I always thought the advice to pull an aching tooth by tying a strong string to it and attaching the other end to the door ...

Two cartoons which reinterpret popular fairy tales to provide a more inclusive message were recently launched by President Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca at Verdala Palace.The Maltese-language cartoons, ...

The LA Times had a front page story yesterday reporting Disney Animation is closing the book on fairy tales, saying: …the curtain is falling on “princess movies,” which have been a part of Disney ...

La Fille mal gardée at the Royal Ballet review: a real live pony on stage? Five stars! - 5/5 This 1960s ballet from Frederick ...

“The best single description I know of the world of the fairy tale is that of Max Lüthi who describes it as an abstract world, full of discrete, interchangeable people, objects and incidents, all of ...

The “Shrek” films, whose latest installment hits theaters Friday, have made blockbuster business out of subverting classic children’s stories, presenting lovably goofy alter egos out of shiny knights ...

Edited by Chris Duffy, illus. by various artists. First Second, $19.99 (128p) ISBN 978-1-59643-823-1 Duffy has assembled a dazzling lineup of comics versions of more than a dozen fairy tales in this ...

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"Cinderella" Director Kenneth Branagh discusses directing Lily James and Richard Madden in his live-action version of the Disney classic on the WSJ Cafe. Photo: Walt Disney Pictures After years in ...

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