It’s summer 1978, and 12-year-old Jonathan Adler, sporting a Rush concert T-shirt, hovers over a potter’s wheel for the first time. As he molds the wet clay, the centrifugal force transforms the lump ...

There are no crow's-feet, gray hairs or laugh lines on Barbie, even though the blond icon is in her 50th year. Toy company Mattel has marked the anniversary in many ways, including a home furnishings ...