The Picture of Dorian Gray
The White Whale. The One Ring. The Picture of Dorian Gray. Some literary symbols are so potent, they take on a whole life of their own.Even if you've never read this book, chances are you know exac...
The Yellow Book
No, this isn't a reference to the now basically obsolete Yellow Pages. Dorian Gray isn't looking for the phone number of a local Domino's circa 1992. Instead, this is a thinly veiled reference to J...
Sex, drugs, and…opera?
You've heard your grandparents moaning about it: "Kids these days, with their sex dates and their crazy drugs and always blasting opera music late at night." Well, maybe not. But if your grandparen...