We wanted to make it clean and simple, to get as much use out of the space as possible. The bathroom was really a mess. There was carpeting and wallpaper. We took out the tub and put in a walk-in shower. We put in tile, no carpet. We left the cedar on the ceiling, because we didn't want to lose the cabin feeling.

When we were looking for a weekend place, ... Shannon was working at Jacob's Pillow in the Berkshires, and I was tooling around. I called her all excited about getting a home up there. But she said: 'Yeah, but it's a three-hour drive. When do we have the time for a three-hour drive? With our one day off, we'll come up and we'll have to go home right away.'

I've done the fluffiest and the darkest theater pieces in recent history,

My Fortune Is My Face

I think there's going to be a very sudden shift in people's perception of the International Space Station, because suddenly it's going to look much, much bigger than it already is.

The objective is to provide an analog close to space where the consequences are really life and death, ... Rookies can make their mistakes before they get to space.