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 ...

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 ...

Man claims theft of controversial, pregnant "Midge" Barbie doll. June 24, 2011— -- You've heard of Skipper (Barbie's younger sister), Christie (an African-American friend) and Kira (a Pacific ...

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 ...

Ann Siegal, who drove from Virginia to make the doll delivery, picks out some of her favorites for show-and-tell. Navigating a library of novels, textbooks, and encyclopedias is best conquered with a ...

PARADISE — Every Tuesday is Christmas for members of Just About Dolls who spend hours opening boxes that store Gold Nugget Museum’s vast doll collection. “It’s like extending my own doll collection, ...

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 ...

The typically welcoming American Girl doll collecting community was fractured by a wave of Instagram posts denouncing Pride, prompting a discussion over homophobia within the hobby. American Girl ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...