Gustave Flaubert

Earlier this year, when Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed a 100-book required reading list for his compatriots, it provoked anxiety, rekindling memories of Soviet-era censorship. The furor underscored an important point: that literature plays a...

Happy 85th birthday, Marilyn Monroe, reader of Ulysses and Bertrand Russell....

1857: A French court acquitted author Gustave Flaubert of obscenity for his serialized novel "Madame Bovary." 1861: The general council of the Choctaw Indian nation adopted a resolution declaring allegiance with the South ''in the event a permanent...

THEATER REVIEW: "1001" ★★½ Through Oct. 9 by Collaboraction at the Chopin Theatre, 1543 W. Division St.; Running time: 2 hours; Tickets: $15-25 at 312-226-9633 or www.collaboraction.org Scheherazade is best known as a plucky princess who has a tricky...

From the Chicago Park District: The lineup for this summer's Theater on the Lake! Each summer, the Chicago Park District’s open-air stage is home to the best dramatic, comedic and innovative performances the city of Chicago has to offer, all...

We've never thought of off-leash dog parks as a place to show off one's clothing -- more like a place to get splattered with muddy paw prints and covered in fur. Those perils to fine clothing haven't stopped some fashionable......

Photo: Daniel Resch, 22 (left), and Johnique Shackelford, 23, both of Silver Lake, at the Silverlake Dog Park, with Gonzo, a Pomeranian-chihuahua mix -- whom Johnique likes to dress up in "pirate-y things." As for the people, Daniel is waring a vintage...

FOR much of the 19th century, scores of French painters, laden with knapsacks and portable easels, trekked through the Forest of Fontainebleau to capture the shifting wonders of nature with their brushes right on the spot. Some came for weekends; some...

If you want to catch two wicked talents get into trouble, head for the Fountain Theatre, where Tony winner Tonya Pinkins and "Cold Case" actress Tracie Thoms are tearing it up in "And Her Hair Went With Her," Zina Camblin's vivid if uneven look at African...

Say "bouillabaisse" to a knowledgeable cook and you're likely to hear, "We can't make that here. We don't have the right fish." French food purists will tell you you need rascasse, that terrible-looking scorpionfish that lends the broth its velvety...

One was a convent-bred beauty with melting black eyes who abandoned her husband and ran away to Paris, where she went through lovers like handkerchiefs. The other, homely and bookish, devoted her prime to theology, then scandalized Victorian London by...