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My colleague Tasha Robinson wrote, "For audiences who like erotic fairy-tales, fantasy, musicals, and Guillermo del Toro in general, it’s unbeatable."

From The Verge • Sep. 16, 2017

As he lamented to another microscopist in 1680, “I suffer many contradictions, and oft-times hear it said that I do but tell fairy-tales about the little animals.”

From The New Yorker • Dec. 21, 2015

Rooted in a Victorian tradition of family-friendly pantomimes based on fairy-tales and folklore, the pantos are an unlikely mix of children’s theater, burlesque, musical comedy, social satire and drag show.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 10, 2015

That they’ll make that leap of faith along with him, knowing that, once in a while, fairy-tales can come true.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 15, 2013

In fairy-tales, witches always wear silly black hats and black cloaks, and they ride on broomsticks.

From "The Witches" by Roald Dahl