- Susan Reimer: Annapolis' Renaut not an athlete, but he's a player 2013-03-20, 02:46 pm
As parents, we like to think we can predict what our children will grow up to be based on what captures their attention as kids.
- Toy car swap 2013-03-20, 03:00 am
An El Camino, a Spyder and a Firebird were all on display inside the Sunnyslope Christian Reformed Church hall on March 3 -- miniature versions, that is.
- Atheist Barbie might not eat entire baby 2013-03-20, 06:19 pm
Today, The Slightly Warped Website posted this image on their Facebook page with the comment, "is a woman her size really going to eat a whole baby?" Blogger Jen McCreight created Atheist Barbie .
- Game Guide: 'Tomb Raider' reboot is smart and exciting 2013-03-20, 03:00 am
... he graphics are striking. Finally, it is great to see Lara Croft as a true hero instead of an unrealistic, pixelated Barbie doll.
- Surprise Me 2011-09-30, 03:00 am
Dan wrote a short but sweet couple sentences for his entry: "I have been playing with and collecting Barbie since I got my first doll in 1962! Here's a picture of me on Christmas Day 1962 with my new Barbie! I love her still!" What Dan didn't mention was that he's a huge doll collector.
- Taking responsibility for rape 2013-03-20, 03:56 am
... We teach our daughters to be submissive, our boys to be aggressive; we are still trying to emerge from the shadow of Barbie doll perfection, G.I. Joe masculinity. We have been teaching our little girls to take responsibility for their lives and boys ...
- Barbie Dolls 2013-03-20, 01:24 am
Or make Barbie a birthday gift to a special child as the very first doll in a Barbie collection.
- She's no barbie 2013-03-20, 01:07 am
... heels. "I still can't get used to them." "People make up their perceptions of a star, just like they put makeup on a Barbie. The 'star' Tang Wei," she says with a smile, pointing to the ceiling, "is there. She has nothing to do with the real me." ...
- New billionaires built by Lego 2013-03-19, 09:49 pm
... world's biggest toymaker in terms of net income, operating income and Ebitda." Lego is valued at $14.6 billion, and Barbie manufacturer Mattel has a market value of $14.4 billion, Bloomberg reports. THE expected final day of a committal hearing will ...
- Mattel: Moms to blame for stagnant Hot Wheels sales 2013-03-19, 09:29 pm
... one might expect. We may be great at jazzing up dollhouses, whipping up goods in the Easy-Bake Oven and dressing up Barbie. And hey, we can probably even figure out how to turn a pile of building blocks into a fortress. But the thing is, we just ...
- A recycled toy story: Australian-based artist turns discarded dolls into bizarre sculptures 2013-03-19, 03:22 pm
When a young child becomes bored of the latest Barbie doll or Action Man, it's often thrown at the back of a cupboard to gather dust and be forgotten.
- Tiny Tony makes big impact in Lafayette 2013-03-19, 03:00 am
... wardrobe, which city employees invent for the most part on their own time with their own supplies. "It's amazing how Barbie and Ken items make great props," said Peterson, who occasionally searches through her childhood toys. Roswarski emphasized ...
- State of the Arts 2013-03-19, 09:00 pm
... underwear and personal garments of every shape and size join erotic imagery and archetypal childhood toys like Barbie dolls, ponies and miniature castles. Plastic guns and a toy laptop are here for the boys. A circular path is wedged between the ...
- Dear Justin Bieber: Would You Like Some Salve for that Burn? 2013-03-19, 05:29 pm
Selena Gomez (former Disney princess - who still looks kind of like a Barbie doll if you ask me - and star of Spring Breakers which is pretty goddamn AWESOME [read my review of that in tomorrow's Mercury ]) went on David Letterman and delivered what ...
- Mt 1:16-24a St. Joseph - the Humble 2013-03-19, 04:51 pm
... can still remember vividly a lesson I learned long ago when I went to visit a family for dinner. I saw that she had a Barbie doll in her hand. I asked her if she had "Ken" as well. We should get to know Joseph's profound humility as well; for their ...
- Sculptor uses doll parts 2013-03-19, 03:18 pm
The Schwarzenegger character has scrabbled together with barbie arms for cheekbones, toy soldiers for hair and even Ken heads for ears.
- Rocky Mountain Gamer: Lara Croft is back, and so is our crush 2013-03-08, 03:00 am
... more than two years ago, a lot has been made about Lady Croft's makeover. The character no longer looks like a Barbie doll inserted into an Indiana Jones play-set. The new adventure gives us a realistic-looking, albeit extremely attractive young ...
- Barbie's 54th birthday celebrated at Rancho Cucamonga Farrell's 2013-03-09, 03:00 am
Amari, her sister Maya, 3, and about 50 other children - mostly girls - showed off their Barbie dolls as they gathered around a long table on Saturday at Farrell's Ice Cream Parlour on Foothill Boulevard.
- Fostering creativity // Kids toys 2013-03-18, 06:26 am
... are introducing more games and toys centered around mobile devices. From markers that "color" on your tablet to a Barbie-themed "mirror" app that lets little ones play with virtual makeup (no mess!), these toys come alive when paired with your ...
- GoldieBlox maker aims to open young girls' eyes to engineering 2013-03-18, 06:08 am
... girls little more than busty dolls and pink Legos, all the better, she said. "If you're a little girl, you have Barbie and Polly Pocket," Sterling said. "You have fashion icons and beauty and spa, and you're told what's important is what you look ...