A 'Don Juan Among the Intelligentsia,' and More

H.G. Wells called himself a “Don Juan among the intelligentsia.” His affairs led to children, bad feelings, and several novels.

H.G. Wells called himself a “Don Juan among the intelligentsia.” His affairs led to children, bad feelings, and several novels... more »

Greasepaint, face powder, new clothes, cold cream: Noël Coward noted every grubby particular of life in the theater... more »

The idea of exorcism is, in many ways, ridiculous. Yet it lingers, as if nasty spirits were ev…