I am admittedly mostly gushing over The Picture of Dorian Gray, which is absolutely a must read, but the other one that comes to mind is his play, The Importance of Being Earnest.
Edit: Oh, somebody else replied with it first. Well, I'm honestly stymied. I guess I haven't read as much Wilde as I thought I had, because I'm looking at his Wikipedia page and not seeing a lot of things I know. But it turns out according to Wikipedia that Earnest is his fourth "drawing-room play", "following Lady Windermere's Fan (1892), A Woman of No Importance (1893) and An Ideal Husband (1895)". So, I think I'll check those out pretty soon. I can't imagine they would disappoint, but I guess I'll find out.
Better vibe? The president has already put a bullseye on the "left". I feel they wanted something like this so they can escalate the attacks on US cities.
Every bit helps, and everyone knows these racist, mentally unwell and hellbound assholes are cowards, so it might be enough to dissuade potential Kirks. Having said that, seeing all these English flags over here (very loud dog whistles for racism) makes me feel like nothing will change in the West (or at least in the Anglo-Saxon/Germanic West) in the short term. 😭
I believe the actual Oscar Wilde quote is:
“Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go.”
For people who haven't read Oscar Wilde, if you like witty dialogue in your stories, Wilde is top tier, and I think that's underselling him.
Other than The Picture of Dorian Gray, what would you recommend?
Importance of Being Earnest is a family favorite. The film is great too
I am admittedly mostly gushing over The Picture of Dorian Gray, which is absolutely a must read, but the other one that comes to mind is his play, The Importance of Being Earnest.
Edit: Oh, somebody else replied with it first. Well, I'm honestly stymied. I guess I haven't read as much Wilde as I thought I had, because I'm looking at his Wikipedia page and not seeing a lot of things I know. But it turns out according to Wikipedia that Earnest is his fourth "drawing-room play", "following Lady Windermere's Fan (1892), A Woman of No Importance (1893) and An Ideal Husband (1895)". So, I think I'll check those out pretty soon. I can't imagine they would disappoint, but I guess I'll find out.
I may not celebrate deaths, but I do watch some obituaries with glee.
This is definitely one of them. Real "reap what you sow" vibes.
I kinda wish it would have left him like Christopher Reeves, but then again he'd still be able to talk and that would be bad.
i mean you kinda got your wish just +10 years
The world has had a bit of a better vibe today....I wonder why....🤔
Better vibe? The president has already put a bullseye on the "left". I feel they wanted something like this so they can escalate the attacks on US cities.
It was for a moment in time when I made the comment, not so much anymore 😅
Honestly, fuck no. Great, Kirk is dead now. He will be replaced by 10 new sycophants and will become a martyr in no time.
What has this accomplished?
If you think things are going to be better after today, you're delusional.
It'll get much worse before things get better, as is tradition.
I may be dating myself. But, I remember posting a similar comment during the Bush administration. 😭
Collapse is always slowly, then suddenly.
You're not wrong.
Every bit helps, and everyone knows these racist, mentally unwell and hellbound assholes are cowards, so it might be enough to dissuade potential Kirks. Having said that, seeing all these English flags over here (very loud dog whistles for racism) makes me feel like nothing will change in the West (or at least in the Anglo-Saxon/Germanic West) in the short term. 😭
*persons