Tuesday Open Thread: Sassy Edition

Here's our weekly roundup of articles that didn't quite make the cut for full blog entries, but we thought our readers might find interesting nonetheless.

Mark Blankenship finds P&P a "hot and sexy summer read" — but pray do not book a chaise to the charming village of High Dudgeon, Gentle Reader; it's all in good snark.

There will be a 5K walk around Stoneleigh Abbey, once owned by Jane Austen's cousin, in September.

This is also an open thread, so feel free to discuss the above articles or anythi