Marquis de Sade

You'll Know It When You See It

John Ruskin, the English art critic, never consummated his marriage because on his wedding night, he  read more »

You’ll Know It When You See It

John Ruskin, the English art critic, never consummated his marriage because on his wedding night, he  read more »

Happy Birthday, Dolores Haze! Still a Nymphet, 50 Years Later

Vladimir Nabokov, educator, in 1958.
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Vladimir Nabokov, educator, in 1958.

Delicate snares are everywhere in Lolita, and the tread of 50th anniversaries can be as crushing as  read more »

A Dirty Little Movie That Doesn't Do It for Me

Philip Kaufman's Quills , from a screenplay by Doug Wright based upon his play, has taken so many li  read more »