Gi Joe
The GI Joe action figure, a plastic doll twelve inches tall and dressed as a military man, was the first action figure and the first exclusively boy's doll, disguised as a war toy. Extre...
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Marshall Rogers, a comic book artist remembered for bringing a film noir feel and an architect's eye to Batman comics in the 1970s, died unexpectedly at his home, according to his sister. He was 57...
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Hasbro Inc. struggled when the toy company tied its fortunes too closely to toys based on movies.But a movie based on its toys? That could be a different story.Hasbro is banking that the July 4 rel...
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Joost, the Internet TV platform being developed by the influential creators of Skype and Kazaa, said Tuesday it had signed several new content distribution agreements, including one to show CNN pro...
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Joost, a company attempting to broadcast television via the Internet, said Tuesday it had signed several new content distribution agreements, including one with Turner Broadcasting System Inc. to s...
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The ranks of the Iraqi military in the country's western region have started to swell after prospective soldiers became convinced enlistment wouldn't lead to a distant deployment, a senior U.S. mil...
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The chief executive of toy maker Hasbro Inc. says developing relationships with suppliers in China and taking the time to teach them how to meet stringent manufacturing and safety standards are amo...
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Hasbro Inc. reported strong sales of Transformers and Spider-Man toys on Monday, but said one-time costs and a recall of Easy Bake Ovens drove its second-quarter profit well below year-ago results....
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WASHINGTON — While I was in Fallujah, Iraq, embedded with a U.S. Special Operations Command Task Force, Time magazine gave Russian President — and soon to be Prime Minister (and long to...
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Let’s get the kudos out of the way: Prague, The Crown of Bohemia, 1347-1437, on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, is yet another serious, authoritative and astonishing exhibition fro...
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