Topic: F Scott Fitzgerald

The Great Gatsby Isn’t Exactly Feminist, And That’s How I Want It

Daisy Buchanan isn’t a role model for women, but who cares? More »

How To Help Your Jealous Boyfriend Get A F*cking Grip

Jay Gatsby was a jealous, jealous man. Don’t be Jay Gatsby, and don’t let your partner be Jay Gatsby either — no matter how lovely he is in a pink suit. More »

This Writer Pulled Off A Ladylike Look Exceptionally Well

When you go to school for anything pertaining to English or writing, you wind up reading a whole lot of this writer’s work. And you analyze one of his books for, oh, three different courses. Any guesses? More »

You’ll Never Guess Who’s Behind The Score For The Great Gatsby

As I asked my mother, “Come again?” More »

Honey Boo Boo Is In Love With Justin Bieber, Needs Higher Crush Aspirations

Honey Boo Boo reveals her celebrity crush: Justin Bieber. I’m reporting on this because the world is doomed and I want you to know. More »

Skipping NaNoWriMo Will Save Your Liver And Your Relationships

You reach your daily goal, you will drink

You don't reach your daily goal, you will drink

You will scare your friends and family (probably strangers, too)

And let the dramatic, annoying breakdowns begin! More »

This Postcard Will Make You Cry

This postcard is from F. Scott Fitzgerald, who, admittedly, was not a sunshine kiddy at the best of times (being drunk should not be confused with being happy). However, this is heartbreaking. More »

11 Things I Learned In Key West (Besides The Fact That Ernest Hemingway Is Still The Sh*t)

Hippies are alive and well outside of Burlington, VT

Hemingway's former hang, Sloppy Joe's, has changed a bit

Say you're a tourist; you can crash anything

Would I suggest to a friend they should go to Key West? Probably. But I’d also tell them to prepare for a proper drying out period when they return to wherever they live. More »

New York City: My Dysfunctional One-Way Love Affair That Keeps My Bones In Place

“I was in love with New York. I do not mean “love” in any colloquial way, I mean that I was in love with the city, the way you love the first person who ever touches you and never love anyone quite that way again.” – Joan Didion More »

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Does A ‘Beach Read’ Actually Give You Permission To Indulge In Less Than Eloquently Written Books?

My “beach read” is The Great Gatsby. This decision is partially because I’m an asshole and a snob, but mostly because it’s my favorite summer book (and my favorite in all the world!) and I read it every year. More »

I Regret: My Suicide Attempt

I do not regret much. I can count my regrets on one hand. I regret losing two close friends because of Swede, I regret reading his email and killing our trust in that one moment, I regret not having been on good terms with Christine when she died, and lastly, probably most of all, I regret my suicide attempt. More »

Dating Hijinks: The Fellas Who Called Everyone ‘Boss’ Or ‘Silly’

My friend Mattie started dating Chris roughly about the same time that I started dating Willem. Although they were completely different men in almost every regard, they did have two things in common. More »

Let’s Get Inspired By Flappers For No Other Reason Than They’re Great

It’s time we bring back the “Roaring 20′s,” so let’s start here. More »

**F*ck, Marry, Kill:** William Faulkner. Ernest Hemingway. F Scott Fitzgerald.

618 days ago by Jennifer Wright and Ashley Cardiff
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Last time around, editors Jennifer Wright and Ashley Cardiff played a pretty scrappy game of Fuck, Marry, Kill over Hollywood babes Marlon Brando, Clint Eastwood and Paul Newman. Now, their prompt is more literary, but their methods are as infantile as ever. If you are unfamiliar with the game Fuck, Marry, Kill (and yet inexplicably reading a website currently), it’s simple: you must choose among the three names given who to fuck, who to marry, and who to kill. If you do not care for Jennifer and Ashley’s rhetoric, skip their discussion and go to the bottom of the post, where you may cast your vote. More »

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