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theatlantic:
The Sublime Cluelessness of Throwing Lavish Great Gatsby Parties
“Yet so many people seem enchanted enough by the decadence described in Fitzgerald’s book to ignore its fairly obvious message of condemnation. Gatsby parties can be found all over town. They are staples of spring on many Ivy League campuses and a frequent theme of galas in Manhattan. Just the other day, vacation rental startup Airbnb sent out invitations to a ‘Gatsby-inspired soiree’ at a multi-million-dollar home on Long Island, seemingly oblivious to the novel’s undertones.
“It’s like throwing a Lolita-themed children’s birthday party.”
Read more. [Image: Universal]
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The Sublime Cluelessness of Throwing Lavish Great Gatsby Parties
“Yet so many people seem enchanted enough by the decadence described in Fitzgerald’s book to ignore its fairly obvious message of condemnation. Gatsby parties can be found all over town. They are staples of spring on many Ivy League campuses and a frequent theme of galas in Manhattan. Just the other day, vacation rental startup Airbnb sent out invitations to a ‘Gatsby-inspired soiree’ at a multi-million-dollar home on Long Island, seemingly oblivious to the novel’s undertones.
“It’s like throwing a Lolita-themed children’s birthday party.”
Read more. [Image: Universal]
This has always bothered me.
screeches éponine was not friendzoned on my own is not a song about being friendzoned it is a song about how éponine is using marius as a redeeming and driving force because he is the tiny little bit of light in her life even if she does mean nothing to him it’s not about being friendzoned take that simplistic over entitled horrible concept away from it.
I wish I had a gif that could adequately display how much THIS makes me happy.
Louis C.K. explains white privilege to America on Jay Leno, without actually saying “white privilege”.
this. this. ALL OF THIS.
DAMMIT THIS MAN’S A GENIUS. A GOTDAMNED GENIUS
watch
this
now
In which Louis C.K. is the second coming of George Carlin.
because this isn’t a stage production—that fact alone makes everything different. Hugh Jackman isn’t going to sound like Colm Wilkinson or Alfie Boe. The very nature of not being on stage changes every aspect, including tone of voice and emphasis on words or not. Russell Crowe ISN’T PHILIP QUAST…
Melissa Harris-Perry: Nothing is riskier than being poor in America [full video]
My queen, she’s brilliant, compassionate, and fantastically articulate.
Stephen: “Must be nice. Rick Santorum understands the real American dream that if you work hard enough, your children can have fewer opportunities that you did.”
