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Online generators of any kind tend to suck my time and make me happy (still love the conversation heart generator). So when I found a Fairy Tale Generator the other day, I almost didn't know what to do with myself. Based on Vladimir Propp's studies of structure in Russian folk tales, the Proppian Fairy Tale Generator lets you pick your desired plot themes such as struggle, villainy, rescue, and Read more
Ralph McQuarrie, artist, and the first person hired by George Lucas to conceptualize the Star Wars universe, passed away this weekend at age 82. When George had a hard time selling a science fiction film to Hollywood studios, he turned to Ralph to paint the beautifully detailed characters, locations, and action scenes to show executives the films were much more than a space-based fairy tale. Read more
This Friday we can take a trip back to our childhood with the re-release of Disney's Beauty and the Beast, this time in 3D. It's a magical blast from the past for us, but it's also a way for a new generation of tykes to enjoy the tale of a bookish peasant turned princess on the big screen. Beauty and the Beast has come a long way from its 18th-century French origins to three-dimensional Read more
Opening Friday, Beastly, a modern-day take on the "Beauty and the Beast" fairy tale, is generating plenty of buzz, especially among the tween and teen set. Alex Pettyfer plays a vain New York teen who's transformed into a hideous monster (or perhaps a tattooed San Francisco hipster bike messenger, it's hard to tell the difference) who must find true love to win back his former looks. While the Read more
The US Supreme Court ruled today that it is unconstitutional and a violation of the First Amendment to ban children from buying violent video games. In a 7-2 vote, the court overturned a California law banning the sale and rental of violent video games to anyone underage. Video games like Mortal Kombat and Grand Theft Auto were singled out during the trial for the violent first-person Read more
Are the fairy tales we grew up with (not to mention our parents and grandparents) too scary and politically incorrect for our children? According to a nationwide survey in Great Britain, The Baby Website found that one in four moms forgo classics such as Sleeping Beauty and Little Red Riding Hood over The Very Hungry Caterpillar or The Gruffalo. Traditional fairy tales were first popularized Read more
