American Girl Doll News

To American Girl's social media team, It pains me to say this. It pains me every time I have to criticize the brand that I love. But yesterday's post on your social media has given me yet another reason to criticize the corporate machine that has taken control of the dolls that I grew up with. Why? Because instead of hiring a real artist to commemorate the anniversary of a popular TV show, you generated AI "art" of Coconut. I could probably name dozens of artists who would ha

March. April. May. Some days, I forget to make a post here. Now that I'm in college and engaging in homework, book writing, screenwriting and political work, some days, it slips my mind, even though I LOVE this blog and American Girl. But some days in the spring, when I forget, I open the blog up, and I see that a post came up automatically. Phew! I didn't really forget, right? It was a random doll's birthday. Another March, April or May day where a doll celebrates her big da

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In April 2019, I made a post detailing every American Girl spring dress/outfit that had released up to that point. Here's the link for those who haven't seen that post! Now that spring is here, I figured I'd revisit that idea and showcase the spring dresses that had released since I published it almost seven years ago! The 2020 spring dress was the Fresh Lemons Market Outfit. It retired in 2021 and cost $28. 2021's dress was the Dot to Dot Dress. It retired in 2023 and cost