Word: dolling
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...whimsical tale of the easily fooled Frantz, his love Swanilda, and their encounters with old Dr. Coppélius, the town toy-maker and magician. Though Frantz originally pesters Dr. Coppélius, he is lured by the beauty of the scheming toy-maker’s life-sized doll Coppélia and bewitched with magic sleeping potion. All the while, clever Swanilda fools both the toy-maker and Frantz—her husband-to-be—in a wildly entertaining tale of ironic mishaps...
...most amusing act of “Coppélia” was the second, as both Swanilda and Frantz delved into mischief. Swanilda and her friends crept through the dark scenery of Dr. Coppélius’s home, winding up his elaborate mechanical dolls to dance around the workshop. Kuranaga revealed her girlish good when she disguised herself as Dr. Coppélius’s beloved doll, fooling the old toy-maker into thinking his masterwork had come to life. Dr. Coppélius, played by the comical Boyko Dossev, hobbled around the stage in delight...
...What's more, humans are notoriously egocentric, and we have a hard time remembering that the rest of the world doesn't always perceive things the way we do. That's the reason that in psychological tests, children in the 4-to-7 age group mistakenly believe that a doll seated facing them would see the room the same way they do, instead of from the opposite perspective. It's also the reason that in adulthood, we tend to overestimate the ability of others to notice when we're nervous or distracted, simply because we feel that way. Says Zhong...
...There is a developing sex doll brothel industry in China where people can act out violent scenarios on dolls manufactured to look like women or children. How do you regulate that...
...Untitled (Paper doll)” by Rebecca Lieberman