Swedish scholar Peter K Andersson delves into the history of the dandy, western society’s snappiest of dressers, from Oscar ...

PORTRAIT OF MAX (317 pp.)—S. N. Behrman—Random House ($6). “The gods have bestowed on Max the gift of perpetual old age,” quipped Oscar Wilde when Max Beerbohm was all of 25. It is ...

But even the life of a wealthy, pampered dandy could not go undisturbed. Proust’s father, a successful physician, was a Catholic; his mother, whom he adored and whose image dominated his life ...

The Swedish historian catalogues two centuries of outlandish looks and behaviour across working-class subcultures ...

SARATOGA SPRINGS – Hall of Fame trainer Mark Casse wasn't going to lie. There is no joy in facing Sovereignty (Into Mischief), the clear leader of the 3-year-old division. But that doesn't mean Casse ...

Michael Feinstein’s got rhythm, he’s got music, and now he has a dandy new book called “The Gershwins and Me,” about Ira Gershwin and other veteran songwriters he has known.