This is part 3 of a three-part series. Part 1 explored how Victorian and contemporary medicine talked about hysteria and HSP, respectively, as sensorial-emotional maladies. Part 2 discussed the ...

After seeing hundreds of films each year—narratives, documentaries, and short films alike, and everything from remakes and/or sequels to original stories—every now and again, you come across a ...

But quite a compelling article in The Atlantic (Robinson Meyer & Ashley Fetters), with the subtitle "A favorite anecdote about the origins of the vibrator is probably a myth." An excerpt: It's among ...

This is part 3 of a three-part series. Part 1 explored how Victorian and contemporary medicine talked about hysteria and HSP, respectively, as sensorial-emotional maladies. Part 2 discussed the ...

Sony Pictures Classics is in negotiations to acquire domestic rights to the romantic comedy “Hysteria,” centered on the invention of the vibrator in Victorian-era England. “Hysteria” premiered on Sept ...

Hysteria may induce uncontrollable sniggering with its tongue-in-cheek account of how Dr Mortimer Granville invented the vibrator in Victorian England. In that role, Hugh Dancy treads a fine line ...

Sony Pictures Classics has closed its deal for U.S. and South African rights to “Hysteria,” centered on the invention of the vibrator in Victorian-era England. Sony Classics made the announcement ...