Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jan. 8—With his tattered clothing, long fingernails and bewildered look, Rip Van Winkle awakes from his 20-year slumber in an ...

Streaming platforms for Faerie Tale Theatre: Rip Van Winkle haven’t been announced yet. Check back soon for updates on where you can watch it online.

A rollicking, family-friendly physical theater mashup of the Rip van Winkle story and tales of the Yukon Gold Rush, featuring some of Seattle’s most celebrated actors! Ever feel like you blinked, and ...

HAINES FALLS, New York -- The Catskill Mountains were a big inspiration for Washington Irving, the author of the legendary short story "Rip Van Winkle." Nowadays, locals celebrate an annual tradition ...

Washington Irving was born just as the news reached New York City: The war with England was over. To celebrate, his mother named him after the victorious American general. When he was a boy of 6, ...

One of the weirdest paintings in the National Gallery of Art — and one of my favorites — is John Quidor’s 1849 “The Return of Rip Van Winkle,” which shows Washington Irving’s title character ...