Dolls
Terrifying Life-Sized Victorian Dolls Troll London
Illusionist Derren Brown births the sinister twins to promote a new amusement park attraction.
Photos from Marwencol, the Village Where WWII Never Ended
Mark Hogancamp built Marwencol, a fictional Belgian village, out of dolls and action figures after he woke up from a coma.
The Oakland Police Saved a Very Realistic Baby Doll From a Hot Car
It was so realistic, they thought it was a real baby.
We Went to the Freaky Animatronic Hospital Where Cabbage Patch Kids Are Born
Cabbage Patch Kids aren't birthed out of vaginas. Instead, they come from giant, baby-filled trees.
Now You Can Own the CIA's Bizarre Osama bin Laden Doll and Board Game
The ultra-rare prototype toys, commissioned by the CIA in 2005 but never mass-produced, were designed by the man who created the original GI Joe.
The Silver Spiders
New fiction from London-based VICE contributor and 'poignancy magnate' (not his words), Johnny White.
Inside the Lucrative World of Online Hair Markets
Selling your hair can bring you hundreds of dollars from wigmakers, high-end doll artists, and even some fetishists.
The Secret History of Cabbage Patch Kids
The dolls were originally invented by a Kentucky artist named Martha Nelson Thomas, but the design was stolen and transformed into a multibillion-dollar franchise. Martha never saw a penny.
Giant Marionettes Storm the Streets of Perth
It takes a crew of 500 people to lug these larger-than-life puppets around.
A Woman in Britain Is Making Faceless 'Islamic Dolls'
Ridhwana B., the doll's creator, designed it to comply with what some interpret as Islamic religious law's prohibition on the depiction of distinct features on any children's toy.
What's Making French Teens Riot During Screenings of 'Annabelle'?
I went to see the new horror movie in London to work out the answer.