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Best Modern Dollhouses
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Not Your Grandma's Dollhouse: 10 Contemporary Designs For Modern Tots

Kids don't need to understand cubism to appreciate the modern makeover that's rocking the dollhouse world.
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Best Modern Dollhouses

Kids don't need to understand cubism to appreciate the modern makeover that's rocking the dollhouse world. While classic Tudor cottage, traditional Victorian, and southern mansion styles once dominated the dollhouse landscape, today's tots have a wider variety to choose from, thanks to major modernist designers getting in on the thriving miniatures scene.

Keep reading for a selection of thoroughly modern dollhouses to please discerning design fiends of all ages. Parents be warned: these dollhouses are so cool that you might have a hard time remembering who wanted the dollhouse in the first place!

The Kaleidoscope House Dylan House ($149) The Modern Apartment Building ($300) Malibu Beach House ($480) Chalet Doll House with Furniture ($184) Hape Bamboo Sunshine Dollhouse ($150) Woody Click-Family Home ($73)
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What Is the Best Sci-Fi Show of 2009?
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What Is the Best Sci-Fi Show of 2009?

They're the shows with the mind-blowing storylines that make us go "huh?!"
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They're the shows with the mind-blowing storylines that make us go "huh?!" This year, we saw the departure of one of the genre's biggies (Battlestar Galactica) and a cult favorite (Dollhouse). In their place we have a few other series ready to carry the torch in 2010, including two newbies. Which gets your vote for 2009, though? Time to weigh in.

Don't forget to vote on all of my Best of 2009 polls!

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Link Time! Soupy Sales Passes Away
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Link Time! Soupy Sales Passes Away

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Link Time! Jim Sturgess and Kirsten Dunst Cast in Upside Down
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Link Time! Jim Sturgess and Kirsten Dunst Cast in Upside Down

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Link Time!
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Link Time!

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Link Time!
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Crave Worthy: Anthropologie Chateau Lamp
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Crave Worthy: Anthropologie Chateau Lamp

Anthropologie has done it again.
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Anthropologie has done it again. The Chateau Lamp ($1,598) is every little girl's dream, but I also believe I've seen it myself during REM sleep. This palatial wirework rendering with curlicue turrets, squiggly eaves, and a floor of book leaves is not only a dollhouse of sorts (with a mini table, set of chairs, and glass and bottle of wine inside!), but also a table lamp! Sweet dreams have come to life. Until I burn my paycheck on this baby, I can only imagine what beautiful shadows it casts when lit.

New on DVD, Battlestar Galactica, Fast and Furious, Dollhouse Season One
What to Netflix

What to Netflix: New DVD Tuesday

All of the new DVD releases hit stores (and Netflix) on Tuesdays.
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All of the new DVD releases hit stores (and Netflix) on Tuesdays. So each week in What to Netflix: New DVD Tuesday, I sort through the best of the batch and tell you what to add to your queue. HBO's The Alzheimer's Project is also out on DVD.

Battlestar Galactica: Season 4.5
One of SciFi's (or, sorry, SyFy's) signature and most critically acclaimed series, Battlestar Galactica, ended this year. Now you can own the DVD and complete your collection, or if you're catching up with the series, you can add to your queue and witness the wrap-up for yourself.

Since I haven't seen it yet, here's how Netflix describes the final season: "Dire new challenges to the tenuous human-Cylon truce that has enabled them all to reach Earth, where they encounter a world vastly different than they expected. As revolt spreads throughout the fleet, the final Cylon model is revealed, and the ultimate fate of both races hangs in the balance. Edward James Olmos and Mary McDonnell star."

There are DVD extras aplenty, including deleted scenes, several unaired extended episodes, commentary with producers and show directors, David Eick's video blogs, and a featurette titled "A Look Back."

Two more up next, so read more

Comic-Con Day Two Closes At the Dollhouse
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Comic-Con Day Two Closes At the Dollhouse

I wrapped up another long but amazing day at Comic-Con with the Dollhouse panel.
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I wrapped up another long but amazing day at Comic-Con with the Dollhouse panel. Joss Whedon was a character as always, and both he and Eliza Dushku constantly reiterated how thankful they are to their fans for saving their near-canceled show. We were treated to screening of season one's "lost" episode, "Epitaph One." It was eye-opening to say the least, set in the year 2019 and showing a far different world than what we saw in the first episode. Here are a few highlights from what we learned:

  • Naturally, there were lots of questions for Joss about Buffy and his affinity for recycling his favorite actors. He revealed that Alexis Denisof will be joining the cast next season, and Eliza chimed in about being excited to kick his ass. Apparently Joss is also trying to get Summer Glau on board.
  • Spoiler alert! According to Joss, Victor is going to get better quickly.
  • Eliza on which characters she enjoyed playing most: "I'm a tomboy, so I do like when I'm in action, and I loved 'Man on the Street.' I loved all the characters in that. Joss loved the doily dress so much. I also had a really nice time shooting 'Haunted' with Olivia Williams. The last episode was kind of awesomeness as well."
  • Joss on how the theme of social justice is portrayed in the show: "More and more, we're interested in dealing with the abuse of power and the various ways that people can do that and what it can really bring out in characters when they are pushed to the edge."
  • Finally, Joss played coy about what we can expect in season two but did say that "no one is to be trusted, especially in the Dollhouse" and revealed that the audience will begin to question the veracity of the character's memories.

Sounds like there's plenty of fun in store for season two. Be sure to keep checking back in for more updates live from Comic-Con!

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Freddie Prinze Jr Joins 24, Julia Ormond Out of Three Rivers, and Joss Whedon Wants Summer Glau for Dollhouse
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TV News: Casting, Recasting, and Some Dream Casting

We now mostly know what shows will be on our TVs come Fall — but who will be starring in them?
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We now mostly know what shows will be on our TVs come Fall — but who will be starring in them? After pilot season comes a flurry of casting and recasting, as actors whose shows didn't get picked up look for work and networks change up the lineups on some of the forthcoming series. Today, there's word of a big casting, some recastings, and Joss Whedon's dream casting:

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