Welcome to the Dollhouse
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Gwen Stefani is no longer just a girl. Now she's a doll, too. The singer, actress and fashion designer announced Tuesday that she will bring her trademark rock 'n' roll style to the toy industry with a series of limited-edition dolls.
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A strong ensemble keeps a memory of a rooming-house childhood from slipping into sentimentality
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By Geri Parlin, La Crosse Tribune, Wis.  Sep. 17--Candlelight home tours, jolly old elves and the jingle of bells are on my mind.
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Analysis: The company admits that most of its toy recalls were due to its own design flaws, not Chinese manufacturers. Lesson: Mattel needs China as much as China needs Mattel
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By Monica Mercer, Herald-Journal, Spartanburg, S.C.  Dec. 10--The owners of the historic Block House say they don't mind  inviting strangers into their home when a curious knock comes.
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"Minka: My Farmhouse in Japan" (Princeton Architectural Press, 241 pages. $24.95), by John Roderick: The extraordinary living room on the cover of John Roderick's new book of Japanese-American love brought back a precious memory of my best days as an Associated Press correspondent in Asia and sent me digging for a 24-year-old album that includes my own first impressions of Roderick's beautiful minka.
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Tycho:  With a couple days placed between this post and the release of the Bioshock demo, I feel far more comfortable discussing it.  You know what I do, now:  for example, you know that the Playable Intro as a storytelling mechanism has been refined to a ridiculous degree.  You've felt the jolt of voyeurism, peering into human lives via found audio.  And, perhaps most importantly, you know the dangers that plasmids pose to the young.
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Toy safety should be at the top of your list when you select Christmas presents for children. Claudia McCormick, program director of the trauma center at the Duke University
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In praise of the full entertainment meal. By Steven Johnson from Wired magazine.
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Dolly the sheep, the first cloned mammal, makes her debut. Compiled by Tony Long.
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Blog: Architectural company working on tree house design for future living.
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Susan Simpson was looking for a doll. Not just any doll, but a "beautiful, perfect doll," one that would stand up to years of love.
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The new 'tween toy from Hasbro looks and works like a cell phone. Also: Rumors fly of a Verizon bid for MCI&hellip;.  Google sits down to chat with Wall Street&hellip;. and more.
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A new doll hitting retail shelves is familiar in many ways, but this Barbie is a roundabout way of charging for online content.
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Greeters direct new arrivals at the elevators. Wireless telephone systems and Internet access are available. And every guest room is private, cheerful and has a fold-out chairbed.
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Gabe: Just a reminder that the last day to purchase tickets for the Child"s Play charity dinner and auction is Thursday. New items for the auction are coming in every day. I wanted to let you all know that we"ll have items in all different price ranges. I know last year we talked about items going for ten and twenty thousand dollars. Trust me when I tell you that you can come with significantly less than that and walk out with something cool. Even if you don"t want to bid on anything it"s a really fun event to watch. Either way, Thursday is the last day to get your tickets.