Social Network Philanthropy

The Social Network, a movie about a true nerd's revenge, features a fictional portrayal of Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook. The movie was released in October and a few days prior to the release, Zuckerman announced that he had pledged $100 million to the schools of Newark, New Jersey. Given that the film shows a man desperate for the approval of women and greedy for the money that will attract them, his charitable gift could be seen as a bit of makeup on the old tart's face.

For more, see Zadie Smith's article in teh New York Review of Books (11-25-2010).