When Halle Bailey was cast in the live-action remake of “The Little Mermaid,” some critics blasted the decision, proclaiming Princess Ariel could not possibly be Black. But one professor who studies ...
Mermaid folklore exists in cultures all around the world, not just Disney’s “The Little Mermaid.” Since the announcement that Chloe x Halle singer Halle Bailey would play Ariel in the upcoming ...
Long before Disney introduced the family-friendly Ariel, mermaids were used in fantasy fiction as a safe representation of female sexuality, apropos for even the most puritanical of societies. But in ...
Contrary to what the Disney movie would have you believe, mermaids are more often associated with bad luck and tragedy than with romance and fabulous red hair. In legends and folklore about the ...
Weird museums are everywhere. There’s one devoted to mustard, one celebrating bad art and at least two focused on barbed wire. A museum devoted to a mythical creature, though, brings things to a whole ...
The young woman at the center of Samantha Hunt’s novel, The Seas, (being re-released by Tin House Books on July 10) is one you won’t quickly forget. In fact, she will haunt you. A 19-year-old outcast ...
“Siren,” the upcoming Freeform drama about killer mermaids, may sound like a supernatural fantasy series, but creator Eric Wald is aiming for something a bit more realistic. “Right now, we really do ...
This image released by Disney shows Halle Bailey as Ariel in "The Little Mermaid." (Disney via AP) (Photo courtesy of Disney., © 2022 Disney Enterprises, Inc. All ...
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