Wednesday, 5 June 2013

F. SCOTT FITZGERALD, BEYOND GATSBY!

Dear Scott, Dearest Zelda: The Love Letters of F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald by Zelda Fitzgerald, F. Scott Fitzgerald.

Through his alcoholism and her mental illness, his career lows and her institutional confinement, F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald's devotion to each other endured for over twenty-two years. Now, for the first time, we have the story of their love in the couple's own letters. Dear Scott, Dearest Zelda consists of more than 75 percent previously unpublished or out-of-print letters as well as extensive narrative on the Fitzgeralds' marriage by Fitzgerald scholars Jackson R. Bryer and Cathy W. Barks. The book features black-and-white and color photographs, and a candid introduction by Eleanor Lanahan, the Fitzgeralds' granddaughter.

Don't forget to check out this awesome blog dedicated to F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald, the enigmatic couple who epitomized the Jazz Age: http://scottandzeldafitzgerald.tumblr.com/


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Tuesday, 4 June 2013

HARD LIFE EASY!

Every now and then I fall in love with a particular song. Although, I knew this one for a long time, today I've been listening to it for more than 100 times. So today it officially becomes my new favourite tune and this summer's anthem.

You are my secret lover, And so I took you undercover. Pam pam pam.

SUPER COOL BIZ, SUPER COOL JAPAN!

Following the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami in March 2011, the shutdown of many nuclear power plants for safety reasons led to energy shortages. To conserve energy, the Japanese government recommended setting air conditioners at 28 degrees Celsius, switching off computers not in use, and called for shifting work hours to the morning and taking more summer vacation than usual. 

The government then launched a "Super Cool Biz" campaign to encourage workers to wear outfits appropriate for the office yet cool enough to endure the summer heat. 

The Cool Biz dress code advises workers to starch collars so they stand up and to wear trousers made from materials that breathe and absorb moisture. Additionally, workers are encouraged to wear short-sleeved shirts without jackets or ties. Many workers, though, were confused about whether they should follow the new stipulations—many came to work with their jackets in hand and their ties in their pockets. June 1 marked the start of the Environment Ministry's Super Cool Biz campaign, with "full-page newspaper ads and photos of ministry workers smiling rather self-consciously at their desks wearing polo shirts and colorful Okinawa kariyushi shirts." The campaign was repeated in 2012, and it is repeated again this summer! So why just Japan? LET'S SUPER COOLBIZ!