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Orgies, vampires and jewel-laden tortoises: it’s time we buried the myths of decadence in art

Is western civilisation being destroyed by its own decadence? Was the Roman empire? And does a preference for Lord of the Rings over The Matrix indicate that we are all doomed? Our critic tries to sift fact from fiction …

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Charles Kay obituary

Stalwart supporting actor who appeared at the RSC and the National, and on TV in I, Claudius and Fortunes of War

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Stephen Fry ‘startled and enchanted’ with knighthood in New Year Honours

He has been recognised for services to mental health awareness, the environment and to charity.

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Australia on stage: the best theatre, musicals, dance and opera of 2024

Guardian Australia critics pick out the best live stage experiences of the year

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Oscar Wilde was vibing before the Beach Boys

Letters: The notion of ‘vibes’ may originate in The Importance of Being Earnest, says Richard Haslam

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The Invention of Love review – Simon Russell Beale yearns from the underworld

The quicksilver actor is a vocal glory as the poet and classicist AE Housman looking back at his younger, tormented self in Tom Stoppard’s play

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The week in theatre: Ballet Shoes; The Importance of Being Earnest; The Devil Wears Prada; The Massive Tragedy of Madame Bovary – review

At the National, Noel Streatfeild’s classic flies while Oscar Wilde’s wit is gorgeously unleashed. Elsewhere, a slavishly faithful take on The Devil Wears Prada and a bijou Flaubert caper

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Dame Edna Everage spectacles among items in Barry Humphries auction

Christie’s will auction Barry Humphries: The Personal Collection in London on February 13 next year.

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Nicholas Cullinan's guide to London: Korean fried chicken, karaoke and The River Café

The British Museum boss on his favourite karaoke spot, nights out with Courtney Love and the Miuccia Prada line he lives by

Evening Standard

Five ways to predict the future from around the world – from spider divination to bibliomancy

Some questions are hard to answer and always have been. Does my beloved love me back? Should my country go to war? Who stole my goats?

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The Importance of Being Earnest at the National Theatre review: Ncuti Gatwa stars in a fizzing production

4/5 Expect Bridgerton-style colourblind casting and sexual fluidity in this radical reinvention of a 19th-century classic

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The Importance of Being Earnest review – Ncuti Gatwa leads a Wilde party of irresistible anarchic charm

Gatwa’s Algernon brings delightful mischief to a high-camp production pointing up the classic Victorian comedy’s subversive queerness

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30 Wildest Comebacks That People Have Heard Or Come Up With

Someone asked “What is the most brutal insult you’ve ever heard in your life?” and people shared their best examples. The post 30 Wildest Comebacks That People Have Heard Or Come Up With first appeared on Bored Panda.

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The American No by Rupert Everett review – blackly comic short stories

The actor, writer and director mines his own backlog of unmade projects to create an exhilarating collection

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After 50 years, overdue library book is returned to Massachusetts library with a sweet note

‘It’s a rarity that someone found this,’ said one staffer at the Worcester Public Library

Evening Standard

Discovery of lost Oscar Wilde books hailed a 'miracle'

Librarian’s detective work links three books to the world-famous author

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Baszucki Group | Manchester Utd v FC Twente | Oscar Wilde sculpture | Settle, North Yorkshire

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Arty outrage, ancient sweets and Abba’s nuptials – take the Thursday quiz

Questions on general knowledge and topical trivia, plus a few jokes, every Thursday. How will you fare?

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Oscar Wilde’s grandson condemns ‘hideous’ new statue of the playwright

‘Segmented head’ sculpture was designed by the late Scottish artist Sir Eduardo Paolozzi

The Guardian - UK

‘Absolutely hideous’: new London sculpture of Oscar Wilde condemned by his grandson

Gloomy segmented head of famed playwright fails to convey his wit and brilliance, says Merlin Holland

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It’s only LSD but I like it: the play telling the untold story about the Rolling Stones drugs bust

Keith Richards and Mick Jagger’s 1967 raid and trial caused a national storm, seeming to pitch old against young, Establishment against counterculture. But was the real story overlooked? We return to the 60s at their most swinging

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Oscar: the tragedy and beauty of Wilde’s life, and an historic moment on the ballet stage

Christopher Wheeldon and The Australian Ballet’s Oscar, which had its world premiere in Melbourne on September 13, is based on the story of Oscar Wilde: the writer, the man, the protester.

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The Australian Ballet: Oscar review – much to love in this blend of classical and contemporary dance

Regent Theatre, MelbourneThe Australian Ballet’s male dancers shine in Christopher Wheeldon’s new ballet but stage design often obscures view of dancers’ feetGet our weekend culture and lifestyle email

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Wilde dance a groundbreaking ballet of queer love

With its world premiere of Christopher Wheeldon's Oscar, the Australian Ballet has put queer love into classical dance.

The Guardian - UK

‘How far do you go in the depiction of gay lovemaking?’: Christopher Wheeldon on his new Oscar Wilde ballet

There has never been a gay-themed work in the classical dance repertoire – until now. The esteemed choreographer hopes to change that for good, even if he’s sometimes the one blushing

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