American Girl

American Girl's Homeless Doll Causes Controversy

Posted 11.29.2009 | Business


There's a fine line between advocacy and, well, poor taste. The ever-popular American Girls brand has released a controversial new doll named "Gwen," ...

Landlord Goes Back To Work To Let Unemployed Tenants Stay Rent-Free

The Huffington Post | Julian Hattem | Posted 11.24.2009 | Business


As the Huffington Post continues to bear witness to the effects of the current economic environment on ordinary Americans, we've found additional comp...

"American Girl" Rebecca Rubin Doll Accidentally Named After Eco-Terrorist

ABC News | Posted 07.03.2009 | Green


Rubin, 36 years old, is also known as "Little Missy." She is listed as "armed and dangerous" by the FBI for her alleged involvement in groups that led...

Open Letter to American Girl Dolls

Sybil Adelman Sage | Posted 06.27.2009 | Style


Sybil Adelman Sage

The Ming Lee doll was adopted from a Chinese orphanage and flown to America to join her celebrity family and meet her Ethiopian and Cambodian siblings.

Rebecca Rubin: American Girl Unveils First Jewish Doll

nytimes.com | ALLEN SALKIN | Posted 06.25.2009 | Style


Ms. Rubin, all of 18 inches tall, is the newest historical character doll to be released by American Girl, the company in Middleton, Wis., whose produ...

Sarah Palin, American Girl Doll

Lily Koppel | Posted 10.17.2008 | Style


Lily Koppel

America, aren't we too old to be playing with dolls?

Cassian Elwes: Future of Independent Film "Somewhere Over The Rainbow"

Paige Donner | Posted 07.08.2008 | Entertainment


Paige Donner

Mark Gill, former head of Warner Independent, one of the recent casualties of independent film's radically changing landscape, explained: "The world is falling apart in independent cinema."

Girls Try To Take Back The Movie Theater

New York Times | Posted 06.18.2008 | Entertainment


"Kit Kittredge: An American Girl" has no sex and not much of a city. But this G-rated movie adventure is shaping up as Hollywood's next serious bid f...