Sweden is known for shunning the enforcement of traditional gender stereotypes upon its children, but a new Christmas ad from Toys-R-Us in the country might take the challenge to a new level. 

The Berenstain Bears don't want angry folks knocking on their tree house door after it was revealed last week that Berenstain merchandise would replace the Jim Henson Company's toys in Chick-fil-A kids' meals. 

Updated Thursday, 11:30 a.m. EST

Chick-fil-A has responded to accusations that its PR department made a fake Facebook profile to conduct damaga control on the social network.

So, what does Chick-fil-A have to say about "Abby Farle"?

It was trick or treat time for local children at a stop on the statewide bus tour in support of North Carolina's anti-gay, anti-equality Amendment One. Details follow.

Wow! One Million Moms are on a roll. First their unsuccessful threats to boycott JC Penney for hiring Ellen turned the retail partnership into an international media frenzy, doing wonders for the store. Now, a threatened boycott of Archie Comics due to the brand allowing its gay character to wed has lead to the issue in question SELLING OUT. Jeez, with how well the subjects of a One Million Moms boycott end up doing, perhaps the organization will threaten our non-existent six pack or our Etsy store?

Updated Wednesday, 12:00 p.m. EST

Jon Goldwater, CEO of Archie Comics, has issued an impressive response to the threat of boycott from the American Family Association/One Million Moms. So, what's Goldwater's moving message?

A new Barbie product from Mattel has invited fits of laughter from all corners of the blogosphere today. Details follow.

Take this story with a few extra grains of salt rimming your lunchtime margarita, but it appears Jennifer Lopez has taken a page out of Madonna's hand-guide for MILF-y diva cougars by inviting a young hot Latin boy into the crib for playtime. Follow the jump for more shots of the rumored (and gorgeous) L.A.-based dancer dating the Sexiest Woman in the World....

Sure, we have many husbands these days (Liz Taylor, and, more contemporarily, Jennifer Lopez seem to be our matrimonious idols), but only one of them is about to snag the roll of Ken in the upcoming live-action Barbie movie. So, who is about to flesh out the role? 

Without the aid of Restylane, Brazilian-embryonic baths or cutting-edge bionics from Lucas Entertainment, the most famous 52-year old metro in all of doll-land has received a new face culled from a batch of eight hunky, all-American contestants competing for the honor. So, what will Barbie (and on some mornings, G.I. Joe) be waking up to for the rest of the 21st century?

Usually dolls scare the shit out of me, but “Gwen” from American Girl just pisses me off. Sure, the doll’s background story (every American Girl comes with a biography) reveals that Gwen is homeless, providing a lesson for the hard-knocks life has to offer to the daughters of the affluent. But at $95 per toy, is the message getting lost in the price tag?

It might make sense if the company announced that a percentage of profits from sales of the dolls were going to organizations that aid the homeless, but the suits at American Girl have been very forthcoming that not a single cent of sales from the hundred dollar toy will benefit anyone but them.

In its defense, American Girl has donated thousands of dollars to charities that help ...