Barbie's 'Sugar Daddy Ken' Doll Raises EyebrowsSource: ABC News
This year is Barbie's 50th anniversary, but lately, it's been the iconic doll's companion, Ken, that's been getting all the attention: A new Ken doll called "Sugar's Daddy Ken" is prompting snickers for its suggestive-sounding name.

In my opinion, of course. This Nissan ad has it all: sex appeal (ok, toy sex appeal), non-stop humor, great production values, fantastic soundtrack, and a very classy soft-sell product approach.
Ken and BarBe Have Set a DateSource: Cincinnati Enquirer
The dream couple isn't getting hitched. These lovebirds are going to be grilled May 13 by this city's Design Review Board. And, the whole town's talking about it.
OH man jailed for posing as underwear researcher - Children InvolvedSource: 14wfie.com
Excerpt: An Ohio man is in jail for posing as an underwear researcher and examining children.
Ken Hawkins is accused of arranging meetings this Spring with parents of at least three children to conduct a marketing research survey involving children's underwear and razors.

Perhaps it was the nostalgia that got me, or maybe the hope that Capcom would address past issues and I might begin to enjoy fighting games again, or it could have been that I just didn't feel like waiting for Tekken 6 - no matter what the reason, I buckled under pressure and bou …
Senate GOP leader says party must changeSource: msnbc.com
The top Republican in the Senate is warning that the GOP risks remaining in the minority unless it does a better job of explaining its core principles to one-time faithful and new loyalists.
Senate GOP leader says party must changeSource: msnbc.com
The top Republican in the Senate is warning that the GOP risks remaining in the minority unless it does a better job of explaining its core principles to one-time faithful and new loyalists.
Salazar cites ethical lapses at Interior Dept.Source: msnbc.com
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said Thursday the department has been "painted unfairly" because of ethical lapses and criminal activity among some past political appointees.
Sex Secrets Of Barbie & Ken Source: New York Post
BARBIE and Ken are beloved by millions of children - but the people behind the world's most popular dolls were involved in unsavory sexual behavior they kept secret for years, a new book reveals.
Passion and fireworks (and a great fall)Source:
Ken Haley and Dõv Baron have a striking past experience in common. They both fell from a great height some 17 years ago, and survived the physical torture of a broken body by sheer passionate will.
'Drunken Hookup Barbie' Demands Bush Official's ResignationSource: ABC News Blogs
...In a short, made-for-Internet video released by the Campaign for America's Future, a Barbie doll calls a Ken doll to complain she has contracted lead poisoning from a late-night, alcohol-induced, post-breakup (and off-camera) rendezvous with her dashing plastic boy-toy.
Left out of these war stories | IndyStar.comSource: The Indianapolis Star
There is a story that has been in my family for more than 60 years.
It's V-J Day, 1945, the end of World War II in the Pacific, and my grandparents are working with my father and his four brothers in the fields of central California.
Exposed: the darker side of Ken and BarbieSource: The Sydney Morning Herald
SEVENTEEN years ago the Italian-born photographer Renato Grome, now living in Bondi, was playing with several naked Barbie dolls on a train speeding through Germany.
The dolls, he explains, belonged to his daughter, Melody, then three.
Ken Okuyama: Carbon Fibre BeautySource: Ping mag
It was Japanese Ken Okuyama that designed these über-stylish carbon fibre bodies for Italian automobile company and coachbuilder Pininfarina: He gave the Ferrari Enzo its elegant looks (including those amazing doors that swing up and forward like on a spaceship), worked on Porsc …

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A federal judge in Houston yesterday wiped away the fraud and conspiracy conviction of Kenneth L. Lay, the Enron Corp.
Mattel makes over KenSource: CNN
In an attempt to revive its flagging Barbie sales, Mattel has revamped Ken. He has been made over by flaming Hollywood stylist and Mattel consultant Phillip Bloch, and supposedly is modelled on both Orlando Bloom and Matthew McConaughey.