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...only my own Peter-Pan-complexed self that believed these playthings were far superior to the more technologically advanced but ultimately soulless products of today. Certainly this decision was probably, in part, based on the fact that the ’80s children are just starting to poke their heads into the worlds of parenting and marketing-executive-decision-making. And if fashions come back every twenty years, surely so could playthings. But the ’80s toy appeal seems to extend beyond this—my Lincoln Logs may have been born of an earlier time but they...

Author: By Margaret M. Rossman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: My Little Pony Has An Eating Disorder | 10/27/2005 | See Source »

...It’s just heart-breaking because we played our guts out.”For a while, it looked like this game might not get to overtime. When Shields came out of her goal to make a save in the 39th minute, Behncke was there to poke the rebound over the Harvard defenders standing in the goal. The Crimson now faced a deficit—a daunting prospect for a team whose seven wins this season have all been shutout victories.But this game was different. In the 61st minute, freshman forward Erin Wylie dribbled through several Tiger defenders...

Author: By Jonathan P. Hay, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Last-Second Tally Gives Tigers Familiar Victory | 10/24/2005 | See Source »

...place where it's legally recognized? Well, I could have gone to Massachusetts, but it's not valid unless I live in Massachusetts, so what's the point? I keep believing that California is going to come around. It got very close, until Arnold I-want-to-poke-his-eyes-out Schwarzenegger...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Q&A Melissa Etheridge | 10/2/2005 | See Source »

Suspicious about why a conservative retiree would want to play host to a lesbian couple and their family, Yolanda instructed Jan to poke around for clues. But, says Jan, "I felt at ease almost instantly." King and his wife Marie Hancock-King offered a tour of the house and pointed out where the Meehan-Hoo kids could sleep. "Marie asked how she should refer to us," says Jan. "She said, 'You gotta educate me.' I said, 'I call Yolanda my wife, and she calls me her wife...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hurricane Katrina: Guess Who's Coming ... | 9/19/2005 | See Source »

...make products people want." He hopes the answer will be iZ, which will hit stores at the end of September, and he offered TIME an exclusive first peek. It's an inviting-looking 8-in.-tall, armless, posable animatronic DJ of sorts that plays infectious beats when you poke his belly. By twisting his ears, you create cool musical leads and rhythms. A dangly, antenna-like protrusion above his head triggers more sound effects when you flick it. Dozens of musical combinations are possible from iZ, whose charms include giggling, burping and farting. "He has his own edgy personality," says...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Competition: Toyland's Savior? | 8/7/2005 | See Source »

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