Late 70s/early 80's Kate Bush was unbelievably attractive (like, "make me forget I'm gay" attractive), and she's quite alright now as well.

A claymation video from Kate Bush. Beautiful. Oh, you magnificent crazy lady, never change.

Heller did a worthwhile "Gateways to Geekery" about her back in March: http://www.avclub.com/artic…

If you're actually asking, she's referring to gaffer tape (sometimes spelled gaffa tape), which is a very strong tape often used to hold down cables, especially in film/theatre production. I.e. she can't move because she's held in the air by gaffer tape.

I don't know why I'm crying.

I'd agree that it's a little drawn out as is—not all of the musical ideas are worth being extended to ten minutes—and say that Elton John kind of ruins his track. But it's definitely an album that offers a lot if you let it in. So much of it is so gorgeous, and her singing and songwriting are really like nobody…

That's aahhhhhbsolutely faaaahhhhscinating.

The start of the AIDS crisis, the Reagan presidency, and THAT? Man, the 1980's were a horrible time to be gay.

On Saturday I went with some other snobby Shakespeare-lovers to see ANONYMOUS. A lot of it was just the boring kind of bad, but moments of it were absolutely hilarious. The (SPOILER) incest revelation scene was particularly brilliant. If someone puts together a 30-minute highlights reel, I'd heartily recommend that to…

I've always thought that it's fascinating to find out who people's favorite Sesame Stree Muppet was. In my case, it was and always will be Grover. Self-dramatizing, intense, prone to getting in trouble because of his mouth? Sounds like a role model.

Man, Danai Gurira, Raul Esparza, and Jessica Hecht? What a waste of good stage actors. At least nobody watched it, so their reputations weren't too grievously harmed.

I remember that when that movie was first announced, the title was "Fifty Violins". I actually think that would be an awesome horror movie title. Some kind of evil music teacher/mysterious dark house/death by string instrument kind of thing. Maybe?

Is that all it takes? Shit, I need to go file a lawsuit.

FOR COCK, rather.

Willimon has said as much—the setting is almost immaterial, the story is about morality, loyalty, and power. Politics is just the world with which he's familiar.

Has anyone seen both "Farragut North" and this? The theatre I work with is currently producing the Chicago premiere, so I'm very familiar with the play, and I'm extremely curious to see how the movie works in comparison. I know that there are some major plot changes—the candidate never appears in the play, and it…

I can't imagine it's working as a movie. The play is one of my favorites, but hilarious existential banter filled with Shakespeare references is not exactly cinematic. See the play some time if you get the chance, it's wonderful.

Yay, I mattered and was spoken to. Again, great article.

Great article, Noel, but KILLER JOE is by Tracy Letts, not Tracy Kidder. As the former writes nasty, dangerous, awesome plays and the latter writes sober literary journalism and nonfiction books, it shouldn't be a tough distinction.

I've seen Killer Joe onstage (in a pretty small theatre), and that scene is just as stomach-turning as it sounds. The first act is funny/gross/shocking, the second act just horrifying. It certainly does what it wants to, but it ain't pretty.