The sound of silence
Ah, Thanksgiving traditions: Turkey , mashed potatoes , pumpkin pie —and brutal political arguments among loved ones! With this year’s...
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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
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Deborah Yaffe
6 days ago
Words with Jane
My name is Deborah, and I am a puzzle addict. My morning begins with a brisk jaunt through a trio of New York Times offerings— Wordle ,...
Deborah Yaffe
Feb 15
Taking liberties
In 2021, London theatergoers got a Pride and Prejudice with interpolated pop songs and an all-female cast. In 2022, they got a...
Deborah Yaffe
Oct 12, 2023
Bowled over
In the early days of our romance, my now-husband, a Brit with a deep fondness for the sports of his island home, tried valiantly to...
Deborah Yaffe
Aug 24, 2023
Sourcing and citation
Earlier this month, a man from the Maryland suburbs sent a letter to the Washington Post. “When I was reading Colbert I. King’s July 29...
Deborah Yaffe
Feb 16, 2023
Speaking well enough to be unintelligible
A few weeks ago, the British press was suddenly awash in articles (for example, here, here and here) about the new! exciting! previously...
Deborah Yaffe
Jan 12, 2023
Alumni reunions
Over the holidays, my family settled in for a screening of that sublime romcom Notting Hill. When the movie ended (“I’m just a girl,...
Deborah Yaffe
Oct 31, 2022
Scary monsters
Happy Halloween, Janeites! Although Austen wrote no scenes of trick-or-treating, pumpkin-carving, or gorging on candy corn, she certainly...
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