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• HOMOVISION REHAB with THE SWARMITE: SACRIFICE

  
  Gay London videos and news, gay interviews, gay clubbing, gay health, gay comment and gay views on HOMOVISION.TV Gay TV, gay London videos and news, gay interviews, gay clubbing, gay health, gay comment and gay views on HOMOVISION.TV — Authority: 138
  Before chems became the main course and not the starter, GAY MEN’S HEALTH was all about catching the lurgee, the gay plague bestowed upon us by an unknown force and according to Donna Summer in the ’80’s, it was the Lord himself shouting down from above – no more bum fun for you lot. Sacrifice [...]
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• Article Title Unknown

  
  London Student — Authority: 132
  To paraphrase Saint Oscar himself, it is absurd to divide films into good or bad; they’re simply either charming or tedious.  Oliver Parker’s latest screen adaptation of England’s greatest wit’s only novel does indeed poisonously charm, by running wild – if not Wilde – with its inspiration’s fatally ...
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• Julian Casablancas – Phrazes for the Young

  
  cornershopstudios — Authority: 145
  Walking the fine line between right and wrong, artificial and genuine, The Strokes’ frontman Julian Casablancas renders a pithy and respectable solo debut with Phrazes for the Young. Produced by Jason Lader with additional efforts from Mike Mogis (Bright Eyes), the album was recorded in L.A., Nebraska and ...
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• Weekender to close: the Silver Lining

  
  Pendock Uncorked — Authority: 117
  The bombshell that this is the last weekend of the Weekender evoked the usual progression of emotions running the gamut from D to D: dismay, disgust, despair. From the B-(Bacchanalian) perspective, it’s yet another nail in the coffin of wine hackery with the loss of yet another wine column although agile Michael ...
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• Art is the most intense mode of individualism that the world has known.

  
  2009 Artist Quote of the Day — Authority: 125
  Oscar Wilde Oscar Fingal O’Flahertie Wills Wilde (16 October 1854 – 30 November 1900) was an Irish playwright, poet and author of numerous short stories and one novel. Known for his biting wit, he became one of the most successful playwrights of the late Victorian era in London, and one of the greatest ...
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• Weekender to close: the Silver Lining

  
  Pendock Uncorked — Authority: 122
  The bombshell that this is the last weekend of the Weekender evoked the usual progression of emotions running the gamut from D to D: dismay, disgust, despair. From the B-(Bacchanalian) perspective, it’s yet another nail in the coffin of wine hackery with the loss of yet another wine column although agile Michael ...
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• we’re all in the gutter

  
  Lovely Disco — Authority: 125
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• We preview the Shaw Festival’s 2010 season

  
  EMSWORTH — Authority: 103
  The poster for the original stage production of One Touch of Venus, the only musical on the 2010 playbill It’s not quite Kremlinology, but we like the challenge of trying to figure out what’s really going on at the Shaw Festival from the official clues. Now that its 2010 schedule of plays is out, we think we ...
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• On Dedications

  
  Book Case — Authority: 112
  Dedications. Those small, quiet lines at the front of the book that give the reader a brief flash of insight into the world of the writer rather than that of the story. A note of thanks to a lover, friend, relative or mysterious initialed associate, “The dedication of the novel is the most personal and [...]Related ...
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• How many Schickels is an Altman worth?

  
  Premium Hollywood - Entertainment blog, Hollywood blog, movie blog, TV blog — Authority: 486
  Probably for the same reason that you don’t often see movie stars diss other movie stars for their acting, or directors critique helmers they think are less imaginative, film critics and writers tend to avoid making negative public comments about each other’s work. There are exceptions, however. Armond White of ...
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• it’s a wiiiiilde wednesday!!

  
  Gracetopia — Authority: 123
  Aubrey Beardsley illustrated Oscar Wilde’s Salome , creating one of my favorite books ever because omg Beardsley is a genius illustrator. However—and perhaps not surprisingly—the two ended up not getting along very well. Wilde complained about the art, and in retaliation Beardsley drew this cartoon, ...
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• Don’t Quote Me, Vol. 283

  
  LOFT965 — Authority: 523
  “A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world.” - Oscar Wilde Posted in Queen Of The Night, quote Tagged: ilde, nocturnal, oscar, oscarw, quote, wilde
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• The Importance of Being.

  
  Access denied-living with multiple sclerosis — Authority: 128
  Wild Mushrooms. Last night ate a couple of space chocolates Richie had made for me, very good chocolates but did not feel totally reassured that they would get me off to sleep. This was because Richie had showed me a big new pile of post and added to the pile that is already there for me to deal with, could feel ...
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• In defense of fun

  
  Student Life — Authority: 602
  Recently, I have been finding friends of mine complaining to me that they are not enjoying things that they do. This boggles my mind. Why would you ever do anything that is not fun? That is what I ask them. The answers are invariably some form of either “I don’t know” or “because I have to.” Neither of ...
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• Salomé scored

  
  { feuilleton } — Authority: 553
  Alla Nazimova as Salomé (1923). I wrote a while ago about Alla Nazimova’s luscious silent film production of Oscar Wilde’s Salomé , a suitably Decadent affair with an allegedly all-gay cast, and costume and stage design based on Aubrey Beardsley’s celebrated illustrations . The film is currently ...
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• Top 25 Favorite Writers

  
  Celsius1414 — Authority: 129
  Much like for my favorite movies , here is a list of my Top 25 favorite writers. Vladimir Nabokov Ray Bradbury JRR Tolkien Kurt Vonnegut Douglas Adams Mark Twain The rest in alphabetical order by last name: Robert Benchley Charlotte Brontë Emily Brontë Albert Camus Raymond Chandler Umberto Eco ...
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• Picture of the Week #1

  
  Spectacular Attractions — Authority: 410
  Because it’s Friday, here’s a new quick n’ easy regular feature, showing off an interesting image that has crossed my path in the last seven days. Tuesy really enjoyed the new adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray , which she watched in preparation for a visit to Matthew Bourne’s ...
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• Quotes – Part 18 – History

  
  Running Wolf's Rant — Authority: 121
  var fbShare = {url: http://rwrant.co.za/2009/10/30/quotes-part-18-history/,size:small}It’s a shame that there aren’t that many people these days who are interested in history, especially the younger generation. Most of them are not interested on the course of events that has made the world what it is today. How ...
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• another Wilde Wednesday

  
  Gracetopia — Authority: 123
  April 1891 To Arthur Conan Doyle Between me and life there is a mist of words always. I throw probability out of the window for the sake of a phrase, and the chance of an epigram makes me desert truth. Still I do aim at making a work of art, and I am really delighted that you think my treatment subtle and ...
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• Marx Gets a Boost from the Vatican

  
  Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines — Authority: 726
  Although Pope Benedict XVI made a point of denouncing institutionalized Marxism two years ago, the Vatican’s own newspaper, L’Osservatore Romano, last week cast a more redemptive light on Karl Marx’s ideas by going to the primary source and validating the German economist’s critiques of capitalism.  —KA ...
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