In recent years, so-called “mer-culture” has been on the rise. Of course, no discussion of mermaids can be made without referencing the original “The Little Mermaid,” which Disney released in theaters ...

King Togbe Yedy, one of the heads of the convent of the Temple of Mami Wata, poses in front of an altar at the Temple in Ouidah, Benin, on Jan. 11, 2025. Credit - Marco Longari—AFP/Getty Images In the ...

Zinnia Maldonado joins the CBS News New York team from CBS Boston. While there, she had the opportunity to cover an array of national and breaking news stories such as the Boston Marathon, the Harmony ...

Why do mermaids continue to enchant us? From ancient sea-spirits to Disney princesses, the mermaid has drifted through centuries of myth, art, and pop culture - shifting shape with our fears and ...

As a kid, Sacha Coward used to sneak downstairs and watch The Little Mermaid every day before school. He was too young to understand its appeal. As an adult, he’d learn that the original fairytale was ...

When Halle Bailey was announced as the new face of “The Little Mermaid,” white supremacists immediately flooded the internet to protest. Chief among their complaints? That there was no way a Black ...

Halle Bailey appears as Ariel in The Little Mermaid live-action remake. We’ve been here before. Back in 2019 when Disney announced that the live action remake of The Little Mermaid would be portrayed ...

The Museum of Ocean City will host Mermaid Tasha, a professional mermaid, for a reading and puppet show on March 29. Tickets for the event are $15 per child and include a mermaid tail blanket. Mermaid ...

Imari Stout was born a mermaid. Well, maybe she wasn't born with a sparkling, fish-like tail, but she was originally named after the popular red-headed Disney princess who lives under the sea. "My mom ...

Mermaids are as much a staple of cinema history as they are mainstays of fairy tales and folklore. Movies throughout the decades have been mesmerized with the presence of these ...