Business
Toy giant Mattel is trying to confront the plastic pollution crisis with 33 playthings it says are sustainable.
Nov. 25, 2022
Mattel to compete with Lego with $460 million Mega acquisition
Feb. 28, 2014
Mattel Inc. dominates the market for dolls with its Barbie, Monster High and American Girl brands.
Weak sales of its impossibly proportioned Barbie doll and other core brands contributed to a 61% plunge in second quarter net income for toy maker Mattel Inc.
July 17, 2014
Science & Medicine
Playing with blocks helps young children gain language skills, a small study has concluded.
Oct. 8, 2007
Public interst group releases list of 34 play items that could choke, strangle or poison tots.
Nov. 24, 1999
Archives
Barbie is totally over the ‘bu -- at least she’s acting that way.
May 29, 2013
Is Barbie bolting Malibu?
World & Nation
Politics: Extreme nationalists in Belgium, elsewhere in Europe see the changes in Vienna as their call to action.
Feb. 13, 2000
Entertainment & Arts
ABC, responding to criticism and growing public concern over the safety of events depicted on “America’s Funniest Home Videos,” will incorporate tougher on-air warnings when it solicits home-made videotapes from the public.
April 14, 1990