Mike Leigh
George Packer’s Laudable Debut; Mike Leigh’s Lamentable Latest
Why are New Yorker writers so stage-struck? Betrayed, George Packer’s adaptation of his 16,000-word New Yorker feature of the same name that exposed the U.S. government’s shameful indifference to the fate of its loyal Iraqi employees in Baghdad, is a memorable contribution to downtown’s Culture Project. It’s Mr. Packer’s first play, and it’s a trend.
Only a year ago, The New Yorker’s Lawrence Wright, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Looming Tower, made his stage debut at Culture Project in a solo performance of his own script, My Trip to Al-Qaeda. At this rate, Anthony Lane will be performing his collected movie reviews. And why not? Henry James was famously stage-struck and look what happened to him. (All his plays were a bust.) read more »
Inside Today's Blush Gazette: Mike Leigh, Al Jazeera, Judi Dench, Brooklyn Hotness, Broker Bonus Frenzy!
Wall Streeters prop up the real estate bubble in anticipation of juicy year-end pay-outs; not since before 9/11 have finance folks been compensated for their troubles so handily.
Fine, we'll say it: Brooklyn Is The New Philadelphia, the sexy suburb that could. No longer the sadsack spot where losers go when they fail out of Manhattan, Brooklyn finally has it all going on.
Aaaaaaaagh, George Gurley and his lover Hilly are back in couples therapy.
Even Bush I isn't afraid of Al Jazeera any more; Here comes Al Jaz Int'l.Back to Canada with ya, eh? Michael Ignatieff says see ya to America, off to save his homeland. read more »
Harvard Law School, a hungry hungry hippo for conservatives.
Nerve.com sex columnist plans to wed! But what of the lust in the dust?Lovely Ladies and One Dead Dog— Bebe, Patti, Izzy Take Turns On Stage
Walk Like a Man, Talk Like a Man
John Guare's Screwball Pageant; Mike Leigh's Peculiar Anti-Farce
Unsavory Brit Combo Platter: Goose-Pimples and Mojo
