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High life

Raymond Chandler and his contrarian cat Taki

6 March 2021

9:00 AM

6 March 2021

9:00 AM

Gstaad

That’s all we needed in a great year: copyright has expired on The Great Gatsby. Some Fitzgerald wannabe has already cashed in with a prequel, and I’m certain the worst is yet to come. I suppose that the insatiable hunger for fame and celebrity to impress a shallow and scatterbrained blonde across the water made Gatsby a very tragic hero.

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