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November, and Thanksgiving specifically, are traditional times to take stock of everything for which we are grateful. I try to do this often, not just in November, and especially when

November is National Diabetes Month. This year the focus is on prediabetes and preventing diabetes.

As my beautiful, friendly, and fun-loving yellow lab, Abby, has gotten older and our walks have gotten shorter and nonexistent on some days, I’ve realized how much I’ve enjoyed those

Share In the book Mr. William Elliot is a distant relation of Annes who comes into a great deal of money after his heiress wife dies. Mr. Elliot then swoops in on Annes family who are facing serious financial problems after her profligate father spends them into debt. Throwback: Persuasion was adapted into a theatrically released film only once - a 1995 movie starring Amanda Root as Anne (pictured) Anne takes a liking to the dashing and charismatic Mr. Elliot who aggressively pursues her romant...

Dakota Johnson to star in modern Netflix adaptation of Jane Austen classic Persuasion Mirror 2 hrs ago Rose Hill Fifty Shades of Gray actress Dakota Johnson is set to take centre stage in Netflixs modern retelling of Jane Austen classic Persuasion. Dakota, 31, will play Anne Elliot in the upcoming project, which is set to begin in May this year. It is not yet known who will play her love interest, Frederick Wentworth. Director Carrie Cracknell, best known for her Tony nominate...

Published April 21, 2021 To sign up for our daily newsletter filled with the latest news, goss and other stuff you should care about, head HERE. For a running feed of all our stories, follow us on Twitter HERE. Or, bookmark the PEDESTRIAN.TV homepage to visit whenever you need a news fix. Dakota Johnson, the one and only, will star in a Netflix adaptation of beloved novel Persuasion by  Jane Austen. I love everything about that sentence, love it to bits. Persuasion tells the story of Anne E...

State, local leaders rally support for infrastructure bill citing Meriden project State, local leaders rally support for infrastructure bill citing Meriden project Mayor Kevin Scarpati speaks during a press conference held in support of President Joe Biden’s American Jobs Plan during a press conference held in the commuter lot on Bee Street near interstates 91, 691 and Route 15 in Meriden, Mon., Apr. 19, 2021. A 300 million plan to improve the convoluted traffic triangle at the junction of...

File this one under unlikely casting scenarios. In an Austenian twist of fate, Dakota Johnson and Sarah Snook will each play an unmatchable spinster in separate adaptations of Persuasion, Jane Austen’s final novel. News of Johnson’s film, which will be helmed by Carrie Cracknell and premiere on Netflix, was announced on Tuesday. Snook’s project, to be directed by Mahalia Belo for Searchlight, was confirmed back in September.  Released posthumously in 1818, Austen’s last work tells...

55 Romantic Movies to Stream at Home This Valentine’s Day We’ve got rom coms, fairytales, and your favorite Nicholas Sparks movie. By Lauren Hitzhusen 1/27/2021 at 6:00am Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman in Casablanca. Valentine’s Day is almost here! And while you can’t go out like you would’ve in years past to wine and dine your sweetie, 2021 is the perfect year to master a new at-home fancy dinner and pop a bottle of bubbly from Spec’s (or to order takeout), a...

Photo: Apple TV+ Here’s what’s happening in the world of television for Friday, January 22, and Saturday, January 23. All times are Eastern.  Advertisement Top picks Losing Alice (Apple TV+, Friday, 12:01 a.m., series premiere): In this Israeli psychological thriller, 48-year-old Alice (Ayelet Zurer) attempts to jump-start her career as a director after spending years raising her family. She becomes obsessed with a young femme fatale screenwriter after a chance encounter and ends up surren...