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Aug 2023
31m 44s

Extreme Makeover: Fairy Godmother Editio...

Eric Molinsky | QCODE
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Who wouldn’t want a fairy godmother to solve our problems with the flick of a magic wand? We know that’s not a healthy fantasy and yet, fairy godmothers aren’t going away. In fact, they’ve been proliferating in contemporary fantasy novels and reinterpretations of Cinderella. But they don’t look or act like you might expect. I talk with Butler University lect ... Show More
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