The translator of a newly discovered trove of 150-year-old tales on the gender-bending surprises found there

Real and imaginary events of interest to readers.

Cinderella has historically been a story about women and for women. So what happened to poor Cinders?

Humanity's favorite stories are punished for their vaguely disreputable origins

No, really. This time it's not a whimsical dating metaphor

"Alice in Wonderland" by Lewis Carroll

Classic fairy tales get a feminist makeover for parents who don't like their princesses tricked out, locked up or comatose. But were the old ones really that bad?

Cinderella is a manipulative, self-pitying twit who loves to sweep ashes in this retelling of the fairy tale.

The new NBC series stylishly updates a classic form. ABC\'s \"Once Upon a Time,\" not so much

Disney and others are chasing dollars, not keeping it real, one expert argues

The Netflix series explores Native tales that reclaim transformations, told in a "Grimm's Fairy Tales"-esque way

It's time we let beloved children's author Hans Christian Andersen sit at the big kids' table.

Bestselling writers Neil Gaiman and Susanna Clarke talk with Salon about fairies, folk tales and fighting the tyranny of realism.

A fairy tale investigation

Video game designer American McGee loves the darkest tales best.