The first three stories were the summary of the American condition. There's a collective madness. The news is such a false sense of order for people. Everybody wants order in their lives. Bank robbers drive on the correct side of the road.
Porn actors use proper grammar.
But it's false. America is playing itself out right now. A woman is charged with murdering her two kids, a guy is accused of killing a doctor, and a football star is charged with murdering his wife. Dorothy Parker was a person who basically got famous and was celebrated because of some things she said. We're so far removed from that culturally.