Londonist is proud to be media partner to the British Academy’s Literature Week. Aren't these illustrations gorgeous? There's more where they come from, and you can see them up close and personal in a ...

From Cinderella and her glass slipper to the tragic tale of the Little Mermaid, fairytales are a quintessential part of childhood. Now some of the world's best-loved stories have been brought to life ...

Having always loved the Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales, in 1969, British artist David Hockney decided to create his own illustrations to the stories. Instead of focusing on the most important moments in ...

Although adults may misremember them as light children's stories, the 19th-century fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen commonly deal with themes of loneliness, forced journeys far from home, and ...

Every Little Mermaid Halloween costume, every reference to “Ugly Duckling Syndrome,” and every use of “the Emperor’s New Clothes” as an idiom ultimately has its roots in the fairy tales of Hans ...

Having always loved the Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales, in 1969, British artist David Hockney decided to create his own illustrations of six of his favorite stories. Instead of focusing on the most ...

Little Red Riding Hood, the Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, and other fairy tale characters shed their Western wardrobes and don traditional Korean fashions in artist Na Young Wu’s series of ...

Both NBC's "Grimm" and ABC's "Once Upon a Time" are heading for season finales, but both are certain to return for another season. "Grimm" was renewed Friday (April 26). "Once Upon a Time" is ...

There is something so magical about the phrase “once upon a time.” Fairy tales have been passed down through generations, and they are still influencing stories today; these stories of magic have ...