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Toy and Game Manufacturing

  • Blogs

    August 1, 2011

    Congress Forces Redesign of Easy Bake Oven

    Dave BradleyYou thought the old Easy Bake Oven was good enough. You were wrong.​ With Congress' recent ground-breaking legislation, baking enthusiasts everywhere now must live with the fear that their lives will never be the same. You guessed it. Due to a bill banning 100 watt light bulbs, Has ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 16, 2010

    SLASH AWAY, SLASH AWAY, SLASH AWAY ALL

    Dave BradleyYou thought the old Easy Bake Oven was good enough. You were wrong.​ With Congress' recent ground-breaking legislation, baking enthusiasts everywhere now must live with the fear that their lives will never be the same. You guessed it. Due to a bill banning 100 watt light bulbs, Has ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 16, 2010

    Save us, WWE and Barbie! Mattel reports a revenue turnaround and sighs with relief

    Can Barbie save us from the incredible, persistent 12 percent to 14 percent unemployment that has ravaged Los Angeles city and county?The folks over at Mattel are doing something right -- gobbling up successful stuff like World Wrestling Entertainment. Now, they're reporting a key turnaround in thei ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 25, 2010

    Mattel Working On Straight-To-Big-Screen-Franchise Toys

    barbie.com​Looking to cut out that long wait between childhood phenomenon and big-screen blockbuster, El Segundo-based toymaker Mattel has begun developing toys that have Hollywood storylines and direct-to-film pedigree built in. New York Magazine's Vulture blog reports that Mattel has alrea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 24, 2010

    Weekend Roundup: Mia Doi Todd at the Bootleg Theater

    Daiana FeuerMia Doi Todd​At one point during Mia Doi Todd's performance last Sunday at the Bootleg Theater , everyone took a dip in the river of life. The cool, refreshing waters became irresistible. Todd stood there beckoning on a lily pad. Her voice began and ended in a whisper but the midd ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 28, 2009

    Mattel Uses Own 'Barbie Labs' to Test for Lead

    The Associated Press reports that El Segundo-headquartered Mattel Inc. has been granted an exemption from a federal law requiring that toy makers have their products tested for lead ​content at third-party laboratories. Instead, the makers of Barbie dolls and Hot Wheels will be allowed to test its ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 27, 2009

    Morning Sixpack: A News Roundup

    Over the Rainbow Flags Between 3,500 and 5,000 gay-marriage supporters peacefully marched from West Hollywood to Hollywood tonight, protesting today's state supreme court ruling upholding Proposition 8's ban on same-sex matrimony. NBC, City News Service (subscription required)Koretz Claims Win As Pa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 20, 2009

    Toymaker Claims Smackdown Win Over WWE

    Jakks PacificThe L.A. Business Journal quotes Malibu-based toymaker Jakks Pacific Inc.'s claim that a U.S. appellate court has thrown out a lawsuit brought by World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. The wrestling-promotion outfit had accused Jakks "of bribery and other actions," according to LABJ. The ... More >>

  • LA Life

    January 25, 2007

    She Is Barbie, Hear Her Roar

    Designer Tarina Tarantino drapes her favorite feminist icon in pearls

  • Columns

    December 15, 2005

    Wrenda Hasbro’s Sweet Salvation

    Designer Tarina Tarantino drapes her favorite feminist icon in pearls

  • News

    May 9, 2002

    It Was a Doll Revolution

    Designer Tarina Tarantino drapes her favorite feminist icon in pearls

  • Art+Books

    April 20, 2000

    No-Tell Mattel

    Censorware maker slams the censor busters

  • Supplement

    November 26, 1998

    1987 Timeline

    Censorware maker slams the censor busters

  • News

    April 16, 1998

    Weapons of Mass Distraction

    U.S. arms dealing leads Project Censored’s list of the Top 10 underreported stories of 1997

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