Premarital sex In the original version of “Rapunzel,” published in 1812, a prince impregnates the title character after the two spend many days together living in “joy and pleasure.” “Hans Dumm,” meanwhile, is about a man who impregnates a princess simply by wishing it, and in “The Frog King” a princess spends the night with her
What is the civilization-shattering secret Rex Deus apparently protects? As Rex Deus’s theory goes, Jesus was removed from the cross still alive.
The Casting Couch Perverts Who Peddled Fairy Tales Hollywood always has, still is, and likely will be full of predators. But two of the most prolific were also two men who dramatically changed the industry.
I’m lecturing about Utopian/Dystopian SF this week. I’ve lectured on this before but I’m looking to up my game, so I’m open to suggestions. Lots of writings on or around this subject, as well as stories to choose from. We had a whole book event about Real Utopias here at CT. What critical
A photograph perhaps based on the fairy tale ‘Sleeping Beauty’ by Miwa Yanagi from her series “Fairy Tale.” Miwa Yanagi is an artist and photographer with a vivid imagination.
You probably know that the original mans Grimm fairy tales didn’t have the same sort of -friendly happy endings as the Disney versions.
For every Little Red Riding Hood, Snow White, or Rapunzel, there are literally dozens of much more obscure—and certainly more bizarre—Grimm’s Fairy Tales.Like the one about the Mouse, the Bird, and the Sausage (and no, they don’t walk into a bar).
The oral tradition of the fairy tale came long before the written page. Tales were told or enacted dramatically, rather than written down, and …
When some people think of fairy tales from their youth, they can count on one thing — a “happily ever after.” But fairy tales weren’t always feel …
Fairy painting is a genre of painting and illustration featuring fairies and fairy tale settings, often with extreme attention to detail. The genre is most closely associated with the Victorian era in Great Britain, but has experienced a contemporary revival.
