It's a big day for dolls in the news.
There is, of course, the hoax photograph of the captured American soldier who is, in fact, a doll (nice pics here)

Here in Chicago we are into the second day of the story about a new doll from the American Girl collection. I pass by "American Girl Place" every day going to and from work...it's sort of a Nike Town of dolls. "Marisol", the newest American Girl doll is being hyped in one of the store's display windows (she likes dancing lessons too apparently.)

All the American Girl dolls have stories outlined in books. Marisol's story is that she grew up in the (real) Chicago neighborhood of Pilsen. In the story, Marisol's parents say that the neighborhood is a bad place to grow up-they move the family to the suburbs.

Pilsen residents are pissed and local politicians are speaking out. Leading to today's headline in the Sun Times:

Politicians beat up on American Girl doll