Labubu looks strange, unsettling, and completely unmarketable. Yet it exploded into a billion-dollar phenomenon through hype, scarcity, and collector psychology. Limited releases created artificial ...

When Emilie Blichfeldt’s “The Ugly Stepsister” premiered at 2025’s Sundance Film Festival, few would have pegged it as a future Oscar nominee. The Norwegian filmmaker approached the classic Cinderella ...

A few weeks ago, my Instagram algorithm decided I needed to see a post about how American Girl dolls handled their divorces. Intrigued, I briefly scanned the post, Molly told her spouse, “I survived a ...

The American Girl doll brand is celebrating its 40th anniversary in a big way in 2026. Mattel, Inc. announced in a press release on Wednesday that two book titles celebrating the landmark anniversary ...

Many children around the world could relate to the experience of finally getting a long-awaited toy, only to realize something about it felt off. Sometimes the hair was badly rooted or already falling ...

Any doll collectors out there? If not now, perhaps you had some in the past. For many of us, dolls were an important part of our childhood – and we’re not just talking about Barbie, but also a variety ...

The following article discusses themes of an adult nature. Lovense has turned up to CES with a “companion doll,” a life-size sex doll that’s designed to be more than just a life size sex doll. The ...

Just the initial effect of making the 24-year-old Myren look like a teenager was a feat for the prosthetic and makeup departments. “She was wearing cheeks and a nose and has a fake neck that actually ...

‘Tis the season for deliberately ugly (?) corporate merchandising, and Microsoft has options — including a new ugly holiday sweater from the Windows team. In fact, Microsoft has three ugly sweaters to ...

Just one week after referring to a female White House correspondent as “piggy,” President Donald Trump launched a personal attack at New York Times reporter Katie Rogers. “This cheap ‘RAG’ is truly an ...

Whether they're "Your Idol" or not, "K-Pop Demon Hunters" have shown us "How It's Done" and taken over the world. So it's no surprise that toys inspired by the movie will soon be lining the shelves.

Labubu dolls are the latest pop culture phenomenon, and the Baltimore area is one of the few spots where you can get one. They are all over social media, seen dangling from purses and bags on the ...