Category: Fairy Tale Week

Giveaway: Divers and Submarines
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Giveaway: Divers and Submarines

Alice Tynan hooks Trespass readers up with a superb giveaway for Fairy Tale Week – Passenger’s Divers & Submarines album.

Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the most fertile of them all?
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Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the most fertile of them all?

Ivana Dragicevic shares some interesting psychological findings, namely, that good looking people not only breed smarter children but are also more fertile.

Fairy Tales, Unedited Pt. II
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Fairy Tales, Unedited Pt. II

In Pt. II of Fairy Tales, Unedited, Lin Tan shares some of the more gruesome details of fairy tales left out in the watered down, Disney versions.

Fairy Tales, Unedited Pt. I
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Fairy Tales, Unedited Pt. I

In Fairy Tales, Unedited Pt. I, Lin Tan gives a brief history of the Brothers Grimm.

Film Interpretations of Little Red Riding Hood
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Film Interpretations of Little Red Riding Hood

How do you put a new spin on an old tale?

Are The Disney's Fairy Tales Outdated?
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Are The Disney’s Fairy Tales Outdated?

“Have the Disney princesses trained a generation of damsels in distress?” Shitika Anand questions the relevance of Disney Fairy Tales.

Sparkles, Magic & Fairy Dust
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Sparkles, Magic & Fairy Dust

Romy Grbic encourages you to release your inner Disney Princess in this week’s beauty column.

Poison Apple Martini
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Poison Apple Martini

Inspired by Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Chantelle Thompson shares a Poison Apple Martini recipe for Fairy Tale Week.

Fairy Tale Romance
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Fairy Tale Romance

Melissa Wellham shares her thoughts on fairytale romances with a particular look at relationship self-help books.

Letter From the Editor
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Letter From the Editor

Dictionary.com defines ‘fairy tale’ as:

“A story, usually for children, about elves, hobgoblins,dragons, fairies, or other magical creatures.”

It also states that a fairy tale is:

“An incredible or misleading statement, account, or belief.”

These seemingly paradoxical definitions raises some interesting opportunities for discourse – on the one hand, fairy tales were traditionally used to teach children about morality. Famously, one interpretation of the wolf in Little Red Riding Hood saw the creature as a symbol for man [...]

Subversive Film Fairy Tales
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Subversive Film Fairy Tales

Melissa Wellham delves into the fantasy minds of del Toro, Gilliam and Vaughn.