Book Review: The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Reception Upon its release, the St Jame’s Gazette questioned why Wilde would put his name to “so stupid and vulgar a piece of work”….
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Film Review | The Happy Prince – or The End of Oscar Wilde
Taking its name from Oscar Wilde’s The Happy Prince and Other Tales, the movie The Happy Prince tells of the heart-breaking final years of…
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Book Review: The Importance of Being Ernest by Oscar Wilde
(Technically a play review, but it’s a review of the script, so ‘book’ makes more sense) Frivolous Brilliance Simply put, The Importance of…
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#Aestheticism: The Life of Oscar Wilde
While by no means exclusive to writers, nor universal to them – and without intending to paint a sombre brush over this article –…
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Introducing Sculptor Joseph Rastovich: Creating a Life Of Expression and Balance
The chalky smell of plaster being poured into the soft latex molds to make figurines. The vibrant colors of paint and ample coffee cans…
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Book Review: Exploring 19th-Century Life | Travels with Henry James
Before He Was the Henry James of Literature While most know him as the brilliant novelist behind works such as The Portrait of a…
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Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power 1963-1983, The Broad, Los Angeles
When Jay-Z & Beyonce rented out the Louvre Museum in Paris to shoot a music video for their joint album Everything Is Love, initially many…
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On the Banks of the River Shannon: The Town of Athlone, County Westmeath
Along the Shannon River Named after the Celtic goddess Sionna, the Shannon River is the longest running river in Ireland. It begins at Shannon…
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Meant to Be – A Poem by Natalie Patterson
It is because you are meant to be that you are Standing in your sun kissed skin You are radiant and brilliant You…
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Saints of Ireland: In Search of Saint Brigid
Saint Brigid of Kildare is one of the three patron saints of Ireland and may be the most beloved. This 5th century saint is…
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Desert X: Planet 98-2
Pop-up art exhibits and galleries can be a hit a or miss these days because of the over-saturation of art installations that cater more…
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Book Review | Unmarriageable: Pride and Prejudice in Pakistan by Soniah Kamal
Unmarriageable: A Book Based on a Book It is a strange thing, reviewing a book based on a book of which one is very…
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