There's a rather amusing quote from Winston Churchill: "Tact is the ability to tell someone to go to hell in such a way that they look forward to the trip". If there's anyone who embodies that quote, ...

Oscar Wilde is having something of a resurgence in 2018. Born 164 years ago today, his real-life story continues to resonate for many. A Very English Scandal: the true story behind BBC drama on Jeremy ...

Revisiting his critical writing, we learn a valuable lesson about the critic’s role in refusing bad taste and bad politics. “Disobedience, in the eyes of anyone who has read history, is man’s original ...

The Complete Letters of Oscar Wilde , edited by Merlin Holland and Rupert Hart-Davis. Henry Holt, 1,270 pages, $45. When Oscar Wilde landed at New York harbor on Jan. 2, 1882, he had written almost ...

When Oscar Wilde was jailed for "gross indecency," a charge historically used to criminalize gay sex, his library card was revoked. 130 years later, the British Library has re-issued it.