In 1941, a young blonde named Maila Nurmi made her way to New York City with dreams of stardom. Born in Finland as Maila Elizabeth Syrjäniemi nineteen years prior, Maila landed small roles on and off Broadway until catching the… Read More ›
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White as Snow and Red as Blood: The Art of Snow White
Just over 200 years ago, brothers Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm published their first volume of 86 stories culled from European folk tradition and memories. This collection of fairy tales, criticized as too dark and violent for children even upon its first… Read More ›
Notice! All Ghosts and Restless Spirits: Early Footage from Disneyland’s Haunted Mansion
Darlings, on this dreary Monday morning almost exactly between autumn and winter, why don’t we take a trip back in time to summer in the late 1960’s and peek at the newly instated grandeur of Disneyland’s Haunted Mansion? Inspired in… Read More ›
The Year of Halloween 