WATCH: New Yorkers Explain 'The Great Gatsby'

May 15, 2013 Subscribe · Forward WATCH: New Yorkers Attempt To Explain 'The Great Gatsby' Funny thing with books, how the entire plot can just slip your mind. Take F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby" for example. Lots of people had to read it in high school or college, but how well can they explain what the novel is actually about? With the new movie starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire and Carey Mulligan now in theaters across the country, we thought it'd be a good time to take a look at how well people remember the original story.  Continue reading... WATCH: Colbert Tells Dan Brown 'Your Books Fill Me With Rage' PHOTOS: What Famous Authors Wrote In Their Books Garrison Keillor: The Difference Between Plumbing And Storytelling Dan Brown's Surprising 'Inferno' Wish Bill Clinton's Favorite Books Book We're Talking About This Week 8 Horrible Things About Being In Your 20s IMAGES: What Happens If You Flip The Gender Of Book Covers? 8 Horrible Things About Being In Your 20s IMAGES: What Happens If You Flip The Gender Of Book Covers? WATCH: People Who Say They've Read 'Great Gatsby' Attempt To Explain It ADAM GRANT Does Trying to Be Happy Make Us Unhappy? What if searching for happiness actually prevents us from finding it? There's reason to believe that the quest for happiness might be a recipe for misery. Continue reading... MIKE SANDLER Supply Shock Reveals a Serious Problem: Economic Growth Economic growth is the real third rail of American politics. Question it and you are immediately branded an outsider (or even a Marxist). Who doesn't want a rising tide that lifts all boats? Well, this is a good question to ask, and author Brian Czech bravely asks it, and many others. Continue reading... STEVE HEILIG Still Drug Crazed After All These Years Mike Gray's book, Drug Crazy, effectively utilizes "street stories" featuring cops, addicts, drug treatment workers and more to illustrate the real-life impact of drug policies -- which are his primary focus. According to him, the "drug war" has been a failure on many fronts. Continue reading... NANCY JO SALES America Now: The Bling Ring Kids Are Just Like Us The Bling Ring kids wanted to be famous, it's true, but these days, it seems like everybody does. Social media addiction isn't confined to the young; nor is celebrity obsession, driven by an unprecedented number of celebrity news outlets reporting on celebrities 24/7. Continue reading... ANIS SHIVANI Emerging Poet Interview: Louise Mathias, Author of "The Traps" "I feel kinship to many different writers for many different reasons -- I aim for (though I'm sure I don't always attain) the musicality of John Taggart, the compression and rapid tonal swerve of Graham Foust's early work, the biting quality and earthiness of Selima Hill..." Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here. Unsubscribe here. Huffington Post, 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003