Short and Sometimes Sweet by Courtney Coffman In this, the latest post in our series of reflections on the nature of "good writing," Courtney Coffman captures the poetry and fun that can be found in distilling a movie to its essence. Courtney is the Manager of Lectures and Publications at the School of Architecture.  A few years ago, I began taking screen-shots of various Netflix program descriptions. My collecting began while re-watching spontaneous episodes of The Office. I first noticed the series description as a witty summary: “The boss is an idiot, the workers are clueless, elaborate pranks and feuds abound. [...]