283: Ever After & Cinderella (Myth Movie Night with Jane Solomon)

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Was Drew Barrymore’s “Ever After” the best version of the Cinderella story? We’re joined by lexicographer Jane Solomon to determine if this 90s body glitter filled movie truly embodies this fairy tale! </span> <p> </p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Content Warning:</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">This episode contains conversations about or mentions of sexual innuendo, heart attack, death, slavery, violence, gore, murder, abuse, and child abandonment. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Guest</strong></p> <p><a href="https://www.lexicalitems.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Jane Solomon</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">is a lexicographer and emoji expert based in Oakland, California. She spends her days working on various projects related to words and emoji. She's currently the</span> <a href= "https://blog.emojipedia.org/author/janesolomon/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Senior Emoji Lexicographer at Emojipedia</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. She serves on the Unicode Emoji Subcommittee and the Word Panel of the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Jane is the author of the children's book The Dictionary of Difficult Words. She has a twin sister who is also a lexicographer. Find her on Twitter at</span> <a href= "https://twitter.com/janesolomon"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">@janesolomon</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Housekeeping</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Recommendation</span><span style= "font-weight: 400;">: This week, Julia recommends</span> <a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/822/9781250269508"><em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Gearbreakers</span></em></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">by Zoe Hana Mikuta. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Books</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">: Check out our previous book recommendations, guests’ books, and more at</span> <a h