I found this quote on my “Einstein Quote of the Day Google Widget” and I verified in through Wikiquote.com
If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales. - Albert Einstein
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QOTD: Einstein - Read Fairy Tales to your Kids
November 29, 2007 – 6:41 am
Fairy tales tell children the dragons can be killed: Another blogger’s view
November 23, 2007 – 8:53 am
A while back, I mentioned how a new favorite quote came at the end of a Criminal Minds show. An uncredited author none as “The Mediator” from The Lincoln Echo saw the same show and shared thoughts about the quote:
I was watching a TV program, Criminal Minds, and at the end of the program [...]
Fairy Tales: “Enchanted” takes a new look on classic tales
November 23, 2007 – 8:42 am
Dan Hudak (article found in the Boise Weekly) takes a look at the new Disney movie, Enchanted.
And therein lies the true appeal of Enchanted: It was made by Disney with its tongue firmly planted in its cheek, openly willing to poke fun at the onscreen fairy-tale conventions it helped create. Kudos to the venerable Mouse [...]
Myth: Another look at the movie Beowulf
November 23, 2007 – 8:32 am
Louis Sahagun, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer, in the Sydney Morning Herald writes a review of Beowulf and how some scholars may be worried about the movie’s effect on students:
Because of the power of cinema, the myths told in The Wizard Of Oz, Star Wars and Lord Of The Rings, Ellwood says, “are more alive [...]
Myth-Roman: Archaeologists find myths may be close to the truth
November 23, 2007 – 8:14 am
From the BBC News by Stephanie Holmes:
The discovery in Rome of a vaulted cavern, studded with coloured mosaics and buried deep beneath the ruins of an emperor’s palace, suggests that the story of how the city was founded might be more than a mere myth.
This is a fun article discussing elements of the Romulus and [...]
Folklore: Canadian Western Roots
November 23, 2007 – 8:07 am
Peter Robb, CanWest News Service wrote this article found in the Vancouver Sun about the importance of Canada to reconnect its “Wild West” heritage that is often memorialized in the USA.
Folklore: Kashmir
November 23, 2007 – 7:57 am
Summary of the two days national seminar on ”Folklore of Kashmir” organised by Centre for Kashmir studies, University of Kashmir at Ghandi Bhawan
