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Neil Gaiman interview

richlayers wrote in told_tales Dec 01, 2014 16:53

Great thoughts on fairy tales and fairy tale history. I especially appreciated the angle that, no, fairy tales are not a new trends, we've always been obsessed with them. :)http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/11243761/Neil-

sleeping beauty, neil gaiman, snow white, fairy tale mashups

New fairy tales discovered!

lavenderspark wrote in told_tales Jun 26, 2014 16:18

Just read this!

500 New Fairy Tales Discovered in Germany

I'm hoping some day soon I'll be able to put them on my shelf with the others! :)

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talakestreal wrote in told_tales Jun 26, 2013 12:21

I found out today about a new line of dolls being made by Mattel. It's a spin-off of the Monster High series, but it's based on fairy tales ( Read more... )

Elegant Princess Collection- Fairy Tale Inspired Aprons for Women and Children

elegantapron wrote in told_tales Mar 10, 2013 20:16

Hello! My name is Cristina and I am a huge fan of fairy tales and anything that has to do with a bit of fun and fantasy! I love it so much that I created a line of 6 Princess aprons for baking- or just for fun. I think that everyone deserves to feel like a princess. I really wanted my aprons to be very elegant and look like a princess dress from ( Read more... )

Rapunzel

richlayers wrote in told_tales Feb 23, 2013 20:22

Gotta admit, I loved this Cat vs. Human more than usual:

http://www.catversushuman.com/2013/02/blog-post.html

Very nice twist (at least if you like cats).

rapunzel, webcomics

Brother and Sister

lavenderspark wrote in told_tales Feb 09, 2013 23:05

I saw this lovely photo today and it reminded me of a short film that I saw posted here a few years ago. Unfortunately I can't find the post it was in now. :(

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brother and sister

Persephone Retellings

richlayers wrote in told_tales Jan 21, 2013 13:58

I'm looking for novel-length Persephone retellings, preferable for adults. Goodreads seems to be running rampant with YA retellings, and while there's nothing wrong with that, I'm looking at Summer Reading programming for adults.

Anybody have any ideas, or any favorite versions?

greek mythology, persephone

It is TOO a fairy tale... what?

richlayers wrote in told_tales Jan 21, 2013 09:56

I just got totally miffed noticing the tagline on the back of the case for Snow White and the Huntsman: "This is no fairy tale." Whaaaat. Yes it is. It even has fairies, dang it!

Whatever you thought of the production value or the acting of a certain ingénue, I think that we, here, at least can all admit that it is a fairy tale.

snow white

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lavenderspark wrote in told_tales Jan 10, 2013 16:23