There is something so magical about the phrase “once upon a time.” Fairy tales have been passed down through generations, and they are still influencing stories today; these stories of magic have ...

“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 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 ...

Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Autumn is the season for stories. The nights begin early and last long. Especially in Scotland and further north in that other land ...

It would seem that every fashion designer under the sun is busy catching the next runway show: New York, London, Milan, Paris, then all over again. And It would also ...

Is it just me, or are fairy tales having a bit of a renaissance these days? Of course, fairy tales have been around for as long as we've had puberty, or storytelling, or dark, wolf-infested woods.

Bavarian fairy tales going viral? Last week, the Guardian reported that five hundred unknown fairy tales, languishing for over a century in the municipal archive of Regensburg, Germany, have come to ...

As 2016, this year of upheavals, draws to a close, "Waves of anger and fear/ Circulate over the bright/ And darkened lands of the earth,/ Obsessing our private lives" (W.H. Auden). For many people, ...