1920s – Thought Portal

January 1, 2025 is Public Domain Day: Works from 1929 are open to all, as are sound recordings from 1924!

December 28, 2024

On January 1, 2025, thousands of copyrighted works from 1929 will enter the US public domain, along with sound recordings from 1924. They will be free for all to copy,…

It’s all about (gatsby’s) house

February 24, 2024

“Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgastic future that year by year recedes before us. It eluded us then, but that's no matter--tomorrow we will run faster, stretch out…

Fiction

“You Were Perfectly Fine,” by Dorothy Parker

April 26, 2022

“Oh, I’m great,” he said. “Corking, I am. Know what time I got up? Four o’clock this afternoon, sharp. I kept trying to make it, and every time I took…