Queer people have existed in folklore throughout history. Realizing that gives us magical powers, Sacha Coward says.

Last year, when the pandemic forced people to retreat into their homes, Alyssa Maloof found her photo studio empty. So Maloof, who has a deep interest in fine art, decided to turn her studio into a ...

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 ...

Long before Disney introduced the family-friendly Ariel, mermaids were used in fantasy fiction as a safe representation of female sexuality, apropos for even the most puritanical of societies. But in ...

We recently talked to Àstrid Bergès-Frisbey, who plays the main mermaid Syrena in the upcoming Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. She told us about her mermaid history and what makes Syrena ...

San Marcos is gearing up for its fifth annual SPLASH Festival — now dubbed the Mermaid Capital of Texas Fest. The festival, which began in 2016 as a way to celebrate the community and the San Marcos ...

January 2020 was a very wet month; so much so that I half expected to start growing a fin or at least a few webbed toes. As of January 28th (which is when I’m writing this column), Vancouver had ...

In the summer, many Americans daydream about mermaids. Thousands sojourn to New York City's Coney Island for the Annual Mermaid Parade, decked in aquatic apparel. Parents bundle their children ...