It took all of my energy to sit through the entire broadcast of The 83rd Academy Awards, but I did. I kept hoping it would pick up the pace with the next award, but it let me down most of the time. The show was slow, the musical numbers unnecessarily solemn, and though the hosts, James [...]
AMERICAN GIRL HOMELESS DOLL FOR $95!?
September 30, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Of all the cockamamie marketing ploys I've come across lately, this one has to top them all. The Pleasant Company and Mattel's marketing brain power came up with the latest American Girl Doll: Gwen Thompson, the Homeless Doll. She's blond, she's wearing a crisp white dress, brand new flip-flops, and like all American Girl Dolls she comes with her own story — [...]
