Psychologists at Cardiff University and King’s College London compared children given dolls with those given video games Playing along with dolls can help boys and girls develop more sophisticated ...

A new line from Mattel lifts six of the dolls out of their historical contexts and drops them into contemporary fashions. Purists aren’t pleased. By Gina Cherelus To celebrate the 40th anniversary of ...

Barbie is launching its first autistic doll in an effort to represent how individuals with autism spectrum disorder experience the world around them, USA TODAY can exclusively reveal. The doll, which ...

The launch of the first autistic Barbie doll has been welcomed by campaigners as a step towards more "authentic, joyful" representation for neurodivergent children. The doll features design choices ...

Annabelle is sitting bolt upright in the back of her tour van, gliding down Interstate 80 toward Rock Island, Illinois, a town perched on the Mississippi River. In a few hours, Annabelle will lead a ...

Renewed speculation is swirling around the infamous Annabelle doll after the sudden death of paranormal investigator Dan Rivera in July 2025. Rivera, who had been leading a ghost tour featuring the ...

Annabelle became a household name in 2014 when a horror film followed the story of a doll that became possessed, haunting a couple nearly to their death. Now, the real doll that inspired the movie and ...

Labubu dolls are the latest viral craze, but the cute, evil-looking creatures are hard to collect VCG/VCG via Getty Labubu Dolls became all the rage in 2024 and 2025 The viral plush toys and keychains ...

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