We tend to believe that we live in the great age of celebrity. In truth, the public has always been interested in the talents and foibles of the rich and famous, even in those days before Twitter and Snapchat. Everyone wanted to know the deep dark secrets of Ben Franklin. But, yes, the intensity has been turned up. No matter how superficial and salacious the media coverage, we can’t seem to get enough. We want to get behind the facade, behind the curtain, we must know everything about the insults, the riches, the breakups, the breakdowns and the secrets that celebrities try to hide.

There is a scene in the quirky but wonderful documentary California Typewriter, where actor Tom Hanks talks about how he types almost every day. He types notes to friends. He types memos. He types short stories. Hanks has been outspoken about his passion for typewriters; he gives typewriters away to any friend who expresses even the slightest interest. He has even created an app called Hanx Writer which tries to recreate the typewriting experience for iPad users.