A lot of that drag comes from the old school term of FI or female impersonators.

The revamped version, dubbed “Nosferatu X Radiohead,” marks the debut of “Silents Synced,” a series that marries classic silent films with alternative rock: “Nosferatu” will be followed by Buster Keaton’s “Sherlock Jr.” to the tunes of REM’s “Monster” and “New Adventures in Hi Fi” and other films featuring the music of Pearl Jam, They Might Be Giants, the Pixies and Amon Tobin.

John Hegeman’s promotional brew--a Sci Fi special, a Web site, a comic book, not a lot of money--is paying off for the indie thriller.

The language was then woven throughout her performance, with her dancer saying "ych a fi" - meaning disgusting - as part of the number one single We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together.

Our recommended books this week include two very different kinds of memoirs — RuPaul’s “The House of Hidden Meanings,” about the drag icon’s childhood and path to superstardom, and Alexandra Fuller’s “Fi,” about the death of her 21-year-old son — as well as a biography of the art collector Isabella Stewart Gardner, a study of Germany’s self-reckoning after World War II, a look at what Abraham Lincoln’s era has in common with ours and a history of baseball in New York.