LIT AF

You can't go back in time. And you can't unhear someone telling you that you can get more of anything – except the last few minutes of your life, because everything that made you beautiful just faded a little bit, and you're a few minutes closer to the end. Cheer up, and tune into LIT AF.

When does art reveal the artist? When is art too personal to share? What's the deal with Basil and Dorian Gray, why is Lord Henry Wotten so nosy, and speaking of nosy, exactly how many different kinds of flowers could Oscar Wilde stuff into one studio? All this and more on LIT AF Season 5 Episode 3.

Oscar ends the preface by writing, "All art is useless." Really? Was he being coy in response to his critics? Was he being defiant in putting sex and homoeroticism front and center in Victorian England? Or was he daring us to argue the point? Whether you're a realist or a romantic, there's something for you on this episode of LIT AF.

Today's cancel culture has nothing on Victorian England. That didn't stop Oscar Wilde from publishing THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY, complete with homoeroticism and full frontal vanity. We've come a long way since then. In today's anti-aging market we spend billions on lotions, potions, and treatments year after year. Eternal youth and pleasure is expensive. Your soul is a small price to pay. Join Season 5 of LIT AF for THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY.

To quote Jim Morrison: "This is the end, beautiful friends..." 

You may think Charles Dickens and Jim Morrison were very different. You may think they were the same person in different eras. You may think one or both is still alive. 

No one's ever seen them at the same party, is all I'm saying.

If you think your future is just going to happen to you no matter what you do, then you may as well listen to this podcast episode. 

If you think your future depends on what you do in this moment that will improve your thinking and lead you to right-minded action and better choices, then you should definitely listen to this podcast episode.

Ugh. I can just see the embroidered pillows: "Right now is a gift, that's why they call it the present."

But in this moment you are making the most important decision of your life. You are learning from your past, imagining your future, and making an irrevocable investment of your time. You are literally sacrificing everything else you might be doing, everywhere else in the world, with everyone, and in the next hour you will be one hour closer to the end of your life — so you may as well enjoy this episode. 

If you're not haunted by your past, you're not paying attention.

When your dead best friend shows up to warn you, best give him both ears.

Bonus: Did you know Charles Dickens wrote "A Christmas Carol" in just a few weeks while walking the streets of London late at night? Why would he do that? Because he was broke and he needed to write a story to make money. Tune in and join us at the corner of Art and Commerce for some real Christmas spirit. 

Victor gets all the body parts he needs to build a monster. Sometimes success isn't all it's cracked up to be.