Dave Tompkins on why the Fat Boys matter.

A Charlie Kaufman-written film is seeking funding via Kickstarter. The fact that Dan Harmon is one of the producers retroactively makes all the Synecdoche, New York references on Community make a lot more sense.

Michaelangelo Matos on Jonathan Toubin.

Sarah Weinman recommends books for the Gone Girl-obsessed.

Hey, it’s a Ben Marcus word cloud!

Joe Winkler reviews Mike Bartlett’s play Cock for the Huffington Post.

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