This morning's New York Times gives a folklorist's
view of The Great Gatsby—
"Daisy Buchanan, he argued in a 1960 article,
is a Jazz Age incarnation of the beautiful,
seductive Fairy Queen of Celtic lore."
— Margalit Fox, obituary of Tristram P. Coffin,
who died at 89 on January 31st, 2012
See also…
Two screenshots in memory of fashion and fine-art photographer
Lillian Bassman, who died yesterday at 94—
Update of 10:10 AM EST Wed., Feb. 15, 2012…
In memory of Dory Previn, a song for "Hanna" and "Lord of the Rings" star Cate Blanchett.
Previn died yesterday, on Valentine's Day. Perhaps an inspiration for a lyric by Leonard Cohen?