With the Vietnam War raging in Southeast Asia and televised on the nightly news, Major Matt Mason blasted into Sears and JCPenney catalogs when soldier action figures were losing their appeal.
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Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
1 Aug. 2026
Its predecessor, No Way Home, mixed up good and bad guys from three different iterations of the Spider-Man franchise for a ridiculous phantasmagoria of clanging action figures.
Meanwhile, Karina has been the face of campaigns for luxury beauty, tourism, alcohol, footwear, food and beverages, coffeehouses, professional sports, sportswear, jewelry, technology, automobiles, eyeglasses, sunglasses, dolls and more.
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Jeff Benjamin,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2026
Stuff like Angel Reese saying black Barbie dolls didn't exist until the 2000s.
Beyond the figures, a scroll of social media or a quick scan of the girlies at airports and Pilates reformer studios in major cities will tell you that Alo continues to capture serious athleisure market share.
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Lucy Maguire,
Vogue,
4 Aug. 2026
Mundo Deportivo corroborates these key figures, while noting that Cancelo only has a year left on his contract at Al-Hilal.
The 1960 series Supercar marked the debut of supermarionation, an electronic system that makes marionettes more lifelike and convincing on screen.
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Erik Pedersen,
Deadline,
9 July 2026
Sid spent much of the 1950s touring his marionettes in Europe and even appeared with Judy Garland as her opening act during the latter part of the decade.
The two figures, dressed in Delft blue and white costumes and each clutching a tulip, leaned toward one another for a kiss, in the style of pottery figurines that are a staple of tourist souvenir stores throughout the Netherlands.
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ABC News,
ABC News,
1 Aug. 2026
There were Hummel figurines perched on shelves, solid wood furniture that weighed more than an elephant, and floral and striped linens that seemed hopelessly old-fashioned.
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Alexandra Emanuelli,
Southern Living,
27 July 2026
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