The mysterious writers behind the website TMFTML celebrate the life of George Plimpton with an Plimpton-esque oral history... of the similar makings of the similar remembrances of George Plimpton. A little behind the media scenes, as it were, from behind the scenes of the media:

"Jacob Weisberg, Editor, Slate: Well, it's a no-brainer. Really, what do you do? Call a couple of people up and then transcribe their responses verbatim? And, you know, failing that, cut-and-paste quotes from existing interviews. Probably one of the easiest forms of journalism there is. I put two people on it."

"Meghan O'Rourke, Slate: I can start at the Times in three days, if necessary. A week, tops."
Great Minds Think Alike [TMF, TML]