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Oscar Wilde

Why Are These Artists Defending Pedophiles?

Johann Hari | Posted 11.27.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Oscar Wilde, Gore Vidal, Alan Bennett, Stephen Fry, History Boys, Roman Polanski, Entertainment News
Johann Hari

Over the past few years, there has been a drip-drip of artists, from Alan Bennett to Gore Vidal, defending old men who abuse their power over young boys and girls for sexual pleasure.

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Letter From Paris: Let the Saints Come Marching In

Beth Arnold | Posted 10.31.2009 | Style

Read More: Day of the Dead, France, Paris, Buchenwald, Dachau, Pere Lachaise Cemetery, Oscar Wilde, Halloween, Alice B. Toklas, Nazi Concentration Camps, All Saints Day, Gertrude Stein, Edith Piaf, Sachsenhausen, Oranienburg, Style News
Beth Arnold

We headed over to the beautiful cemetery to say hey to Oscar Wilde, Gertrude Stein, Alice B. Toklas, and others. If the 20th Arrondissement is good enough for them, then it certainly should work for us.

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Dad, Dad, Uncle Alvin's Been Arrested

Norman Horowitz | Posted 11.21.2009 | New York

Read More: 1945 or 1946 NY Giant Playoff Game, Oscar Wilde, Andrew Cuomo, Sec, Alvin Paris, Judge Jed Rakoff, Merril Lynch Bank of America Merger, Merril Lynch, New York News
Norman Horowitz

In my humble opinion we should hire as many special prosecutors as are needed to investigate the stuff that happened on Wall Street that has screwed up our country and put as many as called for into jail.

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TIFF's Guilty Pleasures

Erica Abeel | Posted 11.15.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Oscar Wilde, Ricky Gervais, U.S. Open, "The Invention of Lying, Michael Haneke, Jennifer Garner, Vanity Fair, Graydon Carter, Colin Firth, Entertainment News
Erica Abeel

The past day's crop of films has ranged from moderately interesting to guilty pleasure.

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Toronto Film Fest Day 3: Cartoons, Cads and Commies

Michael Giltz | Posted 11.12.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Oscar Wilde, Toronto Film Festival, Leon Trotsky, Disney, Film, Movies, Cinema, Animation, Capitalism Movie, Entertainment News
Michael Giltz

Tomorrow is just a train wreck of competing film screenings. I interview Vera Farmiga at 10:20 for the excellent Up In The Air. But then what?

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4 Steps To Enrich Your Life

Anne Naylor | Posted 09.15.2009 | Living

Read More: Vision, Oscar Wilde, The Science of Getting Rich, Purpose, Spirit, Kari Henley, William Wordsworth, Russell Bishop, Abundance, John-Roger, Faith, Wallace D Wattles, Gratitude, Living News
Anne Naylor

"Ordinary riches can be stolen, real riches cannot. In your soul are infinitely precious things that cannot be taken from you." Oscar Wilde Educati...

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Big Brother 11: The Wizard of Wacko Place.

Tallulah Morehead | Posted 09.14.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Oscar Wilde, Reality TV, Paula Abdul, Jessica Simpson, Julie Chen, Stephen Hawking, Cbs, Jeremy Piven, Entertainment Weekly, Sanjaya Malakar, Tolkien, Kendra Wilkinson, Jon Gosselin, Very Bad Things, The Sham-Wow Guy, Big Brother, Entertainment News
Tallulah Morehead

Jeremy Piven visited the Big Brother House this week. Poor Jeremy.Now the houseguests are all in danger of getting mercury poisoning.

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When It Comes to Healthcare, Be Selfish

Gerald Sindell | Posted 09.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Big Pharma, Health Care Reform, Oscar Wilde, Karen Ignagni, Obama Health Care, Enlightened Self-Interest, Public Health Insurance Plan, Healthcare System, Universal Healthcare, Healthcare Debate, Pharmaceutical Industry, Talking Heads, Private Health Insurance, Pharmaceuticals, Healthcare, Politics News
Gerald Sindell

When I see talking heads, "experts," and politicians talking about healthcare, I want them to answer the people's, and only the people's questions.

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5 Reasons To Stay With The Person You Love

Laura Dave | Posted 09.06.2009 | Living

Read More: Mark Sanford, Oscar Wilde, Marriage, Jon and Kate, Love, Living News
Laura Dave

While researching my most recent novel, I sat down and spoke to women, men, and married couples about why they do stay. And, sometimes, why they wished they had.

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Every Status Update Tells a Story: Twitter Novels and Facebook Lit

Sarah Schmelling | Posted 08.15.2009 | Media

Read More: Facebook Parody, Literature, Oscar Wilde, Facebook Lit, Twitter, Jane Austen, Maidens Who Don't Float, Facebook, Movies, Movie Lines, Social Media, First Draft Movie Lines, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, Parody, Facebook Status, Mark Twain, Ophelia, Media News
Sarah Schmelling

The term sounds like a make-your-own-course title for a sixth-year undergrad at a progressive college but Facebook Lit has been my creative challenge and my job for a year.

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"Just Who Does She Think She Is?" The Value Of Resilience

Dr. Cara Barker | Posted 05.30.2009 | Living

Read More: Oscar Wilde, Pamela Tanner Bell, Susan Boyle, Swine Flu, Fritz Perls, "Who Does She Think She Is?" Documentary, Resilience Champions, Self-Bullying, Living News
Dr. Cara Barker

When I look at the breaking news, featuring the latest scare, be it Swine Flu, the economy, natural disasters, torture, I am reminded of Fritz Perls' ...

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If Christmas Were a Dream

Anne Hill | Posted 01.22.2009 | Style

Read More: Dream Symbols, Symbolism, Oscar Wilde, Dreams, Winter Solstice, Christmas Trees, Christmas, Ornaments, Dream Interpretation, Gold, Freud, Holiday Season Commentary, Dream Symbolism, Christmas Commentary, Penguin Dictionary of Symbols, Style News
Anne Hill

One of my favorite things to do is thinking about what real-life events would mean if they were dreams. So, I thought I'd have some fun analyzing some holiday traditions for their dream meanings.

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Beethoven and Lord Byron Need Carrie Bradshaw to Live On

Samara O'Shea | Posted 12.19.2008 | Style

Read More: Oscar Wilde, Love Letters, Sex and the City: The Movie, Beethoven, Anias Nin, Carrie Bradshaw, Ronald Regan, John Keats, Napoleon, Letter Writing Books, Hennry Miller, Lord Byron, Mozart, Style News
Samara O'Shea

On November 25th St. Martins Press will release a book that has already been published--from my quick count--at least five times. The sixth has the Carrie Bradshaw seal of approval.

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Sarcasm Month

Michael DeJong | Posted 11.22.2008 | Living

Read More: Andy Warhol, Oscar Wilde, Sarcasm, Irony, Dorothy Parker, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Jesus, Pontius Pilate, Sarah Palin, Environment, Abraham Lincoln, Real Americans, Media, Bush, Living News
Michael DeJong

There is no doubt that frightful things in current events make for sensational opportunities for sarcasm -- in these times, it's almost "trench humor" that helps us survive.

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