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The name “Mr Darcy” is often associated with three words: tall, dark and handsome. But according to a group of leading academics, our fantasised TV depictions of Jane Austen’s 1813 creation are wrong. Oh, so very wrong. A new, 'historically accurate'...
Read moreA classic of modern literature is coming to the small screen, all thanks to Hulu. With the competition between Netflix's rival streaming platforms to step up their game when it comes to original content, Hulu now unveils a first look at its adaptation...
Read moreDonald Trump’s transition team is eyeing staggering cuts to the federal agencies that support the arts, humanities, and public broadcasting, the Hill reports. Under the team’s plan, the non-profit Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which supports public...
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Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman novel Good Omens is being adapted by Amazon and the BBC for a six-part series. On-demand service Amazon Studios (who are currently adapting Gaiman's novel American Gods) and UK broadcaster the BBC will co-produce the fantasy...
Read morePhilip K. Dick’s 1962 alternative-history novel, “The Man in the High Castle,” a single, terrifyingly plausible shift in history has produced a profoundly transformed world. In 1933, Franklin Delano Roosevelt is assassinated at a rally in Florida, setting...
Read moreAt first, the marriage between classical British literature and Bollywood musical would seem doomed to failure. But this particular match, arranged by Gurinder Chadha, finds a surprisingly rich field of common ground. Bride and Prejudice is bright, colorful,...
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Dec. 16 is Jane Austen’s 239th birthday, and in the past two centuries, her seminal novels have been read and reread passionately by generations. More than that, however, they’ve captured the imagination of the culture in a way few other authors’ works...
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