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• 🇺🇸 What’s It Like to Be a Hair and Fur Fabricator for Laika? A New Book Will Answer That (and More) — 09/03/2026 [USA]

  Exclusive: A new book goes deep into not just the history of the beloved stop-motion animation studio, but the creative minds behind it.

  Related: #Animation, #Behind-the-Scenes
• 🇺🇸 From blacksmithing to needlepoint, young people are embracing ‘grandma hobbies’ — 09/03/2026 [USA]

  Droves of young people who are turning to tactile, analog hobbies and activities as a means of escaping technology and reconnecting with childlike creativity and exploration

  Related: #Generational Trends
• 🇬🇧 ‘It helps with loneliness’: grief, play and the power of lifelike dolls - photo essay — 22/02/2026 [United Kingdom]

  <p>Dolls that look like real babies – complete with tiny veins and folds of skin – can be endearing yet deeply unsettling. In the Netherlands, however, there are tens of thousands of ‘reborn’ doll ent...

  Related: #Emotional healing, #Social acceptance, #Therapeutic benefits