The doll Clawdeen Wolf of Mattel's Monster High line has a disproportionate, Bratz-like body, short skirt, and midriff-baring top, but that isn't why some people are protesting the doll. It's because Clawdeen's character description reads:

We already knew Strawberry Shortcake was a sexy goner, but — et tu, Tinkerbell? In this brave new world, every childhood icon is lissome and dressed in tight jeans. And when she's not? Well, let's just say these fairies must have a good waxer. We're not even going to talk about the sexy horse. See the whole gallery …

"Not recommended for children," indeed.

Last night at the Grammys, Katy Perry's performance included a swing. Hmm, where have we seen that before?

"Action figures" and "dolls" tend to be pose-able and non-pose-able, respectively, reflecting the idea that boys are encouraged to be active agents and girls passive objects. So j_l_larson devised a way to make girl toys that can do things.

A Pennsylvania driver caused a collision when he braked to avoid what appeared to be a body in the road. It was a blow-up sex doll. All were unhurt.

This vintage Tree Tots Amusement Park is available on eBay for just $297, but there is a catch: If you leave it out at night, "when you wake up the play house is most definitely played with by the supernatural."

Even if you don't like Will, this should put a smile on your face. Bert wears glasses!

True Blood action figures are here!

This cat went through a lot of trouble to mark these stairs as her own, so don't get any ideas about tumbling down after her.

Good news: Teens who have sex might just fare alright in their lives! The bad news is that they're probably still going to hell.

A 12-year-old girl was arrested in Minnesota after cops caught her drunk driving late Saturday. Apparently, she ended up behind the wheel after a 19-year-old man she met at a party asked her to drive him home.

According to a study conducted at the University of California, Riverside, the personality traits we exhibit at the age of 7 or so are the very same personality traits we carry throughout our lives. [Yahoo]

Following a recent discussion of the trend of women having children at older ages, the Pew Research Center also just released data on women who do not have children.

Toy Story 3 opens on a woman-empowerment high, with Mrs. Potato-Head displaying mad train-robbing skills and cowgirl Jessie skillfully steering her faithful horse Bullseye in the ensuing chase. And that's the end of that.

Take a deep breath and get ready for an ovary-explosion, because the folks at J. Crew's Crewcuts have cast some adorable little whippersnappers. Free shipping!

Even beyond the amazing title, this Soviet-era Latvian cartoon is compulsory viewing: not just mesmerically odd and strangely beautiful in its muted palette, but set to a score that morphs at minute 3 into awesome prog-rock. [YouTube via BoingBoing]

"With Mother's Day around the corner, new research is shedding some light on what happens when a parent — particularly the mother — gives more time or attention or privileges to one of the children." Findings? It's harmful. [USAToday]

In this British commercial, a dad tickles his daughter's Baby Pirulin Pee Pee to make him stop laughing, then his "little willy moves" and he pees in dad's eye. "Naughty, naughty, naughty," is right. [Buzzfeed]