Two moms, bound together by cancer (one has lymphoma; the other's daughter has leukemia) are asking—quite nicely—for Mattel to make a "Beautiful and Bald Barbie" to help young girls who suffer from hair loss due to cancer treatments, Alopecia or Trichotillomania. Will the doll giant bow to public demand? Eh, probably not, but let's spread the word with the hopes that they will! more ›

Whoa, meta: the Kardashian sisters, who are already basically plastic, are being turned into actual plastic, courtesy of Mattel. Yes, that's right, Kardashian Barbies will soon exist in this world—hide your kids. more ›

Seems like you can't make a doll these days without horribly offending delicate parents— just yesterday adults were getting all up in arms over a tattooed Barbie, and now, Toys R Us is in hot water for selling a talking doll that some say utters the phrase "Okay, crazy b*tch." more ›

Parents are not pleased with the latest Barbie to hit shelves, complaining that she's inappropriate for the delicate eyes of children. The tokidoki Barbie sports a neon pink bob, is covered in elaborate tattoos, and walks a spike-covered pet named Bastardino. Which actually sounds like...the coolest Barbie on the market in years! more ›

Earlier this week we were introduced to Marilyn Mansfield, the, ahem, "eccentric" Staten Island mother being profiled on the TLC show My Collection Obsession for her impressive assemblage of dolls. This week, a group of iron-willed reporters paid a visit to Mansfield's home, which she shares with her husband Zoth and their two children, to tour her unnervingly lifelike collection. more ›

A Staten Island woman whose home is filled with hundreds of creepily realistic dolls is the subject of a new TLC show, called, appropriately, My Collection Obsession. And boy howdy, does Obsession look like it'll put My Strange Addition to shame! more ›

When Mad Men comes back on the air in July, you'll be able to buy your own Barbie versions of Joan Holloway, Don Draper, Betty Draper and Roger Sterling (somehow Peggy got left out of the plastic party—though you can see her in this alt version). more ›

Demonstrators putting together a display of baby dolls on the steps of City Hall yesterday in recognition of National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day struggled in their attempts to track down a balance of racially mixed dolls. The Times says that having a mix was important because about 90 percent of women living with HIV in New York City are black and Hispanic and an even higher percentage when it comes to new HIV infections in teenage females. But that wasn't easy to convey for members of the Gay Men's Health Crisis who helped organize it. One member said, “A few people who purchased dolls found it very hard to find brown or black baby dolls. I went to three 99-cent stores and couldn’t find any. Another colleague went to four stores. What is that about?” The paper points out that American Girl and Dora dolls (not to mention Homies) have gone a long way to diversifying what used to just include "Barbies dipped in color." Word is that Dora is about to get a sexy new makeover and there are now Sasha and Malia dolls—but not to be confused with the Obamas of course. more ›

Toy manufacturer Ty is getting ready to ship its new "Marvelous Malia" and "Sweet Sasha" dolls to retailers eager to cash in on Obama fever. While Ty claims the dolls are not in any way related to the Obama daughters, the owner of Source, an Upper East Side toy and party store, told Crain's New York, “They’ll definitely sell, everybody’s Obama crazy." First Lady Michelle Obama's office was perturbed enough to tell Crain's Chicago, "We believe it is inappropriate to use young private citizens for marketing purposes," but Ty says, "There's nothing on the dolls that refers to the Obama girls. It would not be fair to say they are exact replications of these girls. They are not." The dolls are part of the TyGirlz Collection which sort of seem like Beanie versions of less slutty Bratz dolls. And we'll await the TyGirlz mix of Rick Warren's "Malia and Sasha" hit. more ›

Perhaps more nightmare-worthy than clowns taking over, this past Monday the city was infiltrated by Chucky dolls! The terrifying Child's Play character multiplied and terrorized tourists and locals alike, all in celebration of the movie's 20th anniversary DVD release. His antics seemed to be centered around Times Square (hopefully far away from the Toys Я Us). Did you see any of these tiny terrors around? Looks like he even made it to Fashion Week, albeit wearing that same, tired old pair of overalls. So 1988. [via /Film] more ›