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...trashed by the media, it was refreshing to read your positive and evenhanded article on Rick Warren, a humble man working his hardest to make a difference for the poor [Aug. 18]. Now there's something that people on both sides of the political aisle can get behind. Andy Horvath, Elverson, Pennsylvania...
...still curious to see how drinking with your kid might work in practice. Peele referred me to Tom Horvath, a past president of the American Psychological Association's division on addictions and the father of a 17-year-old, Greg. Through his work treating at least 2,000 people with substance-abuse problems, Horvath has come to believe that the best way to teach your kids about alcohol is to demystify it. Horvath, 54, was never forbidden alcohol; he recalls that his grandmother gave him his first sip of wine at age 4 or 5. He spat...
Despite the humble showing, Uglydolls were a hit. Adrienne Citrin, spokeswoman for the Toy Industry Association, which this year awarded Uglydolls Specialty Toy of the Year, says Horvath and Kim were the first to marry indie pop culture and plush. Nakamura agrees. "Uglydolls are self-deprecating, and it's an eternal question whether they're really ugly or not. They're made and designed well. They're soft and puzzling since you can't always figure out what their moods are from their facial expressions. They also don't fade," he says. Early on, Uglydolls appealed mostly to adults...
...moved back to the U.S. after the fair, and she and Horvath wed last November and are expecting a child. Pretty Ugly has a warehouse and a sales-and-support team of seven (all under age 30) in Warren, N.J., but the dolls, which come in five sizes, from 14 in. to 6 ft., are sewn by hand in Korea and assembled in China. They range in cost from $7 to $600. The company also sells keychains, T shirts, limited-edition vinyl figures, a card game and a How to Draw Uglydoll book...
Last year the big toy company that rejected Horvath's designs came a knockin'. "They offered us a bunch of money, and of course we said no. The same person who said it could never work was one of the people," he says. "We were so happy that we'd held out and stuck to what we believed in. We didn't have a board meeting or marketing team help put it together." They are, however, considering a television show, and will publish a storybook in a few months. They're also expanding globally (75% of their business is domestic...