ET Ask Home, a monthly questionnaire

With April guest Nicholas Tamkin

Paid subscribers get two extra issues a month. One of those is ET Ask Home, inspired by Vanity Fair’s Proust Questionnaire. This month’s guest is Nicholas Tamkin, a stagehand who is also my brother.

Hi! Thanks for doing this. Please put down how you’d like to be identified here: [Nicholas ignored this question. When I suggested, “a stagehand who is also my brother,” he replied, “That sounds good.”]

Is there a particular photo you'd like me to use? It doesn't have to be of you! It can be of, like, a dog.

The questions, which you should feel free to answer at whatever length you'd like, are:

What is a piece of writing (book, play, poem, etc) that you think of often?

Phantom Tollbooth

What is the best piece of advice you ever received?

None

What is your favorite song by your favorite singer?

“Changes” by David Bowie