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.
Jun 25th, 2007 · 19th-century Harvard students needed botanical models. They turned to a pair of glass artists who specialized in invertebrate zoology. The results, on display at the Corning Museum of Glass this summer, are so lifelike that they've inspired poets and novelists.
Oct 29th, 2005 · Artist Daniel Moore's lifelike depictions of University of Alabama football are a big hit with Crimson Tide fans. But the school is suing for trademark infringement. Moore and copyright lawyer Rebecca Tushnet speak with Debbie Elliott.
Apr 30th, 2005 · High-tech mannequins are now serving as fake patients for medical students, who find the dummies can mimic the human body in surprisingly realistic ways. Nell Boyce recently tried her hand at some emergency surgery on TraumaMan.