The current mess overseas brought to mind the old story of Brer Rabbit and the Tar Baby. If you remember this story, Brer Rabbit also got himself into a mess by trying to fight the Tar Baby, which was ...

The unacknowledged debt Potter owed to the Brer Rabbit stories told by enslaved Africans deserves to be recognised, says scholar Think of Beatrix Potter and you will probably call to mind her tales of ...

Getting soaked on Disney’s Splash Mountain did not bring me joy. But getting soaked year after year for the last 20 years brought our daughter joy and her joy brought us joy. Most of the joy was from ...

Brer Fox and Brer Rabbit were bitter enemies. They hated each other and did everything they could to be downright unpleasant whenever they met. Brer Fox was faster and stronger than Brer Rabbit, but ...

It’s the year of the Rabbit. And I’ve been thinking a lot about Brer Rabbit. Now that the House Of Mouse has decided to switch out one of it’s flume rides for another attraction (also based on a Mouse ...

A rabbit with long ears and a painted face greeted us as he raked up the fallen leaves in his garden. Cut to Scene Two you can see him saving his farmer's daughter from drowning! And Scene Three you ...

Jim Auchmutey spent some 30 years at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution as a reporter, editor and award-winning food writer. He's also the author of two books: "The Class of '65: A Student, a Divided ...