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Fitzgerald's cityscape & urban decay

luciebartlett wrote 2 days ago: Over the past couple of years, I’ve gradually been falling out of love with London. City life, … more →

Tags: Literature, Travel, Writing #2, city, City Life, City Living, crowds, Darlign Harbour, f. scott fitzgerald

Julia's #CBRV Review #19: This Side of Paradise by F. Scott Fitzgerald2 comments

Julia wrote 3 days ago: So this book was a bad decision. I’ve had nothing but love for F. Scott Fitzgerald ever since … more →

Tags: 2 stars - an ok book, Julia, f. scott fitzgerald

Problematising security

nilza wrote 3 days ago: We have learned to view the debate about security and liberty in terms of a trade off – a cert … more →

Tags: Liberalism, Liberty, Political Theory, Politics, Security

(Not) pulling triggers

nilza wrote 4 days ago: I hear there are increasingly more reasons for selling arms to Syria. - which makes me wonder how ex … more →

Tags: International Politics

"Too many voices and predigested food" - F. Scott Fitzgerald's words of warning

luciebartlett wrote 1 week ago: With the The Great Gatsby love-affair still dominating the zeitgeist, I’ve started digging int … more →

Tags: Journalism, Politics, Social Media, Literature, Writing #2, f. scott fitzgerald, Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, ethical journalism

Offer it up2 comments

Win Bassett wrote 1 week ago: As I discussed yesterday, I have a difficult time doing small, ordinary things that don’t invo … more →

Tags: Film/music/literature, annya, audrey hepburn, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Crying, Fannie Mae Martin, film, Fitzgerald, Gatsby

I Am Waiting

7brianna wrote 1 week ago: http://www.misterdecal.com   I have been surrounded by inspiration, and my fingertips are pract … more →

Tags: Song, writing, Lyrics, notebook, lyrics 2, Songs, Writing #2, Poetry, WorDs

O. Henry's endings3 comments

Win Bassett wrote 1 week ago: Micah Mattix, assistant professor of literature and writing at Houston Baptist University and books … more →

Tags: Film/music/literature, afraid, Alcoholism, Amory, Asheville, dark, death, Fitzgerald, Greensboro

"I fell in love...

melissahaslam wrote 2 weeks ago: “I fell in love with her courage, her sincerity and her flaming self-respect. And its these th … more →

Tags: Fitzgerald, Zelda, Gatsby, Letters, 1920s, flapper, f. scott fitzgerald, paradise

This Side of Paradise

Mensur Mera wrote 2 weeks ago: This Side of Paradise On this side of Paradise One feels the tenderness of the evening breeze along … more →

Tags: Art, art 2, Blog, Creative, Creative Writing, Creativity, Literature, Love, Paradise 2

Have you seen my childhood?

Win Bassett wrote 2 weeks ago: A conversation with a good friend one evening this week at Trophy Brewing Co. reminded me of a theme … more →

Tags: Theology/Religion, Film/music/literature, Beer, Beginner, book, Buddhism, Child, Christianity, Emily Rapp

vibrancy.

xnannerz wrote 2 weeks ago: lately there has been a disconnect between the life i want and the life i have. part of it comes fro … more →

Tags: life 2, Inspiration, Authors, Books 2, Classic Literature, definition, f. scott fitzgerald, Inspiration, Journey

This Side of Paradise and a rushed response to Texas cheerleaders4 comments

Win Bassett wrote 3 weeks ago: I enjoyed rereading The Great Gatsby so much (see here, here, and here) that I decided to go through … more →

Tags: Theology/Religion, Film/music/literature, Amory Blaine, book, Burne Holiday, Establishment Clause, f. scott fitzgerald, Flannery O'Connor, Knee Jerk

Star Trek - This Side of Paradise (Review)

Darren wrote 3 weeks ago: To celebrate the release of Star Trek: Into Darkness this month, we’ll be running through the first … more →

Tags: The Original Series, Star Trek, Spock, star trek the next generation, Kirk, World War II, united states, f. scott fitzgerald, Great Gatsby

This Side Of Paradise - F. Scott Fitzgerald

andrewh1628 wrote 3 weeks ago: While The Great Gatsby was a much more glamorous and personal novel, This Side Of Paradise drifted a … more →

Tags: Reviews, Reviews of Reviews, American Author, f. scott fitzgerald

Creating "otherness"4 comments

nilza wrote 3 weeks ago: I’ve been getting increasingly frustrated over the past few days. This morning I was pushed ou … more →

Tags: News, Otherness, journalists

{WISHFUL} WEDNESDAY

Set All Afire wrote 3 weeks ago: Don’t you just hate when you drink too much coffee and you’re all jittery and you’ … more →

Tags: Miscellaneous, wishful wednesday, Wishful Wednesday, SNL, set all afire, Books, Novels, f. scott fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby

Fitzgerald and the Poet of Potboilers1 comment

Rodger Jacobs wrote 4 weeks ago: The long lede to my first Deconstruction Zone column for Pop Matters in July 2008, an analysis of Li … more →

Tags: Arts and Humanities, Writing and Literature, Journalism and Commentary, Literature, Hollywood, Nathanael West, f. scott fitzgerald, Politics, POP MATTERS

Inspired Reading - May6 comments

jjbegonia wrote 1 month ago: { Screening of “Eat Pray Love” – Athens, Greece } Have you ever had the experience … more →

Tags: Inspiration, rEad mE, Reading, Making Handbags Where To, Books, Eat Pray Love, Quotes, The Things They Carried, "Tiny Beautiful Things"


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