Elliot Wengler

Original 1925 jacket cover of The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby Here is a novel, glamorous, ironical, compassionate a marvellous fusion into unity of the curious incongruities of the life of the period which reveals a hero like no other one who could live at no other time and in no other place. But he will live as a character, we surmise, as long as the memory of any reader lasts. "There was something gorgeous about him, some heightened sensitivity to the promises of life. .. It was an extraordinary gift for hope, a romantic readiness such as I have never found in any other person and which it is not likely I shall ever find again?" It is the story of this Jay Gatsby who came so mysteriously to West Egg, of his sumptuous er-tertainments, and of his love for Daisy Buchanan a story that ranges from pure lyrical beauty to sheer brutal realism, and is infused with a sense of the strangeness of human circumstance in a heedless universe. It is a magical, living book, blended of irony, romance, and mysticism. CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS The GREAT GATSBY FITZGERALD

They were careless people, Tom and Daisy- they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.

-FS Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, published 4/10/1925.

Has Marine Le Pen tried not committing crimes???

Jeffrey Goldberg on why he stayed in that group chat with the Trump administration officials

I think this is the closest many of us have ever got to seeing the real Trump. The only consistent thread in his entire unhinged rant was the love & praise for Vladimir Putin. Zelensky has more courage & dignity in his little finger than every member of Trump's regime & fan club combined.

To the person three desks over listening to the Wii Fit soundtrack whilst working... Hello!!

WELL IN THIS HOUSE we break our fiscal rules when the world order has shifted beyond comprehension and our country is facing a series of crises that could irrevocably destroy our communities, workforce and economy

Enjoyed the hell out of Companion. Such an exciting film!

This is a disaster

Civilization has collapsed

UK wages continue to outpace inflation

Make real wage growth unremarkable again

The Labour government says it has delivered over two million extra NHS appointments - including for chemotherapy, radiotherapy, endoscopy, and diagnostic tests -seven months early.

This gov has got many things wrong, but in this crucial area it appears to be making real progress.

You have such Third / Sixth / Eighth Doctor energy

Happy Valentines Day even to the haters and losers!

So many open mic comedians are going to be on this

I don't remember the right wing press going ape shit when the literal prime minister joked that it was fine if the pensioners died but sure Angela Rayner made a joke in a WhatsApp group let's riot

Imagine thinking that Ian Dunt's opinion matters

Me, sobbing: You can’t just describe anything you dislike as socialism.
Kemi Badenoch, pointing at the Rise of Skywalker: Socialism.

Even by Badenoch's sewage-level standards, this is POOR.

What you are seeing this morning over the refugee decision is Labour alienating and offending its remaining liberal supporters without bringing any new voters onside.

'beans are not woke, how could I do this' will live with me forever

It takes two to lie--one to lie and one to listen.

£359.99, £399.99 including Mario Kart 9

carmack55 21h Follow Dozens of female Republican officials who have been fired by the Trump Administration's anti-DEl policies are complaining that Trump's firings were supposed to be according to race, not gender. DEI 816 @ 112

“You were ONLY supposed to be RACIST”

Reminder that Trump can commit virtually any crime as president right now and be protected by the Supreme Court's immunity decision. No incentive to follow the law - he can openly tell people to violate it and promise to pardon them from federal charges.

Omg why isn't Matt Berry hosting it??!

Really concerned to hear the Prince Charles Cinema is under threat due to its lease arrangements.

The Prince Charles Cinema is a much loved cultural space for Londoners.

I will be writing to Criterion urging them to meet with me and PCC to reconsider.

princecharlescinema.com/savethepcc/