Bookish blasphemy? Russian reality shows and kid lit fashion

Perhaps you wish the classics would be left well enough alone.

Or perhaps you don’t mind a modern spin on them ... as long as they stay imaginary.

For those in the latter camp, we present the following:

The New Yorker’s cartoonists recently enjoyed creating posters for reality TV shows made out of classic Russian novels.

And the New York Times recast children’s book characters as contemporary fashion icons.