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    Her Grace: SNOWED IN: Robin McKinley's reimaginings ftw. Everything else pales for me. She also writes original fairy tales, usually as novella-length pieces; they can be... more »
    hydrogen_jukebox: I have a paperback collection of short stories that are all classic fairy tales told with a strange twist or from an alternate point of view. I forget... more »
    alula: I'd put a word in for Marina Warner's From the Beast to the Blonde, too. Also, Maria Tatar has a book just focused on Bluebeard that I love. Oh, and... more »
    happysquid: Hey Anna, I used to LOVE Andrew Lang's fairy books (i had the Red One). The story that most jumps out at me (the title of which escapes me) is the one... more »
    TransFat: I have always been an enormous fanatic of fairy tales and mythology and most of what I write in my career use these stories for a base. Do yourself a... more »
    SisterSasquatch: My sister and I loved the Faerie Tale Theatre stories growing up. Except, the witch in "Hansel and Gretel" scared me like nothing else ever has. My ... more »
    wrapped in plastic: I'd just like to say, it's very nice to read an article about fairy tales that doesn't sensationalise the issue. So much discussion of this topic is u... more »
    NellMood: I loved Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre as a kid- I remember seeing the Rumpelstiltskin one many, many times. I watched a couple episodes recentl... more »
    librariesare4lovers: Anna, are you sure about the demon radish? Cuz I remember the FTT Rapunzel (Jeff Bridges was the Prince and I remember blood coming out of his eyes af... more »
    CurtCole: The Princess Who Stood On Her Own Two Feet is still one of my favorites. People don't pay nearly enough attention to modern fairy tales. #fairytales more »
    Diziet_Sma: I'm partial to Vladimir Propp's analysis of Russian Folk Tales: [en.wikipedia.org] It's interesting how all the best stories - films, books, TV serie... more »
    Ms.Moneypenny: Browsing books online today I came across an old favorite fairy tale that I haven't read in ages: East of the Sun and West of the Moon. I wish I could... more »
    madeofawesome: So, this Freud guy...he liked to read into things, didn't he? Perv. #fairytales more »
    Vivien Smith-Smythe-Smith: Great Legs: Are A Dream That Can Come True. Nice cover line to put right over Ariel's fish bits.... more »
    killershrew: Yesterday my beautiful, smart, funny, and healthy 5-year-old daughter told me she wasn't pretty. When I asked her why not, she said it was because sh... more »
    zsazsa6: I always felt the story of the Little Mermaid was so sad. It was my favorite movie but Ariel had a lot of issues. There was a lot of self loathing in ... more »
    HereComesMyBaby: While I never had a Princess magazine cover up on my wall, I did write a magazine in first grade called "Massage Magazine." It was about how to give m... more »
    Glitterbug (likes life shaken, not stirred): Um, aren't we taking this a little seriously? If we take it in an ironic way, I found it kind of funny. But then, I'm the kind of girl who has an "iro... more »
    Triana Orpheus: At least they're keeping with the magazine tradition of only putting skinny, rich, white women on the cover. more »
    mauvelous: I'm wondering what the Mulan cover might be... "Cross Dressing: The key is strategically placed socks!" "Workplace Romances" more »
  • #scarytales

    Radishes, Mermaids, And Shot-Putters: The Lessons Of Fairy Tales

    Fairy tales have been much analyzed in the past thirty years or so, and Holly Tucker's list of five books on the subject offers every interpretation from feminist to Freudian. But as a devotee myself, I have my own ideas. More »
  • #mousetraps

    Disney Pushes Princess "Lifestyle" In Ladymag Form

    It is hard to have faith that little girls living in America today will turn out okay when these items, being sold at Target, are so deeply and incredibly wrong. More »
  • #snapjudgment

    The Jolie-Pitts Emerge From "Under The Sea"

    [New York, February 25. Image via Splash.]

  • #mousetraps

    Dizzied By Disney

    The Disney Princess Favorite Moments Castle is where all the princess dolls can party together under one roof, like on Rock Of Love. As for The Disney Princess Baby dolls, why does baby Ariel have legs? [Babble]
  • #littlemermaid

    Sleeping Beauty May Be Safe, But Ariel Has Some Explaining To Do

  • #criticalmass

    The Little Mermaid On Broadway: It's A Sinker