Puppet Power: Raise your hand—preferably with a puppet on it—if these charmers have carved out a place in your life!
Yes, I am a sucker for sock puppets, shadow puppets, rod puppets, marionettes, ventriloquist...
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Author: Stephanie Finnegan
Raggedy Ann Rules
September 2010 marks the 95th birthday of an American icon who has inspired, entertained, and...
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Inner Internet
Roger Daltrey wasn’t the first to ask the question, but he certainly was the loudest. The...
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Monster Mash
Summer is winding down, and my children are gearing up to go back to school. Like all good parents...
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I Spy: iPods and eBooks are eliminating the need for clutter. What does this mean for collectors?
The whole world of communicating has changed. Think about how history textbooks and our national...
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Freaks and Gleeks
One of the amazing things about growing older is that the hurts and the slights of one’s youth...
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Mad About the Men: Why are so many red-blooded males weak-kneed about the “Mad Men” dolls?
What do Rush Limbaugh, Rainn Wilson (“Dwight” from “The Office”), and Drew Carey all have in...
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Escape Artist
One of the most exciting aspects of being a doll collector is that owning a doll can help you...
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Doll-ars and Sense: Can a famous soccer player, a plastic brick, an average Joe and a GI Joe save the economy?
Politics makes strange bedfellows and none stranger than the former U.S. military man and the...
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Anne Rice’s Doll Auction: Is it a stake through her heart?
Back in 1998, I had the great fortune to meet Ms. Rice and spend time with her in her stunning...
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Forever Young: We have multiple Snow White dolls but no Betty Whites. Are we afraid to grow old?
July 2010 is certainly shaping up to be the summer of the vampire. In addition to all the Twilight...
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Living Dolls: Could Your Life Stand Up to the Doll Challenge?
While promoting the latest installment of the Twilight series, actress Kristen Stewart (Bella) and...
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Dollcasters: Is Network TV just a Few Segments Away from a Team of Vinyl Broadcasters?
The other week, I was watching “The O’Reilly Factor,” and Bill O’Reilly was in rare form. I can...
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The Friends of Barbie R: A Six-Step Program to End Doll Denial
The other evening I was at a Weis grocery store with my sister. It was pretty late, but I had a...
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New Directions at Tonner Doll Co.
Everyone knows that Robert Tonner and his talented associates are always exploring new horizons....
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City Slickers: Can Carrie Bradshaw and Pals Ever Be Cut Down to Size?
Many years ago, when I was putting together an issue of DOLLS, I asked readers to share which...
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Say so Long to Hollywood and Vinyl
As I type my blog this week, I have an imaginary monogrammed hankie tucked into my crisp, starched...
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First Impressions, Lasting Memories
When I’m not busy cooing over cuddly baby dolls and swooning over surreal pieces of doll art, I...
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Paper Pusher
The other day I decided I had to get moving again. Sitting on my duff might be helping me...
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