Deborah YaffeMar 14Say cheeseAs an Anglophile happily married to a Brit, I say this with love: Sometimes the English are just so adorably, hilariously. . . English ....
Deborah YaffeMar 11Sold!Somewhere out there, a Jane Austen fan—perhaps someone you know! Perhaps you yourself!—is clearing space in her trophy cabinet for a...
Deborah YaffeMar 7Janeite on the Potomac, Part IIIOut here in the ‘burbs, our government appears to be a playground for the pompous, the sycophantic, the whiny, the treacherous, and the...
Deborah YaffeMar 4Head of the tableA playful and intriguing work of decorative art is now on permanent public display in England. And it’s got a Jane Austen angle! I am...
Deborah YaffeFeb 29Stocking stufferWhat do you get for the Janeite who has everything? You’d think it would be easy to buy for people whose fandom has spawned an ocean of...
Deborah YaffeFeb 26Playing it safeEarly in the Hallmark Channel’s new adaptation of Sense and Sensibility, the recently bereaved Dashwood women stand on the front steps of...
Deborah YaffeFeb 22In for the quillOnce upon a time, the hottest thing in video gaming was the Nintendo Entertainment System. Back then, the pixelated graphics necessitated...
Deborah YaffeFeb 19This is your brain on Jane AustenIn the United States, the Food and Drug Administration requires that medications carrying a substantial risk of dangerous side effects...
Deborah YaffeFeb 15Taking libertiesIn 2021, London theatergoers got a Pride and Prejudice with interpolated pop songs and an all-female cast. In 2022, they got a...