Nov 7th, 2008 · The National Toy Hall of Fame this year is honoring the baby doll, the skateboard and the lowly stick. Of course, you might be able to employ it as a magic wand, a sceptor or a jousting sword. In choosing the stick, toy experts found virtue in its versatility, natural ingredients, no-cost and its appeal to the imagination. In 2005, the cardboard box was inducted into the hall.
Sep 9th, 2008 · Move over, Hello Kitty. Make room for the new pop culture craze from Japan: ball-jointed dolls. Already huge in Japan and South Korea, these hand-sculpted, hand-painted, anatomically correct and eerily lifelike dolls are gaining popularity with American enthusiasts.
Jul 31st, 2008 · In a summer of forward-looking superhero films and sci-fi flicks, Transsiberian revives the Russian crime drama. This cool thriller offers it all: seedy mobsters, stunning snowscapes and even a suitcase full of babushka dolls.
Jul 30th, 2008 · From anywhere in Michigan you're a day-trip away from a 13-foot scale model of Stone Henge made from styrofoam. There's also a menagerie of farm and circus animals constructed from car parts. Then there's the Madison Heights Doll Garden of Frights, where a junk dealer has created "vignettes" using trashed dolls.
Jun 19th, 2008 · For more than 20 years, American Girl dolls and books have been big sellers. Now the series is going to the movies. Kit Kittredge: An American Girl opens next month.
Jun 3rd, 2008 · The popular Bratz dolls have been taking the spotlight away from Barbie in recent years. Now, Barbie is taking the Bratz to court. Mattel, maker of Barbie, is suing the company that owns Bratz, saying a Mattel employee came up with the idea. Host Renee Montagne talks about the trial with Nicholas Casey of the Wall Street Journal.
May 26th, 2008 · Two dolls go head-to-head in a California courtroom on Tuesday. It's Barbie vs. Bratz in a legal battle over whether MGA Entertainment's Bratz — which does $500 million a year in sales — is the result of work done at Barbie-owner Mattel.
Mar 6th, 2008 · A recently uncovered 1888 photo of Helen Keller and her teacher, Anne Sullivan, is notable because it shows the young Keller holding a doll. "Doll" was the first word the "Miracle Worker" Sullivan spelled out for her blind, deaf student -- who amazed the world by learning to read and write.