“i just found this smile to think about you / you’re a saturday night far from the madding crowd”

[larryhammer]

A link for you, and a link for you, and, yes, a link for you, too. All three are for the anonymous gifter of a paid account -- thank you, whoever you are:

Drone videos of black sand beaches in Iceland.

There I Ruined It presents Santa Claus Is Coming to Town as sung by Radiohead, to the tune of “Creep.” (via)

A contemporary (1813) review of Pride and Prejudice. That Mr Collins was considered a recognizable type and not a caricature is interesting. (via lost)

---L.

Subject quote from On Grafton Street, Nanci Griffith.

Comments

[puddleshark]

Three wonderful links - thank you!

But thank you especially for the Creep/Santa Claus is Coming to Town mash-up! A brilliant antidote to the Christmas muzak that is everywhere right now.

[larryhammer]

Ugh, Christmas music.

[sartorias]

And young girls chasing after officers can be seen in any town . . .

[larryhammer]

True, but we expect that to be true, for some reason.

[movingfinger]

Thank you for the P&P review!

[larryhammer]

Interesting, isn't it? Not one of the ones usually cited.

[thistleingrey]

Mr. Collins still exists (thus type), if one adjusts the line of work a bit.

[larryhammer]

True, but he feels like an exaggeration.

[thistleingrey]

He might feel less like an exaggeration to readers who have had modern-day equivs of him try to chat them up.

[larryhammer]

Fair.

[asakiyume]

That Pride and Prejudice review is great! I like the phrase "under plot" to describe the secondary plot--seems very modern! Also the critique of Darcy's change in behavior toward Elizabeth--it shows real engagement with the story. Very very fun!

[larryhammer]

The reviewer clear did read with attention.