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Extra! Extra! Fierstein royally fucks over devoted fanbase!
Okay, so I went to see the Newsies live show. Before I start in, I want to make two things absolutely crystal clear.
1) I am huge supporter of medium-to-medium adaptation, and I understand how it works, why it works, and why it doesn’t when it doesn’t. Turning a film into a stage play is a pretty radical proposition. For one, you need fewer scenes ( Read more... ) -
My JFK
"Grown-ups like to tell you where they were when President Kennedy was shot, which they all know to the exact second... which makes me almost jealous. Like I should have something important enough to know where I was when it happened." - Angela Chase, My So-called Life
SUNY New Paltz. Gage Hall. Room 104.
It was a Tuesday, a scant three weeks into ( Read more... ) -
RENT Rant
So, as I'm sure it's remained secret to no one, I'm in the middle of a little RENT renaissance. I've been watching the movie (and turning a blind eye to its many, many flaws), the filmed final performance of the original Broadway run, and I've downloaded the soundtrack off iTunes, having previously lost two different physical copies since high ( Read more... ) -
The "Fandoms as Exes" Meme
Courtesy of TSB. I encourage everyone to do this. I even added a few at the end.
The one who seduced you, screwed you over, broke your heart in a million pieces, and laughed about it:
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER - Joss can roll his eyes at me all he wnats and accuse me of "just not getting it" or "not appreciating dark stories" or whatever other ( Read more... ) -
We interrupt your regularly scheduled program... because, fuck, why not?
There's something that's been bothering me. Not recently; for years. Pretty much my entire life. It's something I just don't get, and I cannot for the life of me understand how there are people who see no problem with it.
Since childhood, we are taught -- if our parents and teachers are even marginally competent -- that interrupting is rude. It can ( Read more... ) -
The Zodiac Cycle
I've always been into astrology. I don't think the horoscopes in the Times are worth the paper they're printed on, but I've known too many hornball Scorpios, meticulous Virgos, and delusional Pisces to think there's nothing to it. It's a hobby, and I'm not fluent in the mythos, but I have a better working understanding than most. This is ( Read more... ) -
Sibling Rivalry
The following is from my writing blog. For those who haven't checked it out, please do.
I have been very busy these last few months. Very, very, very busy. After about a two-month detour from writing my first novel, time spent prepping the pilot script and pitch materials for an opportunity that fell through at the last minute, I'm now back in a ( Read more... ) -
Why Not?
To all my conservative friends, the following is meant to be neither inflammatory nor insulting. I'm not picking a fight. I'm just thinking out loud, or rather on the page, and I welcome any civil disagreement for discussion. I'm always open to intelligent disagreement.
It was a while back that I realized that my mom is conservative. Not ( Read more... ) -
It's not gay enough
What could he be talking about, most of you are probably wondering.
Duets. That's what I'm talking about, specifically duets between two guys. I've been listening to my Glee soundtracks at length -- as is proper -- and I've noticed something. None of the Kurt/Blaine songs really sound like a duet between two boys. I mean no disrespect to Chris ( Read more... )