More fundamentally, reactions to Harry Potter highlight the worldwide character of clashes between various forms of traditionalism and modernism. To many religious conservatives, Harry Potter ...

Magical realism is a term often associated with fiction and other pieces of art that present a realistic story with magical ...

Life is never more exciting than it is in that short period in your life when you believe that magic is real. Perhaps you believe in in Santa Claus, or maybe you grew up keeping an eye out on the ...

Last month, I shared some of the surrealist art projects I do with my students and described the strange, bizarre and often symbolic qualities of surrealism. Now, we will venture into the similar — ...

ZANESVILLE ‒ Artist Paul Emory is returning to the Zanesville Museum of Art after an 18-year absence, with help from Aaron Thompson, the museum's exhibit coordinator. Emory's work doesn't quite create ...

Discover your newest binge and get to know our staff a little better with the Asia Society Texas Center team's favorite ways to stay entertained indoors! With our Deep Dives we take you on a journey ...

IMAGINE THEM LOOKING THROUGH -- DRIVING THROUGH A RELENTLESS RAINSTORM AND PICKING UP A WOMAN ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THERE IS SOMETHING ODD ABOUT THE HITCHHIKER. TIME TRAVELS WEIRDLY AROUND YOUR.

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Syfy’s adaptation of Lev Grossman’s The Magicians is part of this new wave of fantasy shows, and as the show ...

We explore the roots, tenets of the genre, and its rise in Latin American Literature. Blurring the lines between fantasy and reality, magical realism in literature and other media combines fantasy ...

When I’m reading speculative fiction (e.g. science fiction and fantasy), I feel like I have the freedom to be my natural self. It’s not mere escapism, as critics often say; it’s using a story and its ...