Man and Woman Contemplating the Moon, 1824, by Caspar David Friedrich

An Ode to Dark Romanticism

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The old woman could be seen as a shadow against skeletal trees that scratched at a threatening sky, for she took solace in late...

The Decadent, Dangerous Mr. Wilde

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Portrait of Oscar Wilde (1882), by Napoleon Sarony IanDagnall Computing / Alamy Stock Photo If we were in Paris (we really should be in Paris!), I...

A Message From Sherry L. Ross

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We hope you're having a gorgeous Wednesday! We wanted to make your afternoon slightly more gorgeous with this sweet missive from our friend Sherry L....
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Ways to Embrace an Art Nouveau Aesthetic

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  • Adorn your long and flowing (or short and pixie-perfect) hair with flowers, one tucked above each ear with a headband or ribbon between,...

In Search of the Sisterhood

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The word Pre-Raphaelite almost always conjures up a certain kind of woman. She has a cascade of copper hair, a face filled with mournful...
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The Quickest and Wickedest Cocktailing in the Fin de Siècle

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Picture the heavenly death of lab rats subjected to absinthe tests, like those reported in the Boston Medical and Surgical Journal of 1894: “The...
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Talking Magic and Storytelling with Isabel Allende

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Article from Issue #33 Subscribe | Single Issue Any reader who wants engrossing fiction that tugs on the threads that connect humanity will find a match in...

Fairy Tales and Decadence

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BY SARA CLETO AND BRITTANY WARMAN Illustration: The Nightingale from Tales by Hans Christian Andersen (1911), by Heinrich Lefler and Joseph Urban     Despite their reputation for...
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Seeking the Witch

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BY SARA CLETO AND BRITTANY WARMAN Few words conjure up an always bubbling, deeply complex brew of emotion like the whisper of witch. Depending on...

Eowyn Ivey

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Article from Issue #27 Subscribe | Single Issue PHOTOGRAPHY BY VIONA IELEGEMS Ewyn Ivey’s award-winning 2012 debut novel The Snow Child tells the story of a...