The trailer is out for the new Gatsby movie. If you feel weird watching what is, after all, an advertisement, here — free of charge — is some pseudointellectual cover to legitimize your viewing experience: 1) My 7/30/11 (possibly crackpot) explanation of why I’ve come to believe that Gatsby wasn’t rich. 2) My 1/1/12 “A 3-D Gatsby?” and my catchily titled 1/15/12 “‘a 3-D Gatsby?’ ctd.”, in which I argue, respectively, that Baz Luhrmann might conceivably make a film worthy of The Great Gatsby and that Luhrmann can’t ultimately harm what is “as close as any novel that I can think of to being indestructible.” Continue reading →
Signatures: 19 of 201 creator John W May 20, 2012 Signature # 1 adam d Savannah, GA May 21, 2012 Signature # 201 Julia N May 21, 2012 Signature # 200 Michael E Berkeley, CA May 21, 2012 Signature # 199 James V May 21, 2012 Signature # 198 Behzod S Kirkland, WA May 21, 2012 Signature # 197 Phil K May 21, 2012 Signature # 196 Michel W May 21, 2012 Signature # 195 Cory K Long Beach, CA May 21, 2012 Signature # 194 john m May 21, 2012 Signature # 193 Jenni P May 21, 2012 Signature # 192 Katie R Haiku, HI May 21, 2012 Signature # 191 Anil P May 21, 2012 Signature # 190 Mohammad M May 21, 2012 ... Continue reading →
When we start planning our next holiday we almost always turn to the trusty guidebook, be it online or in print, and we always a certain theme in mind, such as party, rest and relaxation, adventure, volunteer, and so on. However, it is a surprise that with such ubiquitous focus on architecture and design at the moment, we don't tend to plan our holidays around the urban evolution of a certain place - not unless it is to visit and snap away at famous landmarks that is. Well, all that's about to change with PD Smith's City: a Guidebook for the Urban Age a celebration of the continuity of urban life through space and time. Relevant to our society, City is one of the best ... Continue reading →
