F. Scott Fitzgerald: The Love of the Last Tycoon: A Western (The Cambridge Edition of the Works of F. Scott Fitzgerald)
Recently Banned Literature (Free subscription) | yesterday
William Shakespeare, Charles Reade, F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Brothers Grimm, Boris Pasternak Eight volumes 4,527 pages $14.00 (1907-1982) [click to enlarge] Recently Linked: My thanks to Bob Arnold for linking to my main website from his blog, A Longhouse Birdhouse . Be sure to visit his bookshop when you’re there. Thanks also to Mt. Wood for signing on as a follower of Recently Banned Literature....
Gumbo (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
when a smaller one will do? How much would you want to read a book titled "Trimalchio in West Egg"? You're likely to ask yourself three immediate questions: Who's Trimalchio? Where (or what) is West Egg? And who cares? But when the same book is called "The Great Gatsby," F. Scott Fitzgerald's masterpiece sounds far more appealing. Fortunately, Fitzgerald's editor, Maxwell Perkins,...
Siris (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Rain Before Dawn by F. Scott Fitzgerald The dull, faint patter in the drooping hours Drifts in upon my sleep and fills my hair With damp; the burden of the heavy air Is strewn upon me where my tired soul cowers, Shrinking like some lone queen in empty towers Dying. Blind with unrest I grow aware: The pounding of broad wings drifts down the stair And sates me like the heavy scent of flowers. I lie upon...
AMPONTAN (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
“At eighteen our convictions are hills from which we look; at forty-five they are caves in which we hide.” - F. Scott Fitzgerald, “Bernice Bobs Her Hair” BY NOW, the world knows that Ozawa Ichiro, Secretary-General of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, beclowned himself last week when he held forth on global cultural and religious matters [...]
The Silver Rush Mysteries (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Here's another one I've had hanging in my writing office for a very long time: Never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat. — F. Scott Fitzgerald I'm still bemused that this quote came from a writer, not a general. But goodness knows, persistence in the face of adversity is absolutely necessary in the world of writing. If you give up after the first few rejections, for instance, you'll...
Blog Absolute Point (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
Vegas Vacation Best storytelling line: “I was taking a vacation from my deeply authentic life,” as Cohen related the backstory to “Chelsea Hotel #2.” *To further tide you over, here’s Cohen’s complete Vegas setlist: see more. See also: marisol nichols | cheech and chong tour | cheech and chong | cheech marin | tommy chong | [...]
http://www.enewschannels.com/feed/ (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — From the very first page, to the final departing scene, “The Unbearable Sadness of Zilch” (ISBN: 9781440158261) by Konrad Ventana is a riveting narrative that shines a detective’s flashlight into the darkest of reaches of the human mind. Only this time it is not the usual hard-boiled Private Detective who is [...]
Abroad in London (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009
This was a weekend of cultural diversions and cultured women. Friday night I saw The Fantastic Mr Fox with CT and her friend from high school. The movie was spectacular and almost makes me want to have children so that I can force them to watch it when they are growing up. Which is probably pathetic, but, such a good movie. Wow. Saturday I went to the gym, the performing arts library to get some more...
The Times-Journal (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009
Fort Payne High School English teacher Adam Comeens does things a little differently for his classes.
43(B)log (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009
Opening Remarks Mark Bartholomew, Buffalo Law: F. Scott Fitzgerald said that advertising’s contribution to humanity was “exactly minus zero.” But TMs are ads and they’re useful. And sometimes we just like ads, e.g. the Superbowl. Google and Hulu use ads and make our life better. Today we have an interdisciplinary group talking about ads and what they do in the world. Panel #1/Advertising’s...
The Daily Beast (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009
Each week, The Daily Beast scours the cultural landscape to choose three top picks. This week, Wes Anderson's magical Fantastic Mr. Fox, a provocative Man Ray retrospective, and the Newport Jazz Festival goes digital. Wes Anderson's Fantastic...
Lesa's Book Critiques (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009
Congratulations to the winners of the Southwestern mysteries. Steven Havill's Red, Green, or Murder goes to DaLinda M. from Kooskia, ID, and The Silent Spirit by Margaret Coel will go to Rose R. from Phoenix, AZ. The books will go out in the mail tomorrow. This week, I have ARCs of mysteries set in the South. The day after Veteran's Day is a perfect day to bring back Sam Blackman, a veteran of the...
Comics Alliance (Free subscription) | 12/11/2009
Filed under: Reviews Yesterday may have seen the release of Grant Morrison's "Batman and Robin" and Jason Aaron and Steve Dillon's "Punisher," but the new comic release we've been looking forward to the most was the "Female Force" biography of "Twilight" creator ... Read more Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
Seraphic Secret (Free subscription) | 12/11/2009
Actress and author Patsy Ruth Miller. In New York, in 1924 while shooting a film, actress Patsy Ruth Miller developed a close friendship with author F. Scott Fitzgerald and his wife Zelda. Frequently, Fitzgerald and Patsy Ruth would go out for dinner while Zelda stayed home pleading fatigue. Patsy Ruth eventually realized that Zelda's fatigue was acute alcoholism. Observes Patsy Ruth: It didn't seem...
Working With Words (Free subscription) | 12/11/2009
Locking Yourself Away to Focus On Making Money as Quickly as Possible A trove of F. Scott Fitzgerald's tax returns recently surfaced, and they contained a host of surprises, as this article in The American Scholar notes. The piece is full of delicious details about the ups and downs of his financial life. But veteran writers may especially appreciate this passage about how even such a prominent writer...
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