Oakland's Children's Fairyland, which turned 75, is an argument that storytelling, combined with old-fashioned play, has a ...

Kate Hudson and Hugh Jackman star in ‘Song Sung Blue’ (2025). Film Critic Kate Hudson and Hugh Jackman star in ‘Song Sung Blue’ (2025). Craig Brewer managed to change my mind about two things with his ...

Certain moments of art are guaranteed to tear down any critical detachment I have and make me blubber like a baby. The rush of joy and gratitude at the end of “It’s a Wonderful Life.” The third act of ...

Associate Professor at The Hans Christian Andersen Centre, Principal Investigator of "Fairy Tales and Stories – The Digital Manuscript Edition", University of Southern Denmark Ane Grum-Schwensen ...

Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Mert Alas and Marcus Piggot. The album sometimes does fit that description—especially on the relatively strong, if unexpectedly downcast, opening three songs.

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Before they became the 385-million-selling band, Björn Ulvaeus and co. conquered Europe via Eurovision, where they enchanted audiences with sweeping lyrics, a melody that became iconic and voices ...

There are perhaps no words more enchanting, whimsical, and promising than “Once upon a time.” As Gemini author and academic Jack Zipes maintains, “Fairy tales since the beginning of recorded time, and ...

From oral stories from centuries ago to Disney’s beloved animated films, millions of children around the world have grown up fairy tales. This list of fairy tale retellings are the best way to ...