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Karla Peterson: Thanks to San Diego writer Amy Finley, you can have your 'Bridgerton' and drink it, too

SAN DIEGO — You can't dress like them, even if you were willing to don the required undergarments. You can't dine like them, unless you have a generous staffing budget and an over-achieving metabolism. (So! Many! Cakes!) And you can't duel like them, no matter how much you loathe your…

Tribune News Service · Apr 18, 2022

Persuasion review: Ruthlessly 21st-century Austen retelling is tons of riotous fun

Jeff James’s adaptation has voguing and a foam party - but doesn’t interrogate the novel’s more retrograde gender politics

Evening Standard · Apr 13, 2022

I’ll bet someone else’s shirt that Diego Maradona’s is real…

The Argentinian’s kit, now up for auction despite his daughter questioning its authenticity, Colin Firth’s top … many would like to own a piece of history and good luck to anyone selling

The Guardian - UK · Apr 10, 2022

From a hearty cookbook to chilling crime: Eight new books to keep you turning pages

As the weather grows chillier by the day, there’s no better time to start stocking up on your autumn reads, with books from comedy to a hearty cookbook.

The New Daily · Apr 1, 2022

Nina Metz: ‘Bridgerton’s’ racial utopia on Netflix vs. the reality of Britain’s imperialism

“Bridgerton” was a smash for Netflix when it premiered last year, and Season 2 of the historical romance, based on author Julia Quinn’s book series, has once again swept viewers up in its semi-winking Regency-era evocation of heaving breasts and smoldering stares, set against a backdrop of ballrooms and country…

Chicago Tribune · Mar 30, 2022

Bridgerton season 2 review: So different they might as well have renamed the entire show

The central dilemma (and the very attractive couple seeking to resolve it) of the first season has been excised, giving this opening episode – ‘Capital-R-Rake’ – the feeling of a spin-off

The Independent UK · Mar 29, 2022

Bridgerton season 2 review: So different they might as well have renamed the entire show

The central dilemma (and the very attractive couple seeking to resolve it) of the first season has been excised, giving this opening episode – ‘Capital-R-Rake’ – the feeling of a spin-off

The Independent UK · Mar 27, 2022

Bridgerton season 2 review: So different they might as well have renamed the entire show

The central dilemma (and the very attractive couple seeking to resolve it) of the first season has been excised, giving this opening episode – ‘Capital-R-Rake’ – the feeling of a spin-off

The Independent UK · Mar 26, 2022

Anthony Bridgerton gets his Colin Firth moment in the new season... and we love it

As the hit Netflix drama returns, Olivia Petter outlines how one of its standout scenes pays homage to a cultural phenomenon

The Independent UK · Mar 26, 2022

17 Shows Like 'Bridgerton' to Watch Next

If you already binged the first half of season 4, don't worry: Even more gossipy period dramas are streaming.

Marie Claire · Mar 25, 2022