Word: catalog
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...American Girl doesn't push girls to act older," says Ellen Brothers, president of Pleasant Company of Middleton, Wis., which launched the American Girl brand via catalog in 1986. "We're saying, 'Find a friend, and learn everything you can about her and that pivotal point in history.'" This has proved to be a lucrative proposition. To learn everything about, say, Samantha, American Girl's Victorian-era doll, you can buy her complete collection--her books, furniture, clothing and accessories...
American Girl, which was acquired by Mattel five years ago, has so far sold more than 8 million dolls. And that's without deigning to peddle these 18-in. beauties at other stores and without running a single ad. Through its catalog, website and Chicago store, American Girl managed to rack up $350 million in sales last year alone...
...fate of Darcy should prove an instructive anecdote for anyone tempted by the current rash of snowflaked, glittered, and otherwise festive foliage-inspired clothing. Examples of the holiday sweater are everywhere: Victoria’s Secret, a catalog of often dubious taste that seems to feature clothing best left in the early 90s, sells an array of knits plastered with festive graphics. Among the bounteous array of holiday garb available is the “snowy keyhole sweater,” a confusing mixture of wholesome Christmas-related imagery (snowflakes adorn the front) and typically Victoria?...
...Fontcuberta’s alter egos. While “Fauna Secreta” has since toured many well-known art museums such as the Museum of Modern Art in New York, it was first exhibited at the National Museum of Natural History in Madrid as a genuine scientific catalog. With no posted indication that this exhibit was the work of an artist rather than a scientist, the public, as well as many of the museum curators, were easily deceived by this artistic ruse...
...suspect, but his calculation to stand by Judeo is probably sound. Keeping Judeo means preserving his sizable caste-determined Chhattisgarh voter bloc. Besides, observers say voters simply don't care about another ministerial scandal when they already view all politicians as thieves. Citizens' daily routines involve such a catalog of bribes that official corruption has ceased to be controversial. "Corruption is part and parcel of Indian politics and Indian life," says V.B. Singh, an analyst for the New Delhi-based Center for Study of Developing Societies. "People expect politicians to steal. They don't really mind it unless it affects...