While other kids his age were mowing lawns for extra cash, then-14-year-old Marshall Martin was reassembling antique dolls and selling them through newspaper ads. “Even as a little boy I was a ...

Barbie collectors, some of whom have been die-hard fans since the 1960s, are watching a Barbie superbloom. And most couldn’t be happier for their girl. At the National Barbie Doll Collectors ...

Between the pink and glittery Barbie-themed merch collabs, and the star-packe d soundtrack, how can you possible choose a way to show off your Kenergy? Whether you can’t score tickets online (a common ...

Robin Grubbs has been a doll collector for many years and a member of the North Louisiana Antique Doll and Toy club for close to fifteen years. “I love being with other collectors to share what we ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Madeline Smith kept coming back. She had seen every doll on display at the Dolls of Color on Parade in Silver Spring, Md. She had seen baby dolls and Nubian princesses. Rag dolls and sophisticated ...

Frances Clarke has three young daughters, but most of the dolls in their house belong to her. The 33-year-old Melbourne woman has hundreds of them — from story book characters to Barbie dolls — ...

Ask Sherryl Shirran how many doll she owns and she can’t tell you exactly. Somewhere past 1,000, she figures. “I have too many dolls to count.” The Anaheim home that Shirran, 75, shares with her ...

Navigating a library of novels, textbooks, and encyclopedias is best conquered with a catalog. The people who organize those countless pages often go unseen, until now. Judy Jones, master cataloguer, ...

Shirley Temple. Betsy McCall. Madame Alexander. Betsy Wetsy. Raggedy Ann and Andy. Kewpie. Barbie. To some, these doll names just evoke fond memories of childhood playtime. To members of the ...

Eyes fell on a blonde woman standing still in New York City. The woman had bold lipstick and defined eyebrows. She was 11 inches tall and made of plastic. But the young man's interest was still piqued ...