" 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...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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