He’s tall, brooding, bad at first impressions — and now, apparently, great with WiFi. More than 200 years after first insulting Elizabeth Bennet at a Meryton ball, Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy is back — this time as a chatbot. The swoon-worthy leading man of Jane Austen’s “Pride & Prejudice” has entered the digital age — as “AI … Read more
Long before the bodice-ripping antics of Bridgerton, there was Colin Firth emerging wet-shirted from a lake in the 1995 BBC miniseries Pride And Prejudice. The famed encounter saw Elizabeth Bennet (Jennifer Ehle) getting hot and bothered at the sight of the brooding Mr Darcy (Firth) in his damp undergarments. It also marked a turning point … Read more
The hand that almost never flexed. “Pride & Prejudice” director Joe Wright revealed that the brief but powerful moment where Mr. Darcy’s (Matthew Macfadyen) hand trembles after helping Elizabeth Bennet (Keira Knightley) into her carriage was improvised by Macfadyen, 50. “It wasn’t in the script, but that was an important moment in the book,” Wright, … Read more
Before his time as Tom Wambsgans in HBO’s “Succession,” Matthew Macfadyen was most known for his role as Mr. Darcy in the 2005 adaptation of “Pride & Prejudice” opposite Keira Knightley. Despite fans swooning over his portrayal of the brooding love interest of Elizabeth Bennet, Macfadyen, 49, revealed he “didn’t really” enjoy playing the part … Read more
It’s not you… it’s your acne. A new survey, conducted by researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Massachusetts, revealed people struggling with the common skin condition are more likely to be discriminated against when it comes to dating, friendships and job opportunities. The study results, published in JAMA Dermatology on Dec. 6, which involved 1,357 participants, … Read more