The difference, though, is that fairy-tale inter-class marriages have typically been a fantasy for women.

The rising and falling popularity of the tale offers a unique window into what our culture expects of and for women.

Showtime The Fairy Tale of Yellowjackets As society falls away, the girls on Yellowjackets shed their skins to reveal what’s underneath. And what’s underneath are a slew of fantasy archetypes.

Fairy tales have long inspired shojo and magical girl anime, blending classic mythos with whimsical storytelling and unique twists.

Bibliophiles For Marcela Fuentes, it’s fairy tales and books with female villains The author’s debut novel, ‘Malas,’ depicts bad girls along the southern border.

Cinderella: A Salsa Fairy Tale is loud, bouncy, and bilingual. The show is part of Imagination Stage's 'Greatest Hits' season, as it was originally commissioned and produced at Imagination in 2003.

Characters in fairy tales “are white not by chance, but by design,” Kimberly J. Lau writes in a new book.

Gretel & Hansel is a dark, mature adaptation of the classic fairy tale, emphasizing Gretel's power in a hostile world for girls. Director Osgood Perkins' atmospheric visual style creates an eerie ...

Katherine Heigl on Why Firefly Lane Clicked for Fans: 'It's Not Some Fairy Tale Version of Female Friendship' "There is a lot of resentment under the surface. There is a lot of things that go ...

The difference, though, is that fairy-tale inter-class marriages have typically been a fantasy for women.