Esteemed fantasist J.R.R. Tolkien once said that fantasy was true literature meant to be read, and that dramatic presentations of fairy tales were nothing but intolerable misfortunes. "I have never ...

Excerpted from The Turnip Princess and Other Newly Discovered Fairy Tales by Franz Xaver von Schönwerth, edited by Erika Eichenseer, translated by Maria Tatar. Out now from Penguin Classics. The ...

Many students come to Iowa State University looking at college as a simple walk-in, walk-out ordeal, entirely missing out on ...

My wife can tell you better than anyone I am wary of so-called princess culture. It can be described as the conspiracy whereby society, Hollywood and retailers start dangling crowns in front of little ...

The line features 22 gowns inspired by Disney princesses including Ariel, Aurora, Belle, Cinderella, Jasmine, Pocahontas, Rapunzel, Snow White and Tiana Disney’s Fairy Tale Weddings/Allure Bridals ...

You know what they say. If the glass slipper fits -- wear it. Believe it or not, the "professional princess" business is booming and one sparkly specialist is casting her spell over metro Detroit.

The live-action martial arts movie The Princess could easily just be another story about one more headstrong princess who doesn’t want to wait around to be rescued. Its fairy-tale tropes could make it ...