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Childhood stories that shape how we understand the world. By Yiyun Li Yiyun Li is a professor of creative writing at Princeton University and the author of “Things in Nature Merely Grow” (2025).

Fairy tales don’t usually involve awkward dates, modern problems, or suburban life, but that’s exactly what makes Francis Bonnet’s Suburban Fairy Tales so fun to read. Instead of castles and enchanted ...

Though it's just 40 minutes away from downtown Louisville, the Shelbyville home known as Briar Rose Estate feels like a completely different world. The property sits on about 50 acres of rolling hills ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Though it's just 40 minutes away from downtown Louisville, the Shelbyville home known as Briar Rose Estate feels like a completely ...

Beautiful rose garden full of blooming roses in red pink and white - Gary Matuschka/Getty Images Roses are a classic garden addition, but we must admit, they are not for everyone. They are heavy ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. “In Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Goldilocks tests three bowls of porridge, three chairs ...

You grew up on Andersen – but not these stories. Shutterstock/Clara Miller Burd Hans Christian Andersen is one of Denmark’s most cherished writers – a master of the literary fairy tale whose influence ...

Long before Disney turned Beauty and the Beast and The Little Mermaid into global blockbusters, European writers, editors, and folklorists captivated readers with their fairy-tale collections as early ...

Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Mert Alas and Marcus Piggot. The album sometimes does fit that description—especially on the relatively strong, if unexpectedly downcast, opening three songs.

The world can be magical when we look at it with the eyes of a child. Perhaps fairies use the mushrooms in the shrubbery as houses, or the tracks in the dirt are left by a visiting dragon. “The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Let’s call this week a look at animation with two entries to check out. “Marvel Zombies,” is sort of self-explanatory. Seriously?