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By Suzi Parker - Politics DailyJournalism has needed a global ambassador. Now it has one -- Barbie. Yes, Barbie has transformed into a news anchor. For the first time in the doll's 51-year history, Mattel asked consumers to pick Barbie's new adventure from five careers – architect, computer engineer, environmentalist, news anchor and surgeon. Forget Barbie designing her own dream home or saving the planet. No, Barbie needs to be in the middle of the action, and journalism certainly provides that some days. In her new incarnation, the doll -- looking like she just returned from Malibu -- wears a pink suit with ...
Christina Hendricks: Full-Figured Never Looked Better
By Donna Trussell - Politics DailyClothes look good on thin bodies. But thin bodies naked? Not so much. Naked full bodies is another matter. Or near-naked, a la actress Christina Hendricks in a corset on the cover of New York Magazine. Hendricks, a breakout star of AMC's hit show "Mad Men," is undeniably beautiful. She's also a different body type than we're used to seeing in the glamor factories of Los Angeles and New York. But then "Mad Men" is a period drama, set half a century ago. It may be relevant that most fashion designers are gay men. Thin women look more male than their voluptuous counterparts in the general ...
Holiday Shoppers Go Cuckoo for Zhu Zhus
By Steve Pendlebury - AOL News(Nov. 25) -- A robotic hamster is the gift most likely to cause a Black Friday stampede this year. Zhu Zhu Pets have been universally declared the hottest and hardest-to-get toy of this holiday season. Shipments of the pink-nosed critters sell out within hours of arrival at stores. "It reminds me of the Furby craze back in the late '90s," said Jim Silver, editor-in-chief of TimetoPlayMag.com. "People are actually camping out at the stores waiting for deliveries." The interactive, animatronic fuzzballs move around unpredictably and make cute sounds, just like the real rodents but without ...
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By Bonnie Goldstein - Politics Daily"Math class is tough," a talking Barbie doll once reminded little girls. ...
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