malcolm on being old school. Damn, we need more people with names like 'Betsy' and 'Hank'. There is a certain attraction to 40's/50's imagery - this polite sim

Malcolm on being old school. Damn, we need more people with names like 'Betsy' and 'Hank'. There is a certain attraction to 40's/50's imagery - this polite simplicity masking darkness beneath... alcohol, war stories, adultery, mental issues: “I want you to be able to talk to me about the war. It might help us to understand each other. Did you really kill seventeen men?” “Yes.” “Do you want to talk about it now?” “No. It’s not that I want to and can’t—it’s just that I’d rather think about the future. About getting a new car and driving up to Vermont with you tomorrow.” “That will be fun. It’s not an insane world. At least, our part of it doesn’t have to be.”