Topic: Oscar Wilde

Declaring His Genius

In his 1882 lecture tour of the US and Canada, Irish wit Oscar Wilde let his clothing and set design do half the work.

Energy Voices UK Greens' tragedy: a partial solution to warming

The world is on the cusp of dramatic reductions in greenhouse gases if China replaces coal power with shale gas. But Greens are fighting the technology to do that.

Chapter & Verse Old friends Junot Díaz and Francisco Goldman talk shop

Authors Junot Díaz and Francisco Goldman chat with each other and Miwa Messer at The Barnes and Noble review.

South Wind

Washington Post critic Michael Dirda weighs in on Norman Douglas' classic "South Wind" a 1917 novel that makes for hilarious and "utterly pagan" beach reading.

"One City, One Book" – what 5 cities chose to read

Collective reading is alive and well in the 2000s – thanks to large-scale online book clubs (think "One Book, One Twitter," for example) and also to community “One City, One Book” programs which encourage an entire metropolis to read the same book at the same time. What are cities reading this year? Here are the 2011 picks of five participating cities – all of them apparently drawn to books with strong cultural themes .

Top Picks: Johnny Depp, PBS's 'Masterpiece Mystery!,' Placido Domingo, and more

Johnny Depp's animated comedy 'Rango' comes to DVD, PBS's 'Masterpiece Mystery!' follows an Italian detective, Placido Domingo sings in a very special presentation of Verdi's Rigoletto, and more recommendations.

Opinion: Newt Gingrich and the adultery question

Newt Gingrich's candidacy revives an old question: How relevant is adultery when it comes to choosing a president?

Three Parisian paths to bliss

A mission to find the best chocolat chaud in Paris.

Opinion: Will GOP really take on Big Government -- and Obama's straw-man attacks?

The problem for Republicans after Tuesday’s election is that Americans are opposed to Big Government, but only at a high level of abstraction. Translating that general sentiment into specific program cuts that are popular, or even tolerated, is the hard part.

Bloomsday: Apple reverses course on controversial Ulysses Seen iPad app

Bloomsday revelers, re-Joyce! Apple reps have changed their mind about Ulysses Seen, an iPad application which was previously censored to fit the guidelines of the Apple Store. Ulysses Seen is now available – in its complete, unedited form – and just in time for Bloomsday.

Map of the Invisible World

Can a thrice-abandoned child find his way in revolutionary Indonesia?

Opinion: The ally the British love to hate

The cultural animosity toward the US will not help the UK in the long run.

What are the 'classics' of children's lit?

Built of Books

Oscar Wilde’s life viewed through the prism of his library.

Broadway leaps into spring

Some big-name actors return to the stage and stir up the classics.

Financial blogger's arrest tests Korea's progress on human rights

The government has charged Park Dae-sung with spreading false rumors that cost the country billions.

Beardsley drawing sets record at Fine Books auction

Whose play is this, anyway?

'Anastasia' was a seasoned actress who got the general gist of Oscar Wilde's words.

Keeping up with the Jameses

A 'House of Wits' that dazzled even as it disappointed.