Barbie

PlanetOut – Alison, 25, whose Dahl line of women’s wear has been worn by the likes of Anne Heche and Hilary Duff; and Robert, 36, who has spent the last 10 years as principal designer on Mattel’s Barbie Collectibles line. Given that they’ve had the benefit of

From The Archives
Cleveland Plain Dealer – Columbus – Pressured to make a quick and ill-prepared life or death decision on an inmate set to be executed in three days, Gov. Ted Strickland instead put Ohio s death penalty on hold. His decision, issued Friday but hinted at days ago, means the

No happy endings in Fairytale Land
The State – This inept, incompetently scripted pan-European animation is bad enough to make a parent reach for those Barbie Swan Lake direct-to-video atrocities, just to chase the images from the back of our retinas. It’s about trouble in Fairytale Land

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Northwest Herald – The filmmakers gained extraordinary access to (Fischer), who uses Barbie dolls and rubber brains to drive home her scriptural points; and, as in Baraka, they capture their young subjects at their most vulnerable, whether they re in states of

Holiday season offers lessons in spending and giving
Kansas City Star – After our own family gift exchange, my kids were still talking about the Spider-Man toys, Barbie dolls and other stuff that had been delivered to their adopted friends. My children will remember that experience for years to come. Recently, financial