Dollhouse Fort Lauderdale

So what’s in Holland you ask? Well, only his estranged daughter Yumi who he decided to abandon while his wife Sheena was pregnant to pursue a life of playing rock music. Since then, no one has heard from him. Sadly, Sheena passed away, turning the care duties across to Bok and Rachelle. When Rustin shows up, he adopts a fake persona under the name of Clyde in an effort to get to know his daughter, Yumi.Unfortunately, Rustin gets blind drunk when she’s asleep, and in the morning he’s hungover and almost misses the performance. They make it to the audition just in time, but while Yumi’s singing isn’t very good, Rustin hears an angelic voice coming from her. Predictably, Yumi isn’t picked for the school play, but does pick up an important lesson about always trying, no matter what.Rustin is 40 years old when we start the movie, and he’s a rocker without a family. He clearly feels unfulfilled and when his friend Diego collapses in the morning after a drug overdose, Rustin decides to turn his life around. Diego’s words echo in his head when he makes this decision. Diego’s words were “People who aren’t ready to die have unfulfilled lives.”This is symbolic for the home Rustin never had with Sheena, deciding to abandon the family and leave everything hollow and empty when it was once full. Seeing the house in pieces is a nice way of contextualizing what happened when Rustin abandoned them all to do drugs and play in his band.Rustin gets himself back on track, gets a job and tries to see his daughter again. However, Rachelle is having none of it. Rustin visits Sheena at her grave instead, admitting he’s wasted everything in his life. He apologizes for the hurt he’s caused, admitting that it was love at first sight for him when he laid eyes on Sheena. He bemoans not trying harder when she was alive.

Rustin suddenly starts throwing up but it seems it’s just a reaction to the alcohol he drunk the night before. He heads home after saying goodbye, and immediately starts snorting cocaine and drinking alcohol again.Rustin and Yumi have one last day together, before Rustin tells his daughter it’ll be the last that they have fun like this. They stay in a hotel before the school auditions. In the end, she’s the only bright spark left in his life that’s been mired in addiction and misery. It seems to hint that Yumi will be sticking around for the long-haul and will try to bridge the gap between them, but with Rustin’s memory failing, it’s a sobering moment at the death of this movie, as it seems he never will have that connection with her. When Yumi, Rachelle and Bok show up to get the dollhouse Rustin promised the young girl, there’s a problem. Rustin has overdosed and is rushed to hospital. The dollhouse inside appears to be finished and complete. They don’t pick it up though, given Rustin’s absence.

Yumi shows off pictures on her phone but Rustin doesn’t seem to remember her at all. She sticks around and helps him out all day, before taking Rustin back to his room.

Halfway through the movie, Rachelle rings Bok and the secret is out during a videocall. After saying goodnight to Yumi, the phone is spun round and Rustin is right there. Bok confronts Rustin in the kitchen when he learns the truth, pointing out he’s never been there for Yumi. All the way through Sheena’s pregnancy and the years Yumi has grown up, Rustin has been absent. “You owe us this much. Don’t mess with her [Yumi’s] life.” Bok says.

Bok doesn’t give Yumi a reason why she can’t see Rustin anymore, remaining defiant that she can’t see him. So naturally, as an inquisitive child, she heads over to Rustin’s place unannounced.Inside, he has a number of dollhouses dotted around the room he’s been working on. Rustin remembers that he’s doing this for his best friend who sings off-key, but can’t remember exactly who she is.

The story begins with a glimmer of the future, with a young woman arriving at a nursing home to find her father the worse for wear. He’s lost his memory and doesn’t remember who she is. This man is Rustin, and we dive back in time to see him at the height of his infamy.

With Rachelle off on a work trip and Rustin spending more time with little Yumi, she heads over to his place and notices a project he’s been working on. Rustin’s not done with it yet but he promises she can have it when he’s finished. It’s a dollhouse.Shortly after this incident, Bok and Rachelle leave to go and stay in a different house. Rustin does get sober, but only temporarily. Back in the Philippines he starts to make amends but relapses when his father dies. After playing a little too hard at a show, Rustin collapses and has a stroke.

Natalie Karyl is an American fashion designer and celebrity stylist. Like many designers, Karyl knew early on that she and fashion had a thing for one another. In 2004, she opened The Doll House to showcase her brand, Ragdolls Couture, as well as the collections of other local designers.The premiere episode of Dollhouse helped Fox double its audience levels among women versus Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, and helped the network finish in second place among adults 18–34 and in first place in the key male demographic for the night.

Dollhouse, as well as J. J. Abrams’ Fringe, aired during its first season with half the commercials and promo spots of most current network dramas, adding about 6 minutes to the shows’ run times, as part of a new Fox initiative called “Remote-Free TV”. Fox charged a premium price for this advertising space, but did not completely recoup the money that they spent. Fox later canceled Remote-Free TV.

Alexis Denisof joined the cast in a recurring role as Senator Daniel Perrin, as did Summer Glau, who was originally scheduled to appear in just two episodes, a number that was later extended. Michael Hogan and Jamie Bamber, both former castmates of series regular Tahmoh Penikett on Battlestar Galactica, each had roles as guest stars. Michele Fazekas and Tara Butters (creators of Reaper) joined the writing staff for season 2 as replacements for former showrunners Elizabeth Craft and Sarah Fain (who left Dollhouse to join the writing staff of Lie to Me).

The series stars Eliza Dushku, who worked with Whedon on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel. Elizabeth Craft and Sarah Fain were the showrunners, while Jane Espenson, Tim Minear and Steven S. DeKnight served as consulting producers. In addition to Joss Whedon, the writing staff included Tim Minear, Jed Whedon (Joss’ brother), Maurissa Tancharoen (Jed’s wife), Andrew Chambliss, Tracy Bellomo, Elizabeth Craft and Sarah Fain. Whedon directed a number of his own episodes, as he has done for many of the shows he created. Tim Minear and Buffy producer David Solomon also directed. Fox used a viral marketing campaign to promote Dollhouse in May 2008.Anya Colloff and Amy McIntyre Britt, who previously worked with Joss Whedon on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Firefly, and Serenity, were the show’s casting directors.Ballard finally chases down a lead allowing him to “meet” Caroline/Echo. During the encounter, Echo is terrified of Ballard because she believes she is the personality she has been programmed with. Echo is whisked away by her handler, leaving Ballard with only Joel Mynor, the man who paid for the encounter, to question. Mynor points out the apparent connection that Ballard feels for Echo and cites it as the reason that Ballard is so driven to investigate the Dollhouse.

As Echo continues to evolve and learns to work beyond the limits of each temporary personality imprint or default “tabula rasa” programming, she runs the risk of being sent to “the Attic”, a permanent resting place for “broken” dolls and Dollhouse employees who cause problems. She is an object of fascination for the escaped doll, Alpha (Alan Tudyk), a genius and serial killer who has been driven mad by being implanted with the memories of dozens of people, becoming a gestalt-personality. Alpha, the season 1 “Big Bad”, returns at the end of the first season to kidnap Caroline.The story follows Echo (Eliza Dushku), a “doll” or “Active” for the Los Angeles “Dollhouse”, one of several facilities, called “Houses”, run by a company which hires out human beings to wealthy clients. These “engagements” range from romantic interludes to high-risk criminal enterprises. Each Active has their original memories wiped and exists in a childlike blank state until programmed via the insertion of new memories and personalities for each mission. Actives such as Echo are ostensibly volunteers who have surrendered their minds and bodies to the organization for five-year stints, during which their original personalities are saved on hard drives, in exchange for vast amounts of money and solutions to any other problematic circumstances in their lives. Echo is unique, however, in that she remembers small amounts even after personality “wipes”, and gradually develops an increasingly cognizant self-awareness and personality that’s resistant to erasure. This concept allows the series to examine the notions of identity and personhood.

Dollhouse is an American science fiction television series created by writer and director Joss Whedon under Mutant Enemy Productions. It premiered on February 13, 2009, on the Fox network and was canceled on November 11, 2009. The final episode aired on January 29, 2010. Production wrapped in December 2009, with a total of 27 episodes produced including the original pilot.

On March 26, 2008, it was announced that Tahmoh Penikett, Dichen Lachman, Fran Kranz, and Enver Gjokaj had been cast in four principal roles for the show. On April 3, 2008, it was announced that Olivia Williams would be playing the role of Adelle DeWitt. Two weeks later, it was announced that Harry Lennix had also joined the cast. On the same day, Joss Whedon announced on whedonesque.com that Miracle Laurie and Amy Acker were to complete the cast.

The second season received a more positive reception. On Rotten Tomatoes, the second season has an approval rating of 81% based on 21 reviews with an average score of 7.6/10. The website’s critical consensus reads, “Dollhouse feels more confident as a perverse mind-teaser in its second season after injecting its automatons with more humanity and broadening its mythology.”Season one of Dollhouse had mixed reviews, with Metacritic giving it a rating of 57 out of a possible 100. On Rotten Tomatoes, the first season has an approval rating of 62% based on 53 reviews with an average score of 6.34/10. The website’s critical consensus reads, “Joss Whedon’s provocative procedural poses troubling questions about autonomy and consciousness, but repeatedly hitting the reset button on Eliza Dushku’s character makes Dollhouse feel dispiritingly empty.”Despite low ratings in its first season, Dollhouse was renewed for a second season of thirteen episodes. Among other factors, fan response to the show was seen as a reason for the renewal; Fox’s president of entertainment stated that “if we’d canceled Joss’s show I’d probably have 110 million e-mails this morning from the fans”. As part of the deal, there was a cut in the show’s budget, though Whedon stated that this would not affect the quality of the episodes. The second season also had changes visually; the show moved from being shot on 35 mm film to high-definition video. With the addition of new cinematographer Lisa Wiegand, Whedon wanted the show to look darker. Other visual changes included more hand-held camera work and the addition of snap zooms (an effect that moves in or pulls back very quickly, which was used extensively in Firefly). The series continued in its 9–10 pm Friday timeslot, with the season premiere on September 25, 2009. Season 2 of Dollhouse began filming on July 22, 2009, so Fox pushed back Dollhouse’s return to the 25th to afford Whedon and the Dollhouse production team sufficient time to produce enough hours to kick off the season with at least three or four consecutive episodes.

Alternately, Tom Shales of The Washington Post wrote that the premise was “admittedly intriguing”, but described the series as a “pretentious and risible jumble” and that Echo did not “inspire much concern or interest in the audience”. He commented that the actors seemed to struggle due to the decor being so “outlandish”, stating that it “simply isn’t worth the trouble”. Brian Lowry of Variety also wrote “Dushku’s grasp of this vague, personality-changing character is a bit of a muddle. What’s left, then, is a series with a hollow center that doesn’t initially make you care about its mentally malleable protagonist.” Robert Bianco of USA Today had a more nonchalant view of the series, describing Dollhouse as not boring or ordinary, and that the result is a show “that Joss Whedon’s most devoted fans will debate and embrace, and a mass audience just won’t get”.The show revolves around a corporation running numerous underground establishments (known as “Dollhouses”) around the globe that program individuals referred to as Actives (or Dolls) with temporary personalities and skills. Wealthy clients hire Actives from Dollhouses at great expense for various purposes, including heists, sexual encounters, assassinations, expert counsel, and all manner of unique experiences. The series primarily follows the Active known as Echo, played by Eliza Dushku, on her journey toward self-awareness. Dushku also served as series producer.

“Epitaph One” had its world premiere in Singapore on June 17, 2009, through Season Pass, an on-demand service offered by SingTel mio TV. In the United Kingdom, the episode aired on the UK Sci Fi Channel on August 11, 2009.The Dollhouse cast consists mainly of Actives (or Dolls) and Dollhouse employees. The Actives at the LA Dollhouse are named after the NATO phonetic alphabet (other Dollhouses are shown to use other naming systems). Brennan Elliott and Michael Muhney auditioned for the part of Paul Ballard but lost out to Penikett. Ian Anthony Dale and Paul Campbell auditioned for Victor, but Gjokaj got the part. On April 9, 2009, Whedon rebutted speculation that Fox was set to cancel the show. Producer Tim Minear explained that the “missing” 13th episode (titled “Epitaph One”) would be on the DVD release of the season. The reason Minear gave for that episode being dropped from the broadcast run was that the Fox network was counting the original first episode (“Echo”), which went unaired, as part of the original 13-episode order; in contrast, the Fox production company was required by contract to have a minimum of 13 completed episodes for international and DVD releases. According to both Minear and Whedon, the producers felt that the original first episode, having been subsequently scrapped entirely and having had its footage reused for other episodes throughout the season, should not be counted as a completed episode as part of their own 13-episode orders for international and DVD distribution but rather as a DVD extra, and thus Whedon produced a new 13th episode on a lower budget to fulfill the contractual requirements for the international broadcasts. The episode was screened at Comic-Con on July 24, 2009.

Another viral marketing campaign was launched in November 2009 when the series was on hiatus. The campaign gave background on the Rossum Corporation, the technology company behind the Dollhouse, and offered clues as to how the apocalyptic future begins.Many critics felt that the series’ first season improved as it progressed. IGN Reviewer Eric Goldman believed the show became much stronger and more compelling with the episodes “Needs” and “A Spy in the House of Love”. He opined of the later episodes that, “As a whole this show is definitely working better as we get away from Echo’s missions of the week, and from focusing so much on just Echo and letting there be more of a true ensemble feel, with the time split amongst the Dolls.” Sarah Hughes of The Independent was unimpressed with the first five episodes but also found that the later episodes became “as involving and addictive as Whedon’s best work”. Maureen Ryan of the Chicago Tribune liked Dollhouse’s “unsettling” tone and found the show to be “unexpectedly moving and complex” during the second half of the first season. She called the second season renewal “a good day for unconventional television”.During the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con International, it was announced that a comic book had been written by Jed Whedon and Maurissa Tancharoen. The book, titled Dollhouse Epitaphs, features a new storyline to bridge the gap between the main series and “Epitaph One” and “Epitaph Two: Return”. It was drawn by Cliff Richards and published by Dark Horse Comics.It was later revealed at New York Comic-Con 2010 that there will be more comics that take place in the Dollhouse universe. A one-shot was released on March 30, 2011, and a miniseries began with the first issue released on July 13, 2011. The one-shot, which reprints the Season 2 exclusive with additional material, is written by Jed Whedon and Maurissa Tancharoen and the miniseries is written by Andrew Chambliss. The comics are set in a future Los Angeles after the Dollhouse technology has reduced the city to ruins. The miniseries was later published in a trade paperback collection released on April 11, 2012.

Ellen Gray of the Philadelphia Daily News gave a positive review, remarking that “Dollhouse is less about the ninja kicks and witty banter than it is about instant transformations, and about making the audience care about a character who’s likely to behave differently every time we see her. That Dushku mostly pulls this off is a happy surprise, as is Dollhouse, which has survived Firefly-like trials of its own to get this far.” Salon reviewer Heather Havrilesky was also positive, commenting that the show’s combination of mystery, sly dialogue, and steady flow of action results in a “provocative, bubbly new drama that looks as promising as anything to hit the small screen over the course of the past year.”

Originally, Whedon announced he was planning to shoot a separate webisode for every Dollhouse episode produced. The webisodes did not materialize, however. There was originally a five-year plan for the show, with Whedon plotting how its characters would evolve through that point.

On February 12, 2009, Fox launched Dollplay, a participation drama centered around Dollhouse. It involved using interactive webisodes and a user forum to drive a viral marketing campaign. The campaign asked users on the Fox Dollhouse website to “Save Hazel!” Hazel was a character trapped inside the Dollhouse in real-time. The campaign was called “Dollplay” according to the official Fox press release and was created by the company P, “a radical production outfit from Sweden”.The final episode of the series is set in the year 2020, and takes place shortly after the events that took place in “Epitaph One”. Despite its best efforts, the L.A. Dollhouse has been unsuccessful in stopping the mind-wiping technology from spreading out of control. Rossum executives use multiple bodies to live in decadence while the peoples of the world are enslaved. A now mentally unstable Topher, architect of much of the technology, devises a way of restoring everyone’s original personalities and eliminating Rossum’s power, but at great sacrifice to himself and others. The series concludes with the world’s personalities restored, while the Earth still lies in ruins, and those with Active architecture sheltering inside the Dollhouse for one year in order to keep the memories they have acquired since their original personalities were restored some years ago, rather than being wiped and defaulting back to their memories from before the Dollhouse got hold of them.

The book was a 24-page one-off limited edition, only available in the season two DVD or Blu-ray Disc. Early copies were released at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con International for those who pre-ordered either the DVD or Blu-ray Disc at the event. Both Jed Whedon and Maurissa Tancharoen were available to sign the copies.Dollhouse initially received mixed reviews and underwhelming ratings, but improved enough to be renewed for a second season. After the second-season finale, the series was canceled. “Epitaph One”, the final episode of season one, which was not aired as part of the show’s original run on US television, depicts a post-apocalyptic future where the mind-wiping technology of the Dollhouse has developed to the extent that vast numbers of people can be remotely wiped and have new personalities implanted, which has brought about the end of civilization. Many of the series’ main characters’ futures are shown. As the second season begins, the show’s focus shifts to depict the dangers of abusing the mind-wiping technology. Each character in the L.A. Dollhouse is forced to confront their own moral complicity in an increasingly downward spiral from moral grey areas to the realization that what the Dollhouse is doing is ultimately immoral and extremely dangerous. The Dollhouse’s corporate sponsor is a medical research entity known as the Rossum Corporation, whose ultimate goal is revealed to be gaining control over national governments and even innocent people with no association with the Dollhouse. Through these abilities, the leaders of Rossum can rule the world and also be immortal, jumping from body to body at will. Attempting to stop the further spread of the mind-wiping technology, the L.A. Dollhouse vows to take down Rossum and its mysterious founder, whom only Echo’s original personality, Caroline, has met. They also learn that there is no person named “Rossum”—the company founder took the name from the play R.U.R., which is short for “Rossum’s Universal Robots”. This 1921 science fiction play by Karel Čapek is the origin of the word “robot”. We’ve detected that JavaScript is disabled in this browser. Please enable JavaScript or switch to a supported browser to continue using twitter.com. You can see a list of supported browsers in our Help Center.

Most dollhouses are fairly bulky, making the idea of traveling with one daunting, if not downright impossible — but this “Tropicool” Polly Pocket set is a shrunken, extremely portable option contained within a wearable pineapple purse. The pineapple opens up to reveal two micro dolls, a monkey, a giraffe, a tree house, and a mini-boat; Strategist senior editor and mom of two Jen Trolio says her 7-year-old daughter received it for her birthday, and it has proved just as popular with her 4-year-old daughter. “Both girls love that you can carry it like a cross-body bag,” she says, noting that they frequently pack it up to take it along when they visit their grandparents. The set comes with a sheet of special stickers that hold the two dolls in place; kids can apply these wherever they want to help the dolls stay put, making the toy a little more travel-friendly. It’s also part of a sprawling line of other Polly Pocket sets; while not all of them have the “wear it like a purse” feature, many are built around a similar fold-and-go design, and there’s a huge variety, from a Unicorn Forest to Sushi Shop to a Pet Vet. Between the heirloom-quality construction and the neutral colors, there is an air of timelessness when it comes to wooden dollhouses. Vox Media engineer manager and dad Nikolas Wise says that, while the sustainably made rubberwood PlanToys dollhouse isn’t in constant rotation at his house, “it does get pulled out intentionally and played with. The super-abstract nature of it works” for Ro, his almost-4-year-old. It’s even more of an open-ended toy than most other dollhouses, as it’s not only neutral in color, but the four rooms inside don’t have any predefined uses (like “kitchen” or “bedroom”). Wise says he and Ro like to shuffle around the dolls and furniture to try out different interior-design setups while playing pretend. (All of PlanToys’ dollhouse accessories are sold separately, with dozens of figures and furniture items available, from a living -room set to a playground for the yard). This approach allows preschoolers to lean on their own imagination, which Keating says is critical for encouraging other developmental skills. “Not only does imaginative play have benefits for social and cognitive development, it also fosters creativity in childhood and lays the foundation for it later in adulthood,” she explains, teaching kids to “generate stories, develop divergent thinking, and explore emotions.” And while in kids’ eyes, dollhouses are just a fun way to play make-believe, Playgarden Prep co-founder and COO Amanda Vierheller says that playing with dollhouses can be very developmentally impactful. “Pretend
play encourages expressive language, which promotes asking questions, making choices, and describing events,” she says, and playing with dolls and dollhouses offers “a multifaceted way to encourage vocabulary acquisition, social etiquette, and language development.” So to find the very best dollhouses — from the classic Barbie Dreamhouse to smaller, more portable options — we spoke to Keating, Vierheller, and seven other experts about the ones they recommend.A favorite of Vierheller and Trolio, the Surprise and Sounds dollhouse is part of Fisher-Price’s extensive Little People series and comes with three palm-size dolls that are perfect for toddler hands, as well as a movable table and three chairs. Though it’s much bigger than a Polly Pocket, it’s another portable dollhouse, thanks to a handle on top and a hinge on one side that lets it open to reveal five rooms: two bedrooms, a bathroom, a kitchen, and a living room. The house features 50 different sounds, songs, and phrases — like a flushing sound when the lid of the toilet is lifted. But parents who detest noise-making toys shouldn’t be too worried, especially if their kids are younger, because it at least has an off switch; Trolio’s older daughter was gifted the dollhouse when she was about 18 months old, and Trolio never even bothered turning it on. “It was one of her favorite toys for at least two years, and for a pretty long time she didn’t even know it made any noise,” Trolio says. “And now my 4-year-old still plays with it — often without the sounds.” Morency Goldman tells us that dollhouses allow kids “to really immerse themselves in their dolls’ worlds” by acting out different scenarios and stories — which is exactly what Kathy Palughi, a mom to a 6-year-old and a 2-year-old, says she appreciates the most about this 53-inch-tall country estate. “We love it because it has an outdoor porch and my oldest and I do everything on our actual porch. Plus it’s big enough so we can literally re-create real events while playing,” she tells us. With four levels, ten rooms, 31 accessories, and interactive features like opening garage doors and a gliding elevator, it provides countless ways for kids to play. Zahn, who is also a dad to two tween girls, says this extra-large dollhouse is one of his favorite new releases from this year. “Had it come out a few years ago, I would’ve bought one for my daughters. It’s a two-story estate built for 18-inch dolls and it comes packed with accessories. It would be a truly wow gift,” he says. The dollhouse is a collaboration between KidKraft, which is known for its wooden dollhouses and play kitchens, and American Girl, a classic doll brand. Designed to accommodate American Girl dolls in particular, the house can be used with any 18-inch doll and features all sorts of realistic bells and whistles, like a spinning fan and lights that can be turned on and off. And because it’s 4.5 feet tall, it has a giant feel — even for older kids. This luxury setup is a decidedly splurgy dollhouse that will elicit oohs and ahhs on its own — but if you want to go full Monty, you can add a two-floor walk-in closet for an extra $298.Every year, Mattel, the company behind the iconic Barbie brand, releases a new Barbie Dreamhouse, and according to Zahn, it’s “still the gold standard” and “consistently ranks as the best-selling dollhouse” year after year. The latest iteration stands 43 inches high — nearly as tall as an average 7-year-old — and has ten indoor and outdoor play spaces. It also boasts a variety of lights and sounds (like mood lighting and a disco-party setting) and comes fully furnished — it even includes an adorable swinging Papasan chair. Kids can have their Barbies or other similarly sized dolls travel up and down the elevator lift, slide down to the pool, or interact with the realistic details — like the textured grass, movable décor, and transforming furniture (including a grill that becomes a dessert buffet).

Dollhouses are part of a group of “core” toys (along with bikes and play kitchens) that are truly timeless. Christy Keating, a parenting coach and founder of the Heartful Parent Collective, says the reason they’re such a mainstay is their open-ended nature. Since dollhouses don’t necessarily do anything on their own (unlike many tech-heavy toys), children “get to explore and discover the infinite possibilities of how that toy can be used” — from serving as the backdrop for “a complex social hierarchy, like a doll ‘family’” to experimenting with the concept of gravity by dropping accessories from the roof.

If you don’t have the square footage to spare for a large dollhouse, Alexis Swerdloff, New York deputy editor and mom to a toddler and infant, says this foldable wooden one from Strat-favorite toy-maker Melissa & Doug gets the job done without taking up too much space. “It’s small enough to tuck away, when it’s out you hardly notice it, and it’s the perfect dollhouse for those who might be dollhouse-curious — like if you’re not sure your kid will even like it,” she says. The dollhouse comes with 11 pieces of furniture and two little doll figures. It’s also on the subtle side, design-wise, which should appeal to any parents who’ve reached their limit of brightly colored plastic.Dana Olkkonen, vice-president of TV and film at Vox Media Studios, says her nieces “are obsessed with their Encanto dollhouse,” and it’s easy to see why. The vibrantly colored, triple-decker casita has seven rooms (including two “magical” doors that trigger lights and sounds), and the stairs transform into a slide, just like in the movie. While the set only comes with a Mirabel doll, you can purchase the entire cast separately — including Bruno.This petite Cozy Cottage from the Calico Critters line of toys can be enjoyed on its own or as an add-on to the brand’s larger R
ed Roof Country Home. Lots of online reviewers note that even with its lower price point, you’re not sacrificing quality: “The attention to detail is truly remarkable,” says one. “I can tell you, Calico Critters does not disappoint when it comes to detail and craftsmanship.” The brand (which you may also recognize as Sylvanian Families, as the toys are known in some parts of the world) is well-known for its wide variety of animal dolls dressed in elaborate, changeable outfits. The dolls are one of our favorite gifts for 3-year-olds, as recommended by Leigh Plessner, the co–creative director of jewelry brand Catbird, who told us that she and her toddler loved bringing the dolls to life through made-up conversations. This Cozy Cottage set comes with one bunny doll and ten pieces of furniture and accessories, including a bed and a dining set.We use cookies to optimize site functionality, personalize content, and provide you better experience. By continuing to browse our website, you agree to our cookie policy. Please read our full privacy statement.

Escape rooms are taking the United States by storm! The goal of the game is to find a way out of a locked room within the given time limit. Work as a team to solve logical puzzles, uncover clues, and follow the storyline to unravel the mystery. Each riddle brings you one step closer to the ultimate escape! Escape room games are great for a night out with friends, a date, a birthday celebration, or a team-building activity in the United States.The Tampa location seems to be doing well enough, while the Myrtle Beach location has kicked it up a notch with perks like bikini golf outings and $5 steak-and-egg specials after midnight — perhaps not the most hard-rock of moves, but who are we to judge? We’re just happy to know you can still, in some spirit, go to there. The club was best known for the regular mud wrestling competitions that took place after a few costume-themed strip teases on most evenings. Luckily, former wrestler Miss Ruby Tuesday, whose wrestling name was Red Snapper and who had the pleasure of taking down Andy Kaufman in the World InterGender Wrestling Championships, preserved footage from the Tropicana circa 1982. With around 200 dancers on staff, two stages, a $10 cover charge and a two-drink minimum, Body Shop probably merits its own detailed description. But instead, we’ll just give you this link so you can virtually creep around the facility, thanks to some questionable-but-awesome-right-now Google technology.According to Rock Genius (that bastion of journalistic integrity), the club almost burned down due to bad wiring in 2008, but luckily all visible damage was repaired. As for the invisible damage, no one knows for sure.

They also apparently invited Mötley Crüe to visit the new, more whimsical venue in 2005, and you can guess who totally DIDN’T show up. Our advice? Take this one off your bucket list.The Body Shop on LA’s Sunset Strip has all the neon lighting a proud strip club should have, and perhaps the only words necessary: GIRLS GIRLS GIRLS, right under the words LIVE NUDE. It’s like a really smart Instagram.

Every so often, philosophers must ponder the unanswerables in life, such as “Whatever happened to every strip club mentioned in Mötley Crüe’s 1987 hit ‘Girls, Girls, Girls'”?

Described as “a ramshackle, seven-storey brick pile in downtown Vancouver” by one National Post writer, this facility now celebrates its status as the most reported and condemned building in Vancouver, and seems to cause a bit of polite Canadian dissent among residents who feel it cannot be saved by their tax dollars, eh.

Though it’s now a crumbling, dilapidated building, the Tropicana still has a fan club online where you can peruse a host of memorabilia about its former glory.Lyric: “Belle glade missionaries are here to steal your cocaine/You better send your malaria to puncture their brains and send them back to where they came from”

Lyric: “We came for a week, we the kings of the beach/Sprayed water on the girls/T-shirt, see-through/Cancun! Party down/Lauderdale! Another round/Havasu! Crack a brew/Marry a man”Lyric: “She’s the supreme queen/She’s livin’ out of a storage facility/In Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and she’s makin’ those coins/She’s makin’ those coins, yes!”

The club would later close in the mid-90s after nearby residents vociferously protested its presence, leading to a crackdown against adult businesses in the area. The spaceship-like pink and purple building would ultimately be torn down in 1997.The song, basically a tribute to the great strip joints of 1980s North America, name drops Thee Dollhouse III. For those who are not familiar, this was an adult establishment that technically wasn’t even in Fort Lauderdale — but in fairness nobody could possibly expect the Los Angeles-based Crue circa 1987 to be clear-headed enough to be up to speed on jurisdictional questions like where Fort Lauderdale ends and unincorporated Broward County begins.

The club, which resembled a giant flying saucer sitting on the southwest corner of Sample Road and Federal Highway in what was then in an unincorporated part of Broward, even makes a brief appearance in the “Girls, Girls, Girls” video.But we’d be remiss if we didn’t lead off this eclectic mix with arguably the most famous (or infamous, depending on your point of view) rock music reference to Fort Lauderdale’s past life as a beer and sex-soaked Spring Break wasteland, Motley Crue’s “Girls, Girls, Girls.”

Lyric: “Pain works on a sliding scale/So does pleasure in a candy jail/True love doesn’t come around anymore than fate allows/On a Monday in Fort Lauderdale.”At about the same time the Crue’s 1987 hit was storming up the charts, Thee Dollhouse was embroiled in the shocking, heartbreaking story of Tina Mancini, a Coral Springs teen who danced at the club and whose 1986 suicide led to her mother Theresa Mancini Jackson being jailed for her role in the saga.

The Dollhouse Tampa for many years has been considered the classiest adult entertainment in Florida. From the time you enter the building and get greeted by the well dressed host to the time you get seated. You know you’r in for a great night.This elevated area feeds off the energy and party atmosphere of the main floor while whisking you comfortably away from the crowd. This area offers our guests more privacy than the Main Floor along with more intimate service. This VIP area is ideal for those looking for a more intimate experience than our Main Floor can offer. This area is for bottle and champagne service customers only

Not a fan of hanging at the bar, not to worry. Enjoy one of our VIP tables on the main floor or in our Private Rooms by purchasing a bottle of our premium spirits and experience the world class table side service, by Tampa’s most beautiful VIP servers.This elevated area offers a superior view of the Main Stage and boasts an exclusive, private bar service along with more privacy then the Lower leave VIP area can offer. Drawing off the energetic, charges atmosphere of our Main Floor, this private area is perfect for those looking to party like a rock star. The Upper VIP Area comfortably accommodates parties of 2 to 40 people looking for a club experience beyond simple table service inside a basic VIP area. This area is limited to bottle and Champagne service customers only.

The Dollhouse Tampa for many years has been considered the classiest adult entertainment in Florida. From the time you enter the building and get greeted by the well dressed host to the time you get seated. You know you’re in for a great night.Whether a stiff martini is your drink of choice or a premium scotch does your body good, Thee DollHouse serves the best in quality to all of their guests. Stick with your favorite drink or allow our well trained bar staff to create you a specialty cocktail that will no doubt leave you wanting another one.

For over 20 years, Peter was the largest multi-unit nightclub operator in the world and is considered a foremost authority on nightclub operation and he stills serves as consultant to many of the top supper-club and nightclub venues around the world.A graduate of Cornell University’s renowned School of Hotel and Restaurant Management, Michael J. Peter’s accomplishments in the field of restaurant/showroom entertainment have won him numerous awards throughout the industry.

In addition to being featured on “Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous,” Michael has been on numerous national talk shows, produced TV programs of his own and has won too many awards to count. He is also the founder of Platinum Magazine – the precursor to MAXIM. He has been featured in the NY Times, The Wall Street Journal, Playboy and Penthouse magazine. The hit Motley Crue song “Girls, Girls, Girls” was inspired by his DollHouse operation in Ft. Lauderdale.

Augustus John amusingly parodied the subject as if it were a typical Victorian painting that referred to him and to Alice as people and not as characters in the play:The title of this painting refers to Henrik Ibsen’s 1879 play, The Doll’s House. It tells the story of a disintegrating marriage. Ibsen’s realistic prose influenced many painters. Here, Rothenstein is inspired by a tense scene where a character’s infidelity is uncovered. The artist doesn’t illustrate the play. Instead, the painting finds an equivalent for Ibsen’s use of silence and stillness to create dramatic tension. Rothenstein used his wife, actor Alice Kingsley and his friend, artist Augustus John as the models.