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Think you're lonely? A $65 doll that complains, catches cold and demands Christmas presents has a fanatic following in Japan--among grownups. Primo Puel, the computerized toy, develops a "personality" based on how it's treated, bleating out 285 phrases in the voice of a 5-year-old boy. Japanese toy giant Bandai first marketed the doll to children. Instead, says a spokeswoman, 70% of the 800,000 sold have gone to women ages 40 and older--"grandparents, childless couples, single-child families...
...Donnell had a complex role to play when it was her turn to testify. She began jauntily, saying she had launched "a full-figured Rosie doll with thighs twice as big as Barbie's." Judge Ira Gammerman, who kept Woody Allen from getting too hilarious in a civil suit last year, and whom court watchers call the Director, admonished O'Donnell to "try not to editorialize...
...Wicked, under Joe Mantello's assured direction, lacks fun. The show gets laughs by playing off famous bits from the movie. ("What's in the punch?" "Lemons and melons and pears." "Oh my!") It also provides a showcase for two fabulous Broadway stars. Kristin Chenoweth, the Kewpie doll who won a Tony for You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, is a perfect delight as Glinda. In the tougher role of Elphaba, Idina Menzel is possibly even better, a mix of vulnerability and feminist passion, with a rock voice to raise the roof. With an awful lot of plot...
Jimmy directs us to the next tableau. The hanging of George Burrows, one of the accused, is represented by My Little Pony-sized figures. A doll version of Burrows hangs from a good three inches of string. I look closely. There’s no blood. The doll is smiling. Before we can take it in, a new tour guide has replaced Jimmy. “My name is Laura and I’m going to see you through to the end. On your left, you’ll see a witch...
...have a video of a Pikachu doll being repeatedly violated by a dog. How much did you have...