Persuasion is at the core of what litigators do, not exclusively, but particularly in court. Despite that, aspiring lawyers train on a legal model that emphasizes some aspects of persuasion (like ...

Persuasion is getting the Bridgerton treatment—well, kind of. Jane Austen's classic book of love lost and recovered has been given a modern makeover for Netflix, with a diverse A-list cast at its helm ...

The horror! Cried early reviews. A travesty of a Jane Austen adaptation! Then followed some more level-headed takes which didn’t find themselves quite as allergic to Persuasion‘s ...

Gray Harrison is a journalist, critic, and creative writer based in Seattle. She has a Master’s degree in Cultural Reporting and Criticism from NYU. While pursuing an arts journalism career, Gray ...

After seven years, the two come back into each other’s orbit when Anne’s family rents their home to his sister and her husband. Anne quickly finds herself caught in a love triangle between her former ...

One of my favorite places to learn about psychological theories is Dave Straker’s Changing Minds website, which is full of theories written in layman’s terms, organized neatly into specific categories ...

One of the most important things to happen in Persuasion, Carrie Cracknell’s new Netflix adaptation of Jane Austen’s final novel, has already gone down by the time the movie starts. Anne Elliot ...