“Spring Breakers” vs. “The Great Gatsby”
Harmony Korine's latest hews closer to the themes of Fitzgerald's novel than Baz Luhrmann's glitzy adaptation
Thursday, May 16, 2013 4:25 PM UTCEntertainment Jacobin, The Great Gatsby
Harmony Korine's latest hews closer to the themes of Fitzgerald's novel than Baz Luhrmann's glitzy adaptation
Thursday, May 16, 2013 4:25 PM UTC"The Great Gatsby Curve" plots income inequality against social mobility. Guess where the U.S. falls on the chart
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 10:01 PM UTC 11Nearly 40 years ago, I watched his remains be laid to rest -- a poignant coda to his years of celebrity
Monday, May 13, 2013 8:26 PM UTCHe's a flawed, handsome idealist with a puzzling life story, hounded by his enemies as a sinister outsider
Saturday, May 11, 2013 6:00 PM UTC 33For years, I've been sharing the novel 140 characters at a time. Who says social networks prevent us from reading?
Friday, May 10, 2013 11:43 PM UTC 15Baz Luhrmann's delirious 3-D fairy tale lurches from breathtaking to awful. But wait -- isn't it based on a book?
Thursday, May 9, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 35Until we can reduce the flow of money into politics, the rich will continue to dictate public policy
Wednesday, Apr 24, 2013 8:22 PM UTC 29Harmony Korine's controversial new film echoes many of the themes of our greatest American novels
Wednesday, Mar 27, 2013 9:36 PM UTCI've read the F. Scott Fitzgerald classic more than any other novel -- and with each reading, I grow more convinced
Wednesday, Jan 9, 2013 6:28 PM UTC 54Barbara Kingsolver's new novel reminds us that the genre is about the big journey — and the era, economic disparity
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