toys: Tally of the Dolls

Image “It’s escapist,” Simone Paget said of her work with @joe_the_intern.CreditSimone Paget It began at the breakfast buffet. He was impossible to miss: ruggedly handsome, his chiseled cheek marred only by a single, stretching scar hinting at a rough-and-ready past. I sensed a military background, his clothing-optional approach allowing me the full scope of his…

Your Kid’s Apps Are Crammed With Ads

Image Siblings, ages four and one, and their tablet. A study found that 95 percent of commonly downloaded apps marketed to be played by children ages 5 and under contain at least one type of advertising.CreditMark Makela/Corbis, via Getty Images Many developers market apps for children as being educational. So Jenny Radesky, a pediatrician who…