Pixar’s Brave arrived in 2012. It is a story about a skilled archer named Merida, who is the courageous daughter of the Scottish King Fergus and Queen Elinor. The movie is set in the mystical Scottish ...

As Mother’s Day approaches, many people are looking back at their relationships with the women in their lives — those who raised them, guided them, or had profound impacts on them — and how such ...

A new teenage heroine swoops into theaters this weekend in "Brave," Pixar's first female-centric feature. Merida, a princess of the mystical Scottish highlands, has not only the archery skills of ...

Rachel Sandell is an experienced editor and proofreader with a love for language and storytelling. A graduate of the creative writing MFA program, The Rainier Writing Workshop, she is the author of ...

The newest princess from The Walt Disney Co. is more interested in shooting arrows and hunting bears than attending balls and finding Prince Charming. Merida, the spunky curly-haired Scottish heroine ...