tale
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The tale is based on lore passed down in the family of Angelica Chéri, who wrote the book and lyrics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026
It’s a well-intentioned, heart-in-the-right-place movie — but is that what this ornery tale of angry activists upending a social order designed to keep them hidden ultimately deserves?
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026
Ironically, the inventive time-travel tale feels of a totally different era from its predecessor.
From Slate ● Nov. 6, 2026
The children of Hamelin’s Pied Piper tale had no part in the broken bargain, yet they paid its price.
From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2026
Here Penelope was quite alone, like a maiden in a tower from some fairy tale of old.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
Dracula comes from Central Europe by way of the Irish novelist Bram Stoker; the werewolf is a staple of French and German folk tales.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
In this era, powerful, complex stories of the intrepid human spirit sit next to ephemeral tales of cheaply made, mildew-ridden leggings.
From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026
The lessons may appear to be the same, but the individuals often tell disturbing tales that only the gods could see coming.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026
Our stories of justice, from murder mysteries to tales of thwarted romance, invariably climax not with revelation but with confession.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
The 588th produced their own literary magazine, and the infinitely creative navigator Zhenya Rudneva sometimes gathered everyone around her at the airfield while she recited fairy tales.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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