Connect to share and comment
February 16, 2012 12:04
Subscribe to Amy Silverstein on Facebook
Add Amy Silverstein to your circles

Kate Middleton and Prince William to become Barbie dolls

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge dolls will be dressed in outfits that mimic the couple's wedding.
British royal wedding bride dress photoEnlarge
Kate Middleton looks back at her maid of honor, sister Pippa, after arriving at Westminster Abbey in London, England for her wedding to Prince William on April 29, 2011. Her dress is by Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen. (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
Mattel isn't the first company to sell Kate and William dolls.
More
February 15, 2012 13:34
Subscribe to Amy Silverstein on Facebook
Add Amy Silverstein to your circles

Oprah Winfrey deleted tweet that broke Nielsen ratings rules

Winfrey had asked people with Nielsen boxes to watch her struggling OWN network.
Oprah winfrey in indiaEnlarge
Oprah Winfrey in India: Learning to say, "Kya, yaar?" (What, dude?) (INDRANIL MUKHERJEE/AFP/Getty Images)
Networks aren't allowed to directly influence people with Nelsen boxes.
More

Indonesia lets women access husbands' salaries to curb adultery

February 9, 2012 15:24
Subscribe to Amy Silverstein on Facebook
Add Amy Silverstein to your circles
Wives of civil servants had complained before about their husbands' lack of financial transparency. 
February 6, 2012 12:07
Subscribe to Amy Silverstein on Facebook
Add Amy Silverstein to your circles

The Simpsons toys banned in Iran

The Simpsons join Barbie on Iran's banned-doll list.
Barbie ban 160112Enlarge
Barbie has officially been pulled from Tehran's shelves, as Iran's religious leaders attempt to quash Western cultural influences. (Miguel Villagran/AFP/Getty Images)
Superman and Spiderman are still allowed.
More

Kolkata Book Fair bows to threats, cancels author Taslima Nasreen's book launch

February 2, 2012 15:53
Subscribe to Amy Silverstein on Facebook
Add Amy Silverstein to your circles
Author Taslima Nasreen is no stranger to controversy. Fair organizers said her appearance could jeopardize the safety of other guests.

Starbucks to open 50 stores in India by end-2012 through joint venture with Tata

January 30, 2012 11:57
Starbuck's market entry comes at time when coffee outlets are enjoying increasing popularity in India, as a growing middle class embraces western-style café culture taking to buying espressos and cappuccinos.  

Actor Jude Law gets $200,000 payout over phone hacking

January 19, 2012 12:24
The High Court in London heard that the effect of the “sustained campaign of surveillance, pursuit and harassment” of Law, in addition to the publication of private and intrusive information, had been “profound”. 

Zappos hacked: 24 million customers affected

January 16, 2012 12:33
The e-retailer, which was founded in 1999 by Nick Swinmurn and sold to Amazon for more than $1 billion a decade later, says full credit card numbers were not exposed during the attack. 
Syndicate content