W hen Mark Twain coined the term “The Gilded Age,” it wasn’t a compliment, regardless of what the HBO series tries to imply.

It inspired a blockbuster museum exhibition and the new season of The Gilded Age. But why was the 1884 portrait "Madame X" so shocking?

Several books published this year have examined a creative haven in Europe’s licentious, ultraliberal capital.

He is the most prolific public artist in Sacramento, and now, J.M. Knudsen is expanding his vision for a more creative city.

Ada is a very ardent Christian, and if she believes that drinking is a sin, she believes all these people are going to hell,” ...

[Editor’s note: The A.V. Club will return to recap this season’s fourth episode on July 13.] The thing about the real Gilded Age is that it ended. The mansions of the Vanderbilts and the Astors were ...

Do you ever look at the wasted possibilities of The Gilded Age and think about how the series could make a statement about the times in which we live, and yet it has chosen to limp along, taking the ...

Bertha and George Russell, portrayed by Carrie Coon and Morgan Spector, clash over their daughter Gladys in a preview of "The ...

The Gilded Age Season 3 commences with Episode 1, “Who Is in Charge Here?”, setting the tone for a season based on power ...

The Gilded Age is back, and with it, Agnes Van Rhijn's spectacular haughtiness and entitlement. But what will Agnes do now that she's inferior to her sister, Ada, who has suddenly come into a great ...