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The Line of Thought

. . . to dream over books and loiter at street corners and let the line of thought dip deep into the stream.

--Virginia Woolf, A Room of One’s Own

Damage control

You’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 Yaffe

Jul 7, 2022

That trailer

During an overseas visit earlier this month, I was too swamped with family business to follow the news with my usual attention. This...

Deborah Yaffe

Jun 27, 2022

In the air

The zeitgeist is a peculiar thing. For decades – centuries, even – almost nobody makes a Pride and Prejudice update centered on same-sex...

Deborah Yaffe

Jun 2, 2022

Back to the beach

May already! Practically swimsuit season – and thus a perfect time to check out the latest news about the two beachiest Jane Austen...

Deborah Yaffe

May 9, 2022

Adding to the list

Since March 1, we’ve swooned (tastefully) over Sanditon, chuckled at (or ignored) The Courtship, held our breath for Bridgerton’s ve-e-ry...

Deborah Yaffe

Apr 25, 2022

Deck the halls

It was Christmas in July for those of us who spend our days looking for pop-culture recognition of Jane Austen’s genius: * July 14:...

Deborah Yaffe

Aug 12, 2021

On fire

Nearly two years ago, word trickled out that a same-sex update of Pride and Prejudice, set on the gay mecca of New York’s Fire Island,...

Deborah Yaffe

Jul 15, 2021

Coming attractions?

Surely the universe owes us a better year than the last. And for Janeites who enjoy screen adaptations of their favorite author, the...

Deborah Yaffe

Jan 28, 2021

Goodbye at last, 2020

A year ago, I confidently predicted a 2020 filled with the usual array of Austen events: “Teas, balls, fairs, festivals, conferences,...

Deborah Yaffe

Dec 31, 2020

No rom, no com

The opening credits of Modern Persuasion, which began streaming Friday on a small screen near you, scroll through a litany of actors,...

Deborah Yaffe

Dec 21, 2020

Eternal verities

Despite the strangeness of this year, some eternal verities remain. Snowflakes. Evergreens. Misquoting Jane Austen. A few highlights of...

Deborah Yaffe

Dec 17, 2020

Deck the halls

After the year we’ve had, we’re all going to deserve a holiday-season treat. And it looks like the Janeites among us will be getting one....

Deborah Yaffe

Oct 5, 2020