Kurt Andersen admires some razor sharp design and composer Danny Elfman describes the battery of percussion instruments, from timpani to PVC pipes, that are in his score for the new hit movie The Planet of the Apes. Kurt talks with rock critic Anthony DeCurtis about the enthusiastic subculture of fans, with stories about the fan fiction world of readers and viewers who craft elaborate plot lines from favorite novels and TV shows, an opera star’s passionate follower, and artist Andy Warhol’s devotion to celebrity.
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