When Halle Bailey was cast in the live-action remake of “The Little Mermaid,” some critics blasted the decision, proclaiming Princess Ariel could not possibly be Black. But one professor who studies ...

Contrary to what the Disney movie would have you believe, mermaids are more often associated with bad luck and tragedy than with romance and fabulous red hair. In legends and folklore about the ...

Mermaid folklore exists in cultures all around the world, not just Disney’s “The Little Mermaid.” Since the announcement that Chloe x Halle singer Halle Bailey would play Ariel in the upcoming ...

The Pearl Comb’ director Ali Cook on myth, mermaids, and the Oscar shortlist. The writer-director joins our "Making Of" ...

The young woman at the center of Samantha Hunt’s novel, The Seas, (being re-released by Tin House Books on July 10) is one you won’t quickly forget. In fact, she will haunt you. A 19-year-old outcast ...

Weird museums are everywhere. There’s one devoted to mustard, one celebrating bad art and at least two focused on barbed wire. A museum devoted to a mythical creature, though, brings things to a whole ...

If you can prove that mermaids exist by the end of the month, Chicken of the Sea will give you a cool million dollars. The catch: You need to convince the company’s mermaid expert, a Central Michigan ...

Siren enticed fans from the beginning, with its story about a unique mermaid who comes to land and the marine biologists, Ben Pownall and Maddie Bishop, who protect her. There’s also the mysterious ...

Coming face-to-face with a mermaid was not on most people’s minds in 2026 – until now. Mermaids are making a splash at the ...

From the moment Disney released the first trailer for the upcoming live-action remake of “The Little Mermaid,” the internet has been dominated by angry voices who say it’s “unrealistic” for Black ...

This image released by Disney shows Halle Bailey as Ariel in "The Little Mermaid." (Disney via AP) (Photo courtesy of Disney., © 2022 Disney Enterprises, Inc. All ...