The chapter which describes a horse at war is scathing, with Sewell’s entire Quaker feeling aroused against it. When you look at Victorian literature, and especially children’s literature, war is generally presented as something ennobling and worthy. I don’t think I’ve read anything as scathing about battle written… Read more

I read anything horse related as a girl; Marguerite Henry, those riding club chapter books (can’t think of the series), but especially Black Beauty. I was shocked as an adult to reread and realize it was basically Uncle Tom’s cabin for horses. I got mad as a kid that movies changed things, but damn they must have had… Read more

I reread this book every year or so; I also have loved it since childhood. I think Sewell says some very timeless things about religion (and the hypocrisy of some who practice it), and class, and humanity. For all that Black Beauty starts out working for the aristocracy, I think the longest section of the book is… Read more

Definitely Alan Rickman, Kate Winslet and Greg Wise from the Ang Lee movie, but I love love love Hattie Morahan and Dan Stevens as Elinor and Edward in the BBC version.

Agreed that Johnny Lee Miller is a bad, squinty Mr. Knightley but holy god did he knock it out of the park as Edmund (Edmund! ffs) in the Rozema Mansfield Park. Read more

JUSTICE FOR MIRANDA Read more

Challenge accepted: dance scene from A Royal Affair with Alicia Vikander and Mads Mikkelsen Read more

I just want to say this discussion is the best thing that’s happened this year. I’m here for it. I love it. Thank you from the bottom of my anxiety ridden Jane Austen worshipping heart.  Read more

I am happy to see some love for Lovesick.  Read more

It blew my mind that Johnny Flynn (Mr. Knightley) is Jerome Flynn’s (Bronn from GoT) brother. Read more

OK but how do I join W.I.T.C.H Read more

Belgravia existing on this map is much, much more disturbing than even the basic scariness of a Netflix Cinematic Christmas Universe. Vanessa Hudgens quite literally watches ‘The Christmas Prince' on Netflix in Belgravia! Are we meant to believe it's an in-universe DOCUMENTARY??? Read more

Thank you for this, I have spent all morning looking for a website to tell me who won last night’s game. Read more

As insanely ham-handed as their tenure has been, it’s totally within the realm of believability that a couple of aging white men pulled out of retirement to apply their Web 1.0 learnings in 2019 could fuck up this spectacularly without intending to do so.  Read more

Has anyone ever seen Thiel and Spanfeller in the same room? What is the end game, here? Because it’s certainly not about money. Everything move they’ve made thus far has been the antithesis of money-making. This is like the Underpants Gnomes plan for G/O Media.

Sorry. I know this is not the forum,but I’m gutted over Deadspin. Read more

Holy shit this is brilliant. Well written and extremely comprehensive. Read more

My goal for 2019 has been to read more, and I’ve been doing pretty well so far. The book I just finished was Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand, which was stupidly charming and if it’s not turned into a PBS series I will be so sad. I don’t think I was the target audience, since I imagine it was written for the hip young… Read more

I just finished Copperhead, by Alexi Zentner, one of those few books whose twists and heartbreaking turns keeps you up til the wee hours, and after you’ve finished, you find yourself reflecting on the themes and the plot for weeks. Read more

Weak. Read more