Oct 16th, 2007 · U.S. toymakers need China to keep their prices down despite recalls. Toymaker Mattel's Polly Promise is a campaign to boost sales of its recalled Polly Pocket dolls. Parents are shying away from Polly, even though Mattel reissued the dolls. To boost her image, their first step is lower her price.
Apr 30th, 2007 · The cherry trees, camellias and magnolias are in bloom this week at the Polly Hill Arboretum at Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts -- a fitting tribute to Polly Hill, the legendary horticulturalist who died last week at 100. Hill began planting seeds outside her West Tisbury home more than four decades ago.
Mar 7th, 2007 · There are many losers in the wake of Lewis "Scooter" Libby's perjury conviction. Chief among them may be Washington politicians and Washington journalists. Both groups emerged with soiled images.
Jul 14th, 2005 · Cambodian musician Daran Kravanh survived the "killing fields" and genocide under the Khmer Rouge regime, with the help of an unlikely ally: an accordion. Being a musician kept him alive during the brutal antil-Western genocide.
Mar 2nd, 2005 · Everyone who met Pol Pot always took particular note of the smiles that guarded the thoughts of one of the great criminals of the 20th century. We have a conversation with author Philip Short about his new biography of the Khmer Rouge leader and the agony of Cambodia.
Nov 24th, 2004 · Polly Rhythm, the Feathered Prima Donna November 24, 2004 · With lungs that even the most powerful soprano would envy, Polly Rhythm -- a 37-year-old parrot -- can mimic and sing opera. He sings along with the Queen of the Night's aria from Mozart's "The Magic Flute."