Deborah YaffeJul 21, 2022Something to talk aboutGoogle the Omniscient doesn’t seem to know if it was Henry Ford, P.T. Barnum, or somebody else entirely who first declared, “I don’t care...
Deborah YaffeJul 18, 2022In praise of repressionEarly on in Netflix’s polarizing new adaptation of Persuasion, Anne Elliot leafs through a scrapbook in which she has preserved accounts...
Deborah YaffeJul 7, 2022Damage controlYou’re a couple of weeks away from premiering your new movie. Your core audience has been vacuuming up every scrap of news about the...
Deborah YaffeJun 30, 2022Feeding the beastThe appetite for Jane Austen-adjacent content never seems to flag, at least in the Anglophiliac precincts of PBS. If you ate up Season...
Deborah YaffeJun 27, 2022That trailerDuring an overseas visit earlier this month, I was too swamped with family business to follow the news with my usual attention. This...
Deborah YaffeJun 9, 2022Bonnetfest closeupIf you’re a Janeite who can’t make it to Cincinnati’s Taft Museum of Art this summer – and will therefore miss your chance for an...
Deborah YaffeJun 2, 2022In the airThe zeitgeist is a peculiar thing. For decades – centuries, even – almost nobody makes a Pride and Prejudice update centered on same-sex...
Deborah YaffeMay 30, 2022High stakes, low stakesIn Jane Austen’s novels, the stakes of the courtship game could hardly be higher: Her heroines face irrevocable decisions that will...
Deborah YaffeMay 9, 2022Back to the beachMay already! Practically swimsuit season – and thus a perfect time to check out the latest news about the two beachiest Jane Austen...