20 days ago by timtheenchanter93

Ridiculous title aside, I think the parallel between Oscar Wilde’s eponymous character and Dimmesdale are sort of interesting. In class, Blake mentioned the physical decay of Chillingsworth that correlates with the interior decay of Dimmesdale. This made me think of Dorian Gray’s portrait: “He would ...

32 days ago by Beth Parker

“Morality, like art, means drawing a line someplace.” – Oscar Wilde Copyright Beth Parker Art 2012 Itty Bitty Kitty ATC – 2.5″ x 3.5″ Quickie Watercolor I did this little 20 minute watercolor sketch from Elaine’s WetCanvas photo of her cat Mollie. Sometimes it’s fun to just play, right? About Oscar ...

54 days ago by sherby57

When I first started the numbering system for my gig diary posts it was designed to be a rudimentary gauge for how I was progressing as a stand up (e.g. Gig 12 – semi-pro, Gig 21 – give up work to go full-time, Gig 30 – ready for Live At The Apollo etc etc). It was only when I was at Word Up – a poe ...

56 days ago by rileybrad

This is part II in our examination of how immense Divine Beings prepare for their incarnations into the historical stream of human evolution. In part I (for part I click link) we examined how Christ chose his core disciples and how Christ needed a key to unlock Ahriman’s stranglehold on death, decep ...

111 days ago by Dri Afonso

Meninas, tudo bem? Tenho uma dica de livro super bacana pra vocês. É um clássico do Oscar Wilde (de quem sou fã). "The Picture of Dorian Gray" (Retrato de Dorian Gray). O romance conta a história de um jovem chamado Dorian Gray, na Inglaterra aristocrática e hedonista do século XIX, que torna-se mod ...

121 days ago

“There is something fatal about a portrait. It has a life of its own.” - The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

123 days ago by Dark Archivist

Tonight I began reading The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde, an author whom I’ve neglected almost completely (except in movies and a few short stories such as The Canterville Ghost). I never know 1) when to take Oscar Wilde to heart or 2) when he’s tongue in cheek. My guess (without having stu ...

131 days ago by Darkly

The second tape I sent. It's a bit random I guess but there's some great garage in there. And because it's so bloody great, here's a youtube clip with the intro song by the best 60's garage band from Sweden, the Tages.

142 days ago by Legal Transcription Services

London's Central Criminal Court Sessions Papers for April 1895 were blunt, declaring that "the details of this case are unfit for publication." The case was Oscar Wilde's first trial, a libel action brought against the Marquess of Queensberry for publicly calling him a homosexual. What unfolded in t ...

143 days ago by Anne

Rushed this one again. I also take pride in how creepy this looks.