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Chabel dolls
Societytoys

Chabel Is Back! The Story Of Spain’s Answer To Barbie, Past And Present

by Raquel C. Pico and Laure Gautherin February 10, 2025March 8, 2025
Barbie Rivals Around The World: South Korean Mimi To Steffi Love In Germany
Societytoys

Barbie Rivals Around The World: South Korean Mimi To Steffi Love In Germany

by Laure Gautherin January 29, 2025March 9, 2025
Fashionable dog
Societyluxury

How Dogs Became The Luxury Sector’s New Best Friend

by Raphaëlle Elkrief December 19, 2024March 9, 2025
Life in plastic is not fantastic
Societygermany

Why Femen Wants To Burn Barbie, But Not Banish Her

by Marion Girault-Rime October 4, 2024
A clientele of people with a “return” mentality is burgeoning
Societygermany

When Customers Cheat: The Tricky Business Of Online Returns

by Patrick Randall October 4, 2024
Less is more!
Futuregermany

Achtung Santa! A German Study Sets The Ideal Limit On Toys

by Bethany Wright October 4, 2024
​People holding Legos
Societytoys

Can LEGO-Loving “Kidults” Give A Dwindling Toy Industry The Boost It Needs?

by Carsten Dierig October 4, 2024
Children are seen playing in a kids park.​
Societyparenting

Fun For All? Why Play Should Also Be A Serious Grown-Up Endeavor

by Irene Caselli June 11, 2024
Ruth Handler, creator of the Barbie doll, with Barbie dolls.
Societyentertainment

Barbie’s Mom: How A Daughter Of Jewish Refugees From Poland Created An American Idol

by Katarzyna Skiba May 21, 2024March 13, 2025
How about a smile?
Societydenmark

Why So Angry Mister Lego?

by Simon Benoit-Guyod April 13, 2024
Cute, but does it meet the requirements?
Economychina

The Game Changer For China’s Toymakers

by Patrick Randall April 13, 2024
Photo of a Japanese "unwanted doll"
In The Newsreligion

Do Dolls Have Souls? A Funeral Rite In Japan Is The Essence Of Animism

by Hannah Steinkopf-Frank February 27, 2024May 9, 2025
"Ella," helping kids to deal with chemotherapy
blogpoland

Bald Like Me: In Poland, New Barbie Comforts Young Cancer Patients

by Hélène Pillon February 23, 2024
Popular Taiwanese Cactus Toy Raps In Polish About Cocaine
Weirdtaiwan

Popular Taiwanese Cactus Toy Raps In Polish About Cocaine

by Genevieve Mansfield July 8, 2021May 12, 2025
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