E.S., I saw this in the New Yorker and thought you might find it interesting. It has a lot of cool historical stuff about the evolution of dolls in the US.
I think that doll in the header image was in one of the Toy Story movies.
I had to look up what a halligan is.
I know you said there is a Mad Men connection, but I don't know what it is. It's been a long time since I watched that. Looking forward to learning the connection.
E.S., I saw this in the New Yorker and thought you might find it interesting. It has a lot of cool historical stuff about the evolution of dolls in the US.
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/02/16/playmakers-the-jewish-entrepreneurs-who-created-the-toy-industry-in-america-michael-kimmel-book-review
I think that doll in the header image was in one of the Toy Story movies.
I had to look up what a halligan is.
I know you said there is a Mad Men connection, but I don't know what it is. It's been a long time since I watched that. Looking forward to learning the connection.
It’s the phrase “government interlopers.”
Ah, thank you. A bit of searching led me to the scene from the very first episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Nvf4BteCR4