Slate receives a commission when you purchase items using the links on this page. Thank you for your support. Each story in White Cat, Black Dog is explicitly linked to a specific fairy tale. Link’s ...

In “Sydney White,” a broad, mean-girls take on “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,” Amanda Bynes plays a teenager with the rugged soul of a plumber’s daughter and the elite aspirations of her late ...

Cats who grow and sell weed. A talking snake named after a brand of Icelandic liquor. A brown bear with a gift for storytelling. Welcome to the world of Kelly Link. The Northampton author has long ...

Once upon a time, fairy tales were full of dragons and ogres and sprites. There were magic mice and talking frogs. There were wondrous spells. And there were kings and queens, princes and princesses, ...

This is Goldilocks like you've never seen her. Bathed in a golden light, she looks out from a photo resembling a fashion magazine spread with a commanding stare, surrounded by massive teddy bears.

Bathed in a golden light, she looks out from a photo resembling a fashion magazine spread with a commanding stare, surrounded by massive teddy bears. Instead of yellow curly hair, she wears thick, ...