Many stars of both genders and all ages in Hollywood, Europe, India, China, and elsewhere have complained of being sexually harassed or even assaulted by
Tuesday, April 13, 2021 - 2:00pm
On Tuesday, April 13, the Let’s Talk About It Book Club from Thomaston Public Library will meet over Zoom, at 2 p.m., to continue their discussion of historical novels based on characters that have helped shape our culture with
West of Sunset by Stewart O Nan.
From the publisher:
“In 1937, F. Scott Fitzgerald was a troubled, uncertain man whose literary success was long over. In poor health, with his wife consigned to an asylum and his finances in ruin, he struggled to make a new start as a screenwriter in Hollywood. With flashbacks to Fitzgerald’s glamorous Jazz Age past, the story follows him as he arrives on the MGM lot, falls in love with brassy gossip columnist Sheilah Graham, begins work on
John Quin
, April 3rd, 2021 09:26
John Quin admires Joan Didion’s late collection
Let Me Tell You What I Mean
Here’s Joan Didion on roving reporter mode at a Gamblers Anonymous meeting in Gardenia, the draw-poker capital of Los Angeles County. A penitent says their ideal, the aim of the programme, is “getting serenity”. Didion balks at that: she associates serenity with death. Joan doesn’t do
serenity: she’s been proven right in her anxieties for decades.
It’s 2021 and entirely appropriate to be nervous now. Didion, perhaps more than any other contemporary American writer, grasps the sadness in the deluded idea of the good life and
By Madeleine Muzdakis on March 7, 2021
F. Scott Fitzgerald, photographed for “The World s Work” in June of 1921. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons, Public domain)
Writer
F. Scott Fitzgerald and his wife Zelda were the darlings of the
Jazz Age late nights, lots of liquor, and brilliant wit to match. The young author saw early success but struggled in later life in a remarkable parallel to the course of American history, which fell from the sparkling roaring twenties into the Great Depression and World War II.
Fitzgerald dreamed of being a romantic figure from a young age. After his death, his legacy developed into one of melancholic genius. In becoming one of the most famous writers of the 20th century, the details of his short yet fascinating life are often overlooked.
Racing: Hawke s Bay trained Pep Torque a bargain buy
19 Feb, 2021 03:00 PM
9 minutes to read Waipukurau trainer Kirsty Lawrence leads her pride and joy Pep Torque away after the horse recorded his seventh victory in the main race at last week s Awapuni meeting. Waipukurau trainer Kirsty Lawrence leads her pride and joy Pep Torque away after the horse recorded his seventh victory in the main race at last week s Awapuni meeting.
Hawkes Bay Today
Pep Torque pays dividends
Waipukurau-trained Pep Torque, whose racing career was put in jeopardy when he suffered a fractured knee 12 months ago, is now back racing better than ever and notched up his seventh win when taking out last week s $32,500 Ashhurst-Pohangina Cup at Awapuni.