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If you had the chance to change your fate, would you? For one Pixar princess named Merida, that is exactly what she sets out to do. Fans first met Merida in 2012, with the release of Pixar’s ...

Princess Merida, the young Scottish girl who broke tradition and took a decidedly feminist stand against being married off to the winner of an archery competition in Disney’s “Brave” (by using her ...

With the independent, decidedly un-girly Merida, the studio is flipping the script on the traditional fairytale. By Jordan Zakarin Brave Merida with Arrow - H 2012 Where the film carves its own path, ...

Movie princesses usually wear puffy dresses, have perfect hair and wait around for Prince Charming to save them from an evil witch. And then there’s Merida. She’s wild. Her hair is a mess. And she has ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Every Disney Princess has a special way of empowering girls and women — everyone, really — to dream of better futures for themselves and others around them. While there have been some problematic ...

Merida from Disney's movie "Brave" will be welcomed into the Disney Princess Royal Court on Saturday.As part of Disney's Limited Time Magic, all 10 Disney princesses will be together in front of ...

Because few of us have ever seen the wolf cry to the blue corn moon, we can all agree that “Colors of the Wind” is one of this 1995 movie's saving graces. Grandmother Willow is a close second. It’s ...