Ain’t no party like a Gatsby party T-shirt [courtesy Skreened]
Ain’t no party like a Gatsby party T-shirt. $24.99. Image courtesy Skreened.
[Book Nerd Finds] Ain’t No Party Like a Gatsby Party T-Shirt
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Tag Archives: The Great Gatsby
Proof That It’s Always About Books
I received many bookish gifts for Christmas (more on those later). In fact, most of the gifts with my name on them turned out to be delightfully literary-based. I’m easy to buy for like that. One of the only non-literary themed gifts was from The Chef, who gave me a fancy, shiny, amazing new phone: a Samsung Galaxy S III. It’s heavenly, and I am in love (with both it and my husband). Really, it is perfection. Except, of course, for one small detail. It isn’t bookish enough. My solution? This, dear readers. This.
If it looks familiar, it’s because I wrote about something similar here. I’m over-the-moon with nerdy glee! A plain case would work just as well, but if you can put a bookish spin on something utilitarian…why not?
[Book Nerd Movies] The New Gatsby Trailer
Daily Diversion #21: Daisy’s in Her Gilded Cage
It took a few weeks, but Daisy has finally been framed. She’s right at home in my studio.
A Wild Tonic in the Rain
The Daisy Buchanan print that I ordered a couple of weeks ago arrived today via the post.
Please do not bend
She is in tip-top condition after a long trip across the Atlantic. Here she is, looking even better in person than I dared hope.
Daisy Buchanan by Skies Dream Blue-“The exhilarating ripple of her voice was a wild tonic in the rain.”
Yes, she is modeled after Carey Mulligan (the star of the upcoming Baz Luhrmann film adaptation). The best part? Daisy had an unexpected traveling companion….
Jane Eyre by Skies Dream Blue-“I am no bird; and no net ensnares me; I am a free human being, with an independent will; which I now exert to leave you.”
Jane Eyre! Artist Grace Hamilton threw her in, gratis. Charlotte would be proud, I think. If you love literary or cinematic art, with a strong, unique style, be sure to check out her lovely, inspiring Etsy shop here. She is a joy to deal with.
Shopping for the Bookworm: The Great Gatsby Edition
It’s no secret that I am skeptical of the Baz Luhrmann adaptation of The Great Gatsby. Since it is set for a Christmas Day release, we will be inundated with ads for another 6+ months. Now that we have seen the trailer I am, for the most part, content to turn my back on the growing hullabaloo surrounding the movie. Instead, I’m going to re-focus on the book. What a concept, right? In that vein, this Shopping for the Bookworm is dedicated to all things F. Scott Fitzgerald/Gatsby. Enjoy! Continue reading
The Great Gatsby Trailer
Call me conflicted. Go ahead, do it! I am openly ambiguous about F. Scott Fitzgerald as a writer, yet I have never been able to completely escape The Great Gatsby’s allure. Or that of Tender is the Night. Or This Side of Paradise. Or many of his short stories (I’m looking straight at you, The Diamond as Big as the Ritz). There is so much to admire, and so much to question. However, I am going to leave that for another day (as I am working on a new Fitzgerald essay). The Great Gatsby, for all of Hollywood’s money and resources, has never been satisfactorily adapted to film. The Alan Ladd/Betty Field version (directed by Elliot Nugent, 1949) and the Robert Redford/Mia Farrow iteration (directed by Jack Clayton, 1974) are both so-so. Although I write extensively on silent cinema, I have never seen the lost (?)1926 Herbert Brenon directed film starring my hometown movie star (and early Academy Award winner) Warner Baxter, with Lois Wilson as Daisy. Although a good actor, he seems entirely miscast. So much so, that I am really intrigued. Until then, we have this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqxmhJU4nk4
Make of it what you will. I’m not sold, but I will probably see it anyway. Unlike HBO’s Hemingway & Gellhorn, which looks so bad that my soul hurts.
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