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F. Scott Fitzgerald, who died on December 21, occupied an extraordinary position in American life, both as a writer and because of the significance he came to have as a spokesman for the post-war young people. For this reason, we are publishing a group of memoirs and tributes by writers of his own generation and of the generation younger than his.  — THE EDITORS

F. Scott Fitzgerald, who died on December 21, occupied an extraordinary position in American life, both as a writer and because of the significance he came to have as a spokesman for the post-war young people. For this reason, we are publishing a group of memoirs and tributes by writers of his own generation and of the generation younger than his.  — THE EDITORS

In the real dark night of the soul it is always three o’clock in the morning. —F. Scott Fitzgerald

A Sri Lankan woman sentenced to be stoned to death on charges of adultery has been granted a reprieve, but she is far from safe. 

2014 was a grim year for Amazon in the news: there was the six months of bad publicity after company’s protracted contract dispute with Hachette, the catastrophic failure of the Amazon Fire smartphone, and the concerns about the company’s profitability that dogged its stock price, resulting in its stock dipping 20 percent in the first half of the year. There were nods to Amazon Web Services (hugely profitable, expanding), Amazon Prime (changing the face of retail, expanding), its increased commitment... Читать дальше...

In Ethiopia, environmental activism might appear a little uncustomary to some. Health workers can be seen going door-to-door delivering pamphlets about restoring the country’s forest—and they might be handing out condoms while they’re at it.

The strangest thing has happened to Quentin Tarantino in the last five years: His movies have turned into blockbusters. His last two films, Inglourious Basterds and Django Unchained, both crossed the $100 million mark, making more money than three of Steven Spielberg’s last four films. Among Tarantino’s fans—of which I am a proud member, two decades standing—he will always be our indie filmmaker, the movie obsessive with his own in-jokes, meta references, and cinematic winks. (Red Apple cigarettes! Читать дальше...