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...

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,...

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...

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...

closeSign in to NowPublic

is reporting from