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The Great Gatsby as told by Baz Luhrmann is a mixed bag, with 3D effects and overblown sets and probably acting adding who knows what to an already excellent story. Can you tell I'm not sold on this yet? Well, as we gleefully look forward to what will certainly be the movie event of the spring, let's take a break from all of the trailers and posters and listen to snippets from the soundtrack. With musical direction from Jay-Z, the album is all over the place. First of all, there's the anticipated cover of "Back to Black" performed by Beyoncé and André 3000. And there's also a new songs from Lana Del Rey, Sia, The xx, and Jack White. Plus a '20s-inspired cover of Beyoncé's "Crazy in Love." (Alright, I'm officially eye-rolling over this Pastiche for Dummies collection.) But at the very end of the day, I know I'm pumped that Fergie and GoonRock finally got it together.

Now, I'm all for a good era-clashing juxtaposition on film—hell, I'm even okay with this new "Young and Beautiful" song from Lana Del Rey——but this new trailer for Baz Luhrmann's The Great Gatsby is simply too much. To have a modern soundtrack for the Jazz Age tale—that features Beyonce singing Amy Winehouse, Florence and the Machine, Filter, etc.—it feels totally fine because the way in which the songs weaved into the scenes and into the trailer—working to play with our conception of a moment, using that amalgamation of new and old to show us something interesting. But this new Fergie, Q-Tip, and Goonrock song "A Little Party Never Killed Anybody (All We Got)" is pretty much insufferable and seems to be alienating anyone not looking to the movie simply for cheap thrills and the Spring Breakers Soundtrack Part Deux. So when the song blasts over the new trailer, it fills Baz's world with the delicacy of a foghorn, ridding any sense of glamour or refinement, and sounding like a bad mashup of every song on the radio.

You guys remember Lana Del Rey? It's been a while since we've heard from her, meaning: it's been a while since I've had to read a bunch of blog posts supporting or blasting her existence. Well, she's still around, although hanging out in London where her vague European sensibilities (cold, distant, weird) are more appreciated than over here. And good news! She has covered Leonard Cohen's classic "Chelsea Hotel No 2," which will be sure to bring joy to some and make others want to die. The best part is that the internet is here for all of us to go into great detail about how we feel about her! Enjoy!

Lana Del Rey is taking on yet another new persona. Following the flower crown-wearing, blue jeans-flaunting look people love (or love to hate) that charmed H&M last year, the controversial pop star is channeling a colorful character inspired by Japanese Manga comic book art for Numéro Tokyo. Lensed by cult-cool Peruvian fashion photographer Mariano Vivanco and styled by Elle fashion editor/stylist Miranda Almond, the images feature her sporting a variety of spring 2013 looks amidst a dreamlike setting. Designer pieces from Chanel, Prada and Valentino all make appearances. Dare I say that this is one of LDR's best spreads yet?

Well, not the face of H&M like Lana Del Rey was the face of H&M, but the face of its eco-friendly collection called Conscious. Gloriously gap-toothed French actress/songstress Vanessa Paradis is the first celebrity to appear in a campaign for the Swedish fast-fashion retailer's sublabel, which is made from environmentally sustainable materials like organic cotton and recycled polyester. The campaign features Paradis sporting an embellished utility jacket with floral print trousers, as well as a ruffled yellow sundress. The rest of the range is "full of optimism for spring, with romantic styles like a floor-length dress alongside sporty shapes such as a cropped jumpsuit and a tropical print T-shirt dress," the brand notes.

It's good to have friends in high places. Thanks to his budding friendship with actress Jaime King, LA-based celebrity blogger Jared Eng landed a lengthy interview with King's bestie, Lana Del Rey. The pouty popstar sat down with Eng to answer a slew of unique questions, gabbing about everything from her top five favorite movies to the best fan gift she's ever received to touring with her boyfriend Barrie James O’Neill of the band Kassidy. LDR also knocks rumors that she's set to become the next face of Versace ("I have to be honest, I don’t know where that came from!"). Read on for five sort of interesting tidbits. 

If you haven’t yet heard of artist Brian Batt, you’ll be getting a glimpse soon, especially if you tune into Gossip Girl. We know that not everyone’s smitten for Upper East Side scheming, but this impressive painter makes a cameo in tonight’s episode, “Portrait of a Lady Alexander.” Indeed, the 33-year-old acting neophyte even delivers some lines, in the presence of Chuck and Blair, no less. Guilty pleasure, meet aesthetic skill.

Lana Del Rey has one album under her belt, but because the music industry is generally in the shitter, the weirdo singer-songwriter is set to release a deluxe edition of her debut album—the full title being Born to Die: Paradise Edition—on November 12. We don't have to wait that long to hear the new tracks, however, as the chanteause has uploaded a YouTube montage of clips from the album. 

When you go to a Mulberry show, the last thing that Emma Hill wants you to do is live in the now. The It girl-adored British fashion house's creative director strives to take her audience to another place and time, luring them in with adorable garden gnomes, fresh flowers, funny furry creatures, delicious cake and fresh-squeezed juice—all necessary treats for a could-have-been-grueling 10am show.

H&M's new spot combines two figures that have been all over the Internet for the past couple of weeks — Lana Del Rey, who was named British GQ's Woman of the Year (and posed nude on the cover, sparking some rather heated reactions about objectification, the double standard of how male and female entertainers are presented and other things that it's pretty unbelievable that we still have to talk about them in 2012), and filmmaker David Lynch, who appeared on Louie as a talk show host and made film and television nerds everywhere explode with joy in 140-character spurts.