Mark Hawthorne was a reporter for the New York Times for nearly a decade (from 1961 to 1970). Sometime around 1986 he left New York for California and opted out of "normal society." So what's the 73-year-old man up to these days (besides calling Howard Stern)? The SF Chronicle interviewed Hawthorne—known by locals as The Hate Man, and he told them a little bit about his philosophy. He explained: "It's about being straight with people. The dictionary defines hate as hostility, but that's heavy. My idea is to be straight about negative feelings that we all have, which is what hate is, and then you can have a real conversation. Don't be threatening or angry or snotty—just straight." All you need is hate! Is this what happens when you live in New York too long, or spend too long at the Times? [via Gawker]