Few shows bring the past to life quite like “The Gilded Age“. Created by “Downton Abbey’s” Julian Fellowes, this HBO […] ...

While gilded ceilings and furnishings are coated in gold, appearing shiny and luxurious, they serve as a metaphor for the ...

The phrase “the gilded age” is borrowed from Mark Twain’s 1873 novel of the same name, a political satire about the materialism and corruption of the years following the Civil War.