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The Vatican wakes up to the wisdom of Oscar Wilde

" With his outrageous wit, clear disdain for figures of authority and openly homosexual lifestyle, Oscar Wilde is an unlikely pin-up for the Catholic Church. Persecuted and imprisoned for his sexuality, gay rights...

opinion by Babel-Fish | 18 wks ago | updated 18 wks ago
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As a child, Charlize Theron spoke Afrikaans

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She Speaks Gooder English than Even Me (Foreign-born celebrity polyglots)

Having heard that Oscar Best Actress Charlize Theron had learned English by watching television, I found these related facts about world-class language learners:CHARLIZE THERON, Birth: August 7, 1975 in Benoni,...

created by denseatoms | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Noel Coward MAD DOGS AND ENGLISHMEN (1955)

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Are these Britain's greatest wits ... or twits?

" A bizarre survey of "Britain's greatest wits" garnered a fair number of column inches this morning, as bizarre surveys are wont to do on Mondays - Sunday being a largely news-less (and witless) day. The survey...

created by LotusFlower | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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Syphilis on Rampage in Big Apple

Nietzsche might have had 'The Pox', as is speculated for Oscar Wilde, Beethoven, van Gogh, and even Abe Lincoln [source]. So, big deal right? It is if you're a New Yorker: this year there are twice as many...