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Snow White

Oyeyemi book Boy, Snow, Bird

This is not a Disney story: Helen Oyeyemi takes on Snow White

Arts

Helen Oyeyemi was born in Nigeria; the tale comes from medieval Germany.

Illustration from a 1905 edition of "Grimms' Fairy Tales. The dwarfs warn Snow White not to accept anything from strangers. (Illustration: Franz Jüttner )

We love fairy tales — maybe we’d love them more if they were translated right

Books
Oyeyemi book Boy, Snow, Bird

Helen Oyeyemi rewrites Snow White as a tale about race and identity in America

Arts, Culture & Media
Oyeyemi book Boy, Snow, Bird

Helen Oyeyemi rewrites Snow White as a tale about race and identity in America

Arts, Culture & Media

Revisiting the Brothers Grimm

New Movie Releases: ‘Snow White and the Huntsman’ and ‘Hysteria’

This week’s big release is “Snow White and the Huntsman,” starring Kristen Stewart of “Twilight” fame, and Charlize Theron as her wicked stepmother. Rafer Guzman  and  Kristen Meinzer, our Movie Date team, are here as usual. In addition to hosting the podcast, Rafer  is film critic for Newsday and Kristen is culture producer for the Takeaway.

The World

Music And The Mouse

Arts, Culture & Media

From Snow White to Hannah Montana, the Disney company knows how to use music to capture the hearts (and cash) of generations of kids. And those songs lead to theme park rides and Broadway shows. Studio 360’s Eric Molinsky looks into how Disney used music to build its empire.