Happiest of birthdays, Lux old pal! I hope as a gift you're able to go get a nice old-timey photo with Richard Harrow down at the boardwalk carnival.

You're missing out, @avclub-e57f718840a576abbb40a7d046c4e3b0:disqus! The recent revival of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? alone was reason enough to pay Broadway a visit.

My dad used to say that when we got Pizza Hutt cheese pizza. He still ate it, though.

Plus, we already live in an age when the distinction between fact and myth is already hopelessly ignored in political discourse and society in general. If there were ever a time where truth (elusive and unwieldy as it may be) shouldn't be taken for granted, it's now.

"Well, everyone knows Custer died at Little Big Horn . . ."

Yeah, I think this is an important distinction. The criteria that separate a biography from historical fiction would probably be similar to what separates a documentary from docudrama.

Edmund Morris probably wasn't the first author to do this, but his Dutch comes to mind when I think of this phenomenon. His reason for doing is revealing: after spending a great deal of time interviewing Ronald Reagan, he found he had so little insight into the man's life and character that he had to basically do…

Douce or not, Krakauer has written some of my favorite nonfiction. Into Thin Air, Under the Banner of Heaven, and Where Men Win Glory all manage to be both informative and thrilling.

"There are many other important figures, but the script, by newcomer Matt Whiteley, barely has time even to mention them in passing . . ."

Ah, franklinshepard, you never disappoint with your knowledge of theater!

The problem is the eyes - Alan Rickman has maybe the most knowing, cunning pair of eyes I've ever seen. Reagan, on the other hand, had smiling Irish eyes. Totally different!

You could really feel that AROOO!!!

This is sure going to sound corny, but what the hell: sometimes you can say everything you need to say with a hug.

Yes indeed - the tears came, just like they said they would.

Minneapolis strikes me as the absolute perfect place to see Bob Newhart.

Ooooh man, I would've loved to take that course!

Bolder statement: The Wire is pretty good.

Oooooo, I bet a book about Welles's broadcast would be quite interesting indeed, let alone two! You must let us know what you think.

I'm told that's the plan!

Couldn't have said it better myself, Franko!