It's obvious from the tales of Hans Christian Andersen that he valued nature and was suspicious of too much dependency on technology ...

Lately I've been noticing this huge paradox in our culture when it comes to attitudes towards fairy tales. As I've previously discus...

I just saw the latest of Geico's "Did you know" series of commercials, this one featuring Pinocchio. I had mentioned the Jack...

As I watched my first dose of Winter Olympics, I started reminiscing about all that has changed in my life since the last Winter Olympics. I...

You may be aware that the iconic Red Riding Hood was not usually associated with the tale until Charles Perrault's version. In fact, I h...

"The ethical issues connected with Bluebeard's wife-disobedience, betrayal of trust, intrusiveness-have repeatedly preoccupied c...

Fellow tea lovers alert!! I found these fairy tale teas on etsy . There are so many fairy tale products available these days but this is p...

I had come across a free download of Dreaming Anastasia on Surlalune almost exactly three years ago , and finally got around to reading ...

Kay Nielsen Wisconsin Public Radio had a special on 1001 Nights today ! The program To the Best of Our Knowledge discusses its history...

The more I learn about Snow White tales, the more I'm convinced it is the most violent tale group . Even when compared to the obvious on...