On March 9, 1959, the first Barbie doll was introduced at the American Toy Fair in New York City, becoming the first ...

The Antique Marketplace of Lemoyne isn’t just a store; it’s a time machine disguised as a building. As you approach the ...

For younger generations who grew up in the digital age, places like Curiosities offer a tangible connection to a past they ...

Here’s a look at the 1950s Barbie dolls that can now fetch as much as $8,000. Barbie’s roots trace back to the 1950s. Created by Ruth Handler and manufactured by the American toy company ...

A clash of classes mixed with romance and murder, an inspiring memoir and stories from mighty ladies at the top of their ...

The director Catherine Gund fuses work from multiple artists with archival footage and interviews to craft an exploration of Black resilience. By Alissa Wilkinson In this coming-of-age drama from ...

following a group of nurse-midwives working in the poorer neighborhoods of late 1950s London. Over the course of its 13 seasons (and counting), “Call the Midwife” has become more expansive and ...

Angel On My Shoulder – An Autobiography by Natalie Cole, (written with Digby Diehl), Warner Books, $19.95. The Grammy Award-winning singer and daughter of the legendary Nat King Cole dishes up her ...

Ivy Noelle Weir and Sarah Nicole Kennedy are adapting The Doll People as a graphic novel, to be published in the autumn of ...

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