The "damsel in distress" trope has been common in fiction for centuries. Most audiences are familiar with the idea of a brave hero going to rescue a helpless woman from the villain. However, what's a ...

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Have you ever had a dog who enjoyed watching TV? While many are interested in the characters on the big screen, others aren’t, unless there’s maybe a dog that catches their interest. However, this ...

From Rapunzel trapped up in her tower to legions of scream queens hitting high decibels, the damsel in distress trope is long rooted in sweet, helpless characters incapable of staying out of trouble.

With a script cowritten by P.G. Wodehouse and original songs by George and Ira Gershwin (including “Nice Work If You Can Get It”), there’s no reason Fred Astaire’s first starring vehicle without ...

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Whether you believe that the phrase “true-life TV movie” is an absurdity depends on how you define “true” and “life.” These quickie pics are often based on disputed facts, made without knowledge of ...

Chappell Roan concluded the six-show U.S. leg of her Visions of Damsels & Other Dangerous Things tour in Pasadena, Calif., on Saturday night (Oct. 11) with a transcendent set that helped cement her ...

A pair of Oklahoma police officers responding to a call about a “damsel in distress” instead found a jealous goat voicing its displeasure, KOCO-TV reported. According to body camera video posted to ...

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As the most beloved of Nintendo’s franchises after Mario, it’s long been a running joke that The Legend of Zelda is a series where you don’t actually play as the titular character. You could say ...