Oscar Wilde

S#*! My Mom Says

Claire Fordham | Posted 05.08.2012

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Claire Fordham

If Oscar Wilde was right and all women become like their mothers, you can forgive me for feeling a little anxious after my parents' last trip to Los Angeles, where my sister and I live.

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This Weekend's Kindiefest Plus Conversations With Curtis Stigers and Trans-Siberian Orchestra's Paul O'Neill

Mike Ragogna | Posted 04.25.2012

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Mike Ragogna

Family music has changed much in recent years, with groups representing every possible musical genre (folk, rock, bluegrass, jazz, Latin, Americana, hip-hop, etc) only under the sub-genre of Kindie Rock.

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Why Mike Daisey's Fabrications Don't Bother Me

Justin Snider | Posted 05.19.2012

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Justin Snider

Mike Daisey is a man damned -- or so the blogosphere, journos and pundits the world over would have us believe. He conflated fact and fiction, and he ...

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Studying At Oxford Is A Great Excuse To Visit Oxford

Pam Grout | Posted 03.27.2012

Read More: Oxford Experience, Blackwell's Bookshop, Oscar Wilde, Oxford University, Harry Potter, Lewis Carroll, Travel News
Pam Grout

Oxford is a medieval dreamland, a time warp of sorts, where everything from winding cobblestone lanes to impeccably manicured gardens is ancient and historical.

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A Wilde Perspective on Money

Vaishali | Posted 03.18.2012

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Vaishali

Oscar Wilde's wisdom, insight and penchant for truth are as accurate and sobering now as they were over 10 decades ago.

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Priceless: The Value of Nothing

Paul Schwennesen | Posted 03.18.2012

Read More: Literature, Oscar Wilde, Markets, Romantic, Art, Prices, Sales, Economics, Democracy, Cliches, Arts News
Paul Schwennesen

The beauty of price, in contrast, is that it represents a consensus, a vote as it were, of the collective judgment of something's relative value. A Rembrandt's worth is not "incalculable" but is actually $33 million at Christie's.

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WATCH: Oscar Wilde's Tomb To Lose Its Love?

Posted 12.01.2011

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Female fans of Oscar Wilde are going to have to find a new way to pay their respects for the dead. The cult practice of leaving a red lipstick kiss on...

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Artists' Famous Last Words

Posted 12.31.2011

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While great art lives forever, great artists don't. And aside all of the panic, pain and stress death brings, there is also the pressure to come out w...

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Oscar Wilde's 'New' Play Questioned

www.guardian.co.uk | Posted 11.15.2011

Read More: Oscar Wilde, Merlin Holland, Guillot De Saix, Vyvyan Holland, Constance, Constance Play, The King's Head Theatre, London, Charles Osborne, UK Arts, The King's Head Theatre Company, Olivier Awards, Oscar Wilde Play, Arts News

The grandson of Oscar Wilde is accusing an Olivier award-winning theatre company of "dishonesty" over its claims that it is staging "the world premier...

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Famous Last Words: Writers' Final Words Before Death

Posted 10.09.2011

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A writer's life revolves around always knowing what to say and how to say it. But in the face of death, you'd think fear, pain and pressure would trum...

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First Nighter: Noel Coward's Bitter Sweet Gets Sweet, Bitter Bard College Revival

David Finkle | Posted 10.08.2011

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David Finkle

We need to thank director-adapter Michael Gieleta for the revival of Noel Coward's Bitter Sweet at Bard College's Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts. Correction: We need to thank him up to a point.

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Texting Is So 19th Century

Pamela Newton | Posted 09.27.2011

Read More: The Picture of Dorian Gray, Letters, Oscar Wilde, Romeo and Juliet, Writing Letters, Jane Austen, Sense and Sensibility, Email, Smartphones, Shakespeare, Text Messaging, Texting, Technology News
Pamela Newton

It has recently occurred to me that email and text messaging are actually a quaint throwback to the good old days of interpersonal communication.

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Living Delightfully Scandalous

Lori Bryant Woolridge | Posted 09.25.2011

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Lori Bryant Woolridge

When I think about the famous women, like Jennifer Lopez, who many of us look up to as sensual and sexual icons, most are considered scandalous in some form or fashion.

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CultureZohn: Rebekah Brooks and the Cult of Power

Patricia Zohn | Posted 09.18.2011

Read More: Aubrey Beardsley, Oscar Wilde, Rebekah Brooks, Victoria and Albert Museum, Rupert Murdoch, James McNeil Whistler, The Cult of Beauty, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Pre-Raphaelites, Culture News
Patricia Zohn

An exhibition about maverick artists in London draws uncanny parallels to the fallout from the British phone hacking scandal.

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No Women Allowed... For 134 Years

The Huffington Post | Matt Ferner | Posted 09.10.2011

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The historic El Paso Club in Colorado Springs has been an exclusive men's club for 134 years and recently voted to continue to deny women membership -...

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Your Favorite Authors' Drinks Of Choice

flavorwire.com | Posted 08.13.2011

Read More: Oscar Wilde, Dorothy Parker, Charles Bukowski, Ernest Heingway, Anne Sexton, Favorite Authors, William Faulkner, William S. Burroughs, Dylan Thomas, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Books News

It’s a well-known stereotype that many literary authors are also raging drunkards. Which, forgive us, doesn’t make us want to emulate them any les...

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Jersey Shore Meets Oscar Wilde

GalleyCat | Jason Boog on April 26, 2011 10:43 AM | Posted 06.27.2011

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Tired of reading about Jersey Shore book deals? Literature has finally struck back. In the video embedded above, two stars of an Oscar Wilde play o...

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WATCH: Broadway Stars Perform 'Jersey Shore Gone Wilde'

Posted 06.26.2011

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If you've seen an episode of MTV's Jersey Shore, you know the cast is prone to throwing around quoteworthy phrases like confetti. Where would Amer...

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4 Steps To Pricing Like A Pro

Jim Schuchart | Posted 05.29.2011

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Jim Schuchart

Follow these four steps to quantifying customer value and you'll be on the path to pricing like the pros.

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50 Books Every Child Should Read

The Independent | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Oscar Wilde, Children's Books, Lewis Carroll, Michael Morpurgo, Childrens Books, Charles Dickens, Michael Rosen, Philip Pullman, Jrr Tolkien, Books News

Education Secretary Michael Gove says that children aged 11 should be reading 50 books a year to improve literacy standards. We asked three of Brit...

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A Celtic Wanderer (PHOTOS)

Liza Weisstuch | Posted 09.20.2011

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Liza Weisstuch

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Sadness Just Below the Surface: This Artweek.LA (February 21-27)

Bill Bush | Posted 05.25.2011

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Bill Bush

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Finding Out Your Fiancé Is Gay

Samara O'Shea | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Jim McGreevey, Oscar Wilde, Dina Matos McGreevey, Kiri Blakeley, Constance Wilde, Marriage, Coming Out, Gay Fiancé, Gay Boyfriend, Gay Husband, Healthy Living News
Samara O'Shea

It's painful to disentangle yourself emotionally from someone you love, whether he's a boyfriend, fiancé or husband, but it's significantly easier to untie yourself from someone legally if you haven't sworn, "Till death do us part."

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Padlocks Declaring Your Love On The Pont Des Arts In Paris

Ronda Carman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ronda Carman

While Paris has long been the idyllic destination for lovers, it is the Pont des Arts pedestrian bridge over the Seine River that has recently become ...

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"The Only Way To Get Rid Of A Temptation Is To Yield To It"

flavorwire.com | Kathleen Massara | Posted 05.25.2011

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Wooing is hard work. Inevitably all of us will be crushed by disappointment from time to time when a chosen paramour rejects us with a single, cutting...

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