For every protagonist, there is usually an antagonist, the character who provides the friction a story needs to proceed.
This is one reason why, over the last two years, I've devoted a fair share of columns to the friction between the stories we tell about tech and its actual unfolding in our lives.
The friction between the redemption story and Bieber's actual capacity to convey that story generates music that is flat and empty.
You need friction to get a story going.
Stories of friction between Mrs. Chan and Mr. Tung, as well as Chinese officials, were a staple in the local papers.
Friction, fissures, flaws – love stories take their energy from impediments, they thrive under the heat of conflict.
Bannon rarely speaks in public, but the two men have been conducting a media tour to tamp down stories about friction between them.
In recent days there have been stories about friction within the ECB in particular, anger from unnamed ECB officials who feel that Mr Draghi is a poor leader.
There were stories of friction from the Mexican location, with one newspaper reporting a feud between the icy Yul Brynner, who had recently won a best-actor Oscar for The King and I, and the volatile Steve McQueen.
There were always stories of friction on the set, but, now, 25 years later, are those good memories for you?
