On a frigid December afternoon, a group of around 100 writers trudged in a self-contained circle outside of HBO's headquarters on Sixth Avenue in Manhattan. They were toting picket signs - "Writers Guild of America on Strike," "Honk if you hate greedy corporations" - and drawing slack-jawed stares from passersby.
Huddled near the corner of the action, near the refreshment table, swathed in a thick jacket and winter hat, Sherry Goldman shivers as she wraps up yet another four-hour shift ...