The founders of iconic brands such as Ideal, Mattel, Marx, Hasbro, Kenner, Wham-O and Madame Alexander dolls shared roots in Yiddish-speaking Europe, and childhoods as the sons and daughters of immigrants.
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Andrew Silow-Carroll,
Sun Sentinel,
31 Aug. 2026
The dolls and books, which depict 9- and 10-year-olds, became part of daily life for millions of American girls.
Food writer Anastasia Miari has spent nearly a decade documenting these dishes and the older generations and remote villages that have kept them alive.
Admired for his seriousness and for his eagerness to learn, as well as for his movie-star face and sturdy body, de Kooning was a looker in a city full of lookers.
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Hilton Als,
New Yorker,
7 Sep. 2026
The analysis examined how many lookers pursued both living options across 50 large metropolitan areas, as well as a national benchmark.
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