Happy Ending

In the 21st Century, becoming a Disney princess might not be as glamorous as the children's books made it seem. Nowadays, Snow White would be elbow-deep in dish soap washing up after seven dwarves, and Alice would be baking all kinds of mind-altering (but gluten-free) goodies to pass the time...

By Jess Swanson

December 26, 2013

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In the 21st Century, becoming a Disney princess might not be as glamorous as the children's books made it seem. Nowadays, Snow White would be elbow-deep in dish soap washing up after seven dwarves, and Alice would be baking all kinds of mind-altering (but gluten-free) goodies to pass the time. Just ask local South Florida artist Sarah Michelle Rupert. She brought these fairy tales to life in her "In Search of Ever After" exhibit at the Art and Culture Center. Rupert's photography captures the mundane translation of pop-culture expectations in the present. She challenges the consensus propagated by children's literature and film in the mass media. It's not quite a smear campaign, but after taking your 4-year-old niece a few times around the exhibit, she might think twice before demanding to be Cinderella next Halloween (especially if that means sweeping dust and talking to rodents). After all, Amelia Earhart would be a much cooler costume. The Art and Culture Center of Hollywood is located at 1650 Harrison St. in Hollywood. Admission is $7 for adults, $4 for children under 17. The exhibit runs until January 12. Call 954-921-3274, or visit artandculturecenter.org.
Tuesdays-Fridays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Saturdays, Sundays, 12-4 p.m. Starts: Nov. 8. Continues through Jan. 12, 2013

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Jess Swanson is a staff writer at New Times. Born and raised in Miami, she graduated from the University of Miami’s School of Communication and wrote briefly for the student newspaper until realizing her true calling: pissing off fraternity brothers by reporting about their parties on her crime blog. Especially gifted in jumping rope and solving Rubik’s cubes, she also holds the title for longest stint as an unpaid intern in New Times history. She left the Magic City for New York to earn her master’s degree from Columbia University School of Journalism, where she spent a year profiling circumcised men who were trying to regrow their foreskins for a story that ultimately won the John Horgan Award for Critical Science Journalism. Terrified by pizza rats and arctic temperatures, she quickly returned to her natural habitat.

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