U.S. Customs has stopped more than 200,000 dolls from getting in the hands of children this holiday season because they were toxic. Read… 11/20/13 12:20pm 11/20/13 12:20pm

Once these stores and factories sold the stuff of children's dreams, but now that they lie abandoned—filled with decaying displays and disembodied doll heads—they are more likely to inspire nightmares. Read on io9 11/06/13 10:08pm 11/06/13 10:08pm

Baby dolls displayed in a coffee shop in a trendy area where thousands of tourists visit in Cape Town, South Africa, Saturday, Oct.19, 2013. South Africa's western Cape area is well known for its natural beauty and good restaurant catering fresh products from local farm lands and the ocean. (AP Photo/Schalk van Zuydam) Discuss… 10/19/13 2:30pm 10/19/13 2:30pm

There's something very satisfying about paper dolls; I'm not sure if it's their orderly little rectangular tabs, their two-dimensional simplicity, or my fond memories of devising dramatic plot lines with my extensive "Titanic" themed paper doll set (yep). These paper doll sets, however, range from uncanny to straight-up … Read… 9/23/13 4:50pm 9/23/13 4:50pm

He says his past girlfriends are all jealous of his Barbies: "I will never be one of these. What's my waist line?" Yes, I'm sure the worry over their figures is the reason you guys broke up. It's not the 6,000 BARBIE DOLLS RUN FOR YOUR LIVES. Read… 9/04/13 10:00am 9/04/13 10:00am

Forget having Skipper dry hump Ken in a darkened corner of your Barbie Dreamhouse, the kids these days are all about Harry grinding on Zayn. Read… 8/28/13 10:00am 8/28/13 10:00am

Not content to let the Tooth Fairy live a life without product placement, the Real Tooth Fairies has decided to finally monetize the hardworking pixie. What's that sound, you ask? Oh, that's just the Easter Bunny and Santa locked in a closet, dancing while Rich Uncle Pennybags laughs and blows cigar smoke in their… Read… 7/23/13 9:34am 7/23/13 9:34am

Back in the days of yore (2010), toy giant Mattell lumbered into its laboratory and came out with an atypical line of dolls that's since been affectionately nicknamed "Goth Barbies." That term isn't exactly right — in reality, the brand is a bit different. The toy line is called Monster High, and it's set in a… Read… 7/17/13 12:46pm 7/17/13 12:46pm

What you’re about to witness is basically the creepiest doll advertisement you’ll ever see, since it’s more, as Buzzfeed’s Leonora Epstein so astutely pointed out, a trailer for “the world’s scariest movie” than an effective doll marketing technique. The only “people” who would buy Baby Laugh-a-Lot after watching… Read… 7/13/13 1:30pm 7/13/13 1:30pm

In 1971, a toy called Baby Laugh-a-Lot was unleashed unto the world, to strike fear into the hearts of unsuspecting humans and hypnotise innocent little girls. Once in her thrall, unspeakable evil comes to all who hear her terrifying cackle. Be afraid. Discuss… 7/11/13 3:20pm 7/11/13 3:20pm

These 3D printed dolls are cloned from real human heads, and all I can think of is Return to Oz. Read… 5/21/13 10:30pm 5/21/13 10:30pm

Developers are in the process building a 26,900 square foot, interactive, mostly completely pink Barbie Dreamhouse For Humans in Berlin. If you were the Barbie type, this is probably your childhood dream come true. If you were the anti-Barbie type, then fear not! Because the Dreamhouse gives life to all dreams.… Read… 5/10/13 3:45pm 5/10/13 3:45pm

TLC never fails to deliver. Just when TV starts to get boring and you're settling into watching that episode of Real House Wives of New Jersey for the 3rd time, TLC gives you a show that you will no doubt tweet about multiple times. This time, My Crazy Obsession has given us just that: A woman so obsessed with troll… Read… 5/09/13 2:40pm 5/09/13 2:40pm

3D printing company Cubify will print and mail you a little 3D figurine of your own likeness for $64.99. Who isn't narcissistic enough to want her own unique mini-me? Read… 4/26/13 10:00am 4/26/13 10:00am

American Girl Dolls, the brand that had a deep impact on the formative years of thousands of girls who grew up in the nineties, was originally founded in 1986 with three dolls— Kirsten, Samantha, and Molly. Each doll came with a history and a personality which was revealed through a six-book series. Felicity and Addy… Read… 4/23/13 1:25pm 4/23/13 1:25pm

Along with the release of Tarantino's Django Unchained, the marketing geniuses put their busy little heads together and came up with all sorts of fun tie-ins. One of the brilliant ideas the brain trust dreamt up was collectible dolls of the characters. Because who doesn't want pose-able, 8" action figures of slaves and… Read… 1/14/13 10:00pm 1/14/13 10:00pm

When American Girl Dolls hit the market in 1986, the focus was on American History and how little girls lived during various eras of our nation's development. But over the years, the company has expanded the types of dolls it manufactures. In the 1990s, a customizable American Girl was created, and it was a hit: Little … Read… 11/27/12 2:30pm 11/27/12 2:30pm

"Wanna get a sophisticated upper east side look, girls, for school or for a girls' night out?" Read… 11/20/12 2:20pm 11/20/12 2:20pm

The mad scientists at Cabbage Patch Kids have almost created the greatest election-year Halloween decorations ever — they have Cabbage Patch-ified President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, Some Guy Named Mitt Romney, and Some Other Guy Named Paul Ryan. The dolls are super unique… Read… 10/10/12 9:30am 10/10/12 9:30am