Dora's

And some girly girls still can - and probably should, I think - identify with a wider range of "girl" - and Dora's girl-ness was just one part of her, rather than the sole defining thing.

Why Mattel & Nick have it wrong 2009

A pretty, 20-pound rat terrier/red heeler mix, Dora's Internet picture struck the fancy of a Colorado couple last month, e-mails were exchanged, she was crated up in Kentucky, loaded into a plane, and deposited in her new home with two children under age 5.

Pet Talk: Here's proof that rescue dogs make great pets 2011

Up until now most of Dora's friends have been boys - Boots, Tico, Bennie and even Swiper, who displays classic crush signs by always annoying Dora - but once she hits tweenage, she's all about the girls?

Archive 2009-03-01 2009

Up until now most of Dora's friends have been boys - Boots, Tico, Bennie and even Swiper, who displays classic crush signs by always annoying Dora - but once she hits tweenage, she's all about the girls?

Why Mattel & Nick have it wrong 2009

But I see Dora's evolution as a culmination of all these small steps that 90% of moms have gone along with.

The Slut-ification of Dora is now complete 2009

I think Dora's 'Middle School' look could have stayed truer to what Dora is about and not gone so far with the girly accessories but "slut-ification"?

The Slut-ification of Dora is now complete 2009

When you "help" identify an object in Dora's backpack, or "tell her" where the map wants her to go next, a cursor marks your imagined intervention.

Sam Leith on Dora the Explorer 2011

Next week's installment should be about Dora's parents --- her neglectful parents who let her wander off into the wilderness with a monkey at all times of the day.

Mickey Mouse & friends can't be trusted to take care of anything Tyler 2009

If he gets there before Dora's third cry, he swipes.

Sam Leith on Dora the Explorer 2011

At first glance, it seems an improbable target for Ms. della Dora's obsession.

A Fossil With Flesh Nicholas Shakespeare 2011