The old French folk story about a young bride and her monstrous husband is a harrowing fable that continues to inspire powerful modern adaptations, writes Lillian Crawford. "Once upon a time… Where ...

The French folktale of Bluebeard is as famous as it is haunting. It tells the story of a young bride left alone to explore her wealthy but mysterious husband’s sprawling estate. She is given but one ...

THERE once lived a hideously blue-bearded man who slit the throats of his half-dozen wives, stashing their corpses in the basement of his castle one by one. So goes the legendary folk tale “Bluebeard” ...

Strix Beltrán knew she’d created something special as she gazed around the table at a woman’s shattered psyche. Beltrán was running a test of a tabletop game she’d co-created with Sarah Richardson and ...

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Take a look inside Bluebeard restaurant in Indianapolis, named one of the best in the U.S. We opened a taco shop because Meta is building an AI data center nearby. Now 40% of our business is tied to ...

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With its brave double bill of Bluebeard’s Castle and Oedipus Rex, WNO shows a sense of adventure amid its straitened circumstances ...