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This is a Dutch name; the family name is "van Houten", not "Houten".
Carice van Houten
Born
Carice Anouk van Houten
(1976-09-05) 5 September 1976 (age 41)
Leiderdorp, Netherlands
Nationality
Dutch
Occupation
Actress
singer
Years active
1997–present
Partner(s)
Guy Pearce[1]
Children
1
Website
caricevanhouten.com
Carice Anouk van Houten (Dutch pronunciation: [kaːˈris ɑˈnuk vɑn ˈɦʌu̯tə(n)];[2] born 5 September 1976) is a Dutch actress and singer. Born in Leiderdorp, a town in the western Netherlands, she was brought up by writer and theatre-radio producer Theodore van Houten. Her younger sister Jelka is also an actress. She was exposed to the performing arts at an early age and studied at the Maastricht Academy of Dramatic Arts and the Kleinkunstacademie Theaterschool in Amsterdam. Her first leading role as the eponymous protagonist in the television film Suzy Q (1999) won her the Golden Calf for Best Acting in a Television Drama; two years later, she won her second Golden Calf for Best Actress for Undercover Kitty (2001).
She gained widespread recognition for her performance in Black Book (2006), the most commercially successful Dutch film to date, for which she won her second Golden Calf for Best Actress, in addition to nominations from the Chicago Film Critics Association, the European Film Academy, and the Online Film Critics Society. She was nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress for Valkyrie (2008), and won her fourth and fifth Golden Calf Awards for Best Actress for The Happy Housewife (2010) and Black Butterflies (2011). Her other notable English-language performances include Repo Men (2010), Black Death (2010), and Brimstone (2016).
Since 2012, Van Houten has received international recognition for her role as Melisandre on the HBO fantasy drama television series Game of Thrones (2012–present), for which she has been nominated for two Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series.[3][4] After meeting Australian actor and musician Guy Pearce on the set of Brimstone in 2015, she gave birth to their first child the following year.
Contents
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1 Early life
2 Acting career
3 Personal life
4 Filmography
4.1 Television
5 Discography
6 Awards and nominations
7 References
8 External links
Early life[edit]
Van Houten at the San Diego Comic-Con International.
Van Houten was born on 5 September 1976 in Leiderdorp, the Netherlands. Her mother, Margje Stasse, is on the board of Dutch educational TV, and her father, Theodore van Houten (9 August 1952 – 7 April 2016), was a writer and broadcaster. He raised Carice watching many silent movies, and during a Dutch interview she professed to prefer playing scenes without dialogue.[5] She has a younger sister, Jelka van Houten, who is also an actress. Her paternal grandmother was Scottish.[6] Van Houten went to the St. Bonifatiuscollege (high school) in Utrecht, where she played the leading role in Hugo Claus' Tijl Uilenspieghel, directed by Ad Migchielsen. Van Houten studied briefly at the Maastricht Academy of Dramatic Arts but continued her professional education after one year at the Kleinkunstacademie in Amsterdam.[7]
Acting career[edit]
Van Houten played her first leading role in Martin Koolhoven's TV film Suzy Q. She won a Golden Calf for her part as Suzy. She also won the Pisuisse Award and the Top Naeff Award for her stage acting and another Golden Calf for her part as the kitten that becomes a girl in Undercover Kitty (2001). The first time she could be seen in cinemas in the USA was when Martin Koolhoven's AmnesiA (2001) got a small theatrical release.
Van Houten in 2017
Van Houten won a Golden Calf for her performance as Rachel Stein in the 2006 film Black Book[8] at the Netherlands Film Festival. Black Book's director Paul Verhoeven says about her in a television interview: "Never in my life I have worked with an actress this talented", and when asked to compare her with Sharon Stone he said "Carice can really act".[9] The international press was also enthusiastic about her role in Black Book.[10] Dick Schümer wrote in his review of the film in the Frankfurter Allgemeine that Carice van Houten is "not only more beautiful, but also a better actress than Scarlett Johansson".[11]
In December 2006, Van Houten withdrew from a theatre production of Alex van Warmerdam due to personal reasons. According to a theatre spokesman it was because of a work overload.[12]
Carice's first English spoken movie was Dorothy from French director Agnès Merlet.
In 2008 she starred in the non-commercial short movie Zingen in het donker (English: Singing in the dark), a drama on domestic violence. She appeared in the magazine Vanity Fair in the issue for March 2008, photographed by Wayne Maser.[13]
In 2008, Van Houten had a role opposite Leonardo DiCaprio in Body of Lies but her scenes did not make the final cut of the movie.[14]
On 4 October 2008 filming began on From Time To Time directed by Julian Fellowes. It is based on the children's literature classic The Chimneys of Green Knowe by Lucy M. Boston. Van Houten is attached to star as Maria Oldknow.
In April 2009, it was announced that Van Houten would star in Black Death by UK director Christopher Smith and in the highly anticipated Dutch film Komt een vrouw bij de dokter (English title: Stricken), based on the celebrated novel of the same name by Ray Kluun. She also starred in the Science-Fiction thriller Repo Men.[15]
In July 2011, Van Houten was cast as the priestess Melisandre in the second season of HBO's fantasy TV series Game of Thrones.[16]
In 2012, Van Houten appeared in Antony and the Johnsons' "Cut the world" video, which was directed by Nabil[17] and also starred Willem Dafoe and Marina Abramović.[18]
In late November 2012, the video for "Particle of Light", the second single from her album, "See You on the Ice", debuted on YouTube. This song was written by Howe Gelb of Giant Sand.
In May 2015, she played Annika Van Houten (Milhouse's cousin) in The Simpsons episode, "Let's Go Fly A Coot". She was cast specifically because of her last name.
In 2016, she played the role of Leni Riefenstahl in Race.
In 2016 she acts in Brimstone, her fourth collaboration with director Martin Koolhoven. Other cast members are Dakota Fanning, Kit Harington and Guy Pearce, who after meeting during filming she is now dating.
Personal life[edit]
Van Houten is friends with fellow Dutch actress Halina Reijn, whom she has known since 1994.[19] They worked together in the movies Black Book and Valkyrie. In 2013, the two published a book together called Anti Glamour, a (mock) style guide and a celebration of their friendship,[20] as well as a candid look into the unglamourous back-stage side of their lives.[21] Although the two occasionally kiss on camera,[22] and have joked about being lesbians, there is no actual romantic involvement.[19]
Van Houten has stated that Hollywood makes her unhappy: "I have seen Hollywood, and although I have nothing against it, it's not my kind of life. My agent is shocked that I want to stay in Europe," adding, "If Hollywood offers me a great part, of course I'll take it, but I just don't want to live there".[23]
In March 2016 she announced she was expecting her first child with Guy Pearce in late 2016.[24] On 29 August 2016, Van Houten and Pearce announced the birth of their child, Monte Pearce.[25]
She is a lifelong fan of Laurel and Hardy and in June 2016 she called in to The Ross Owen Show on Black Sky Radio to talk about her love of Stan and Ollie.[26]
Filmography[edit]
Year
Film
Role
Notes
1997 3 ronden Emily
1998 Ivory Guardians unknown
1999 Suzy Q Suzy
2001 Storm in mijn hoofd Peaseblossom / Titania
2001 AmnesiA Sandra
2001 Undercover Kitty Minoes
2002 The Wild Boar Pandora
2003 Father's Affair Monika
2005 Black Swans Marleen
2005 Lepel Miss Broer
2005 Bonkers Lis
2006 A Thousand Kisses Samarinde
2006 Black Book Rachel Stein / Ellis de Vries
2007 Love is All Kiki Jollema
2008 Dorothy Mills Jane van Dopp
2008 Valkyrie Nina Schenk Gräfin von Stauffenberg
2009 Stricken Carmen
2009 From Time to Time Maria Oldknow
2010 Repo Men Carol[27]
2010 The Happy Housewife Lea
2010 Black Death Langiva
2010 Satisfaction
2011 Intruders Susanna
2011 Black Butterflies Ingrid Jonker
2011 Vivaldi Julietta
2012 Jackie Sophie
2012 Family Way Winnie de Roover
2013 The Fifth Estate Birgitta Jónsdóttir
2016 Race Leni Riefenstahl
2016 Brimstone Anna
2016 Incarnate Lindsay Sparrow
2018 Domino Filming
Television[edit]
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1997 Het Labyrint Mariek Television series
1999 Suzy Q Suzy Television film
2000 Goede daden bij daglicht: Op weg Carola Television film
2001 De acteurs Ellie Television series
2002 Luifel & Luifel Roos Episode: "De Krottenkoning"
2004 Russen José Machielsen Episode: "De zevende getuige"
2004 Kopspijkers Georgina Verbaan Episode: "Dance-4-Life"
2006 Koppensnellers Georgina Verbaan Episode: "1.16"
2009 Gewoon Hans Herself Television film
2010 In therapie Aya 3 episodes
2011 Human Planet Narrator Dutch dubbing
2012–present Game of Thrones Melisandre of Asshai Main Role; 28 episodes
2015 The Simpsons Annika van Houten (voice) Episode "Let’s Go Fly A Coot"
Discography[edit]
Black Book (soundtrack) (2007) – vocals in four songs
See You on the Ice (2012)[28]
"Fear Not" (2015) – featuring Michael Prins
Awards and nominations[edit]
Year
Award
Category
Nominated work
Result
1999 Golden Calf Award Best Acting in a Television Drama Suzy Q Won
2002 Golden Calf Award Best Actress Undercover Kitty Won
International Children's Film Festival Best Actress Won
Carrousel international du film de Rimouski Won
2005 Golden Calf Award Best Actress Black Swans Nominated
2006 Golden Calf Award Best Actress Black Book Won
Rembrandt Award Best Actress Won
Chicago Film Critics Association Award Best Actress Nominated
European Film Award Best Actress Nominated
German Film Award Best Actress Nominated
Online Film Critics Society Award Best Breakthrough Performance Nominated
Saturn Award Best Actress Nominated
2008 Rembrandt Award Best Actress Love is All Won
Saturn Award Best Supporting Actress Valkyrie Nominated
2010 Rembrandt Award Best Actress Stricken Won
Golden Film Award Best Actress Won
Fangoria Chainsaw Award Best Supporting Actress Black Death Nominated
2011 Rembrandt Award Best Actress The Happy Housewife Won
Golden Film Award Best Actress Won
Golden Calf Award Best Actress Won
2012 Rembrandt Award Best Actress Black Butterflies Won
Golden Film Award Best Actress Won
Golden Calf Award Best Actress Won
Tribeca Film Festival Best Actress in a Narrative Feature Film Won
Golden Film Award Best Actress Jackie Won
Rembrandt Award Best Actress Nominated
2013 Rembrandt Award Best Actress Family Way Won
Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series[29] Game of Thrones Nominated
2015 Nominated
2016 Nominated
References[edit]
Jump up ^ Natalie Stone (19 March 2016). "'Game of Thrones' Star Carice van Houten Is Pregnant". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
Jump up ^ In isolation, the surname is pronounced [vɑn ˈɦʌu̯tə(n)].
Jump up ^ "Zwartboek beste film aller tijden – Cinema.nl Nieuws" (in Dutch). Cinema.nl. Retrieved 25 November 2010.
Jump up ^ "Carice – vijfde Gouden Kalf" [Carice – Fifth Golden Calf] (in Dutch). NOS (Dutch Broadcast Foundation). 1 October 2011. Archived from the original on 3 April 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2017. Actrice Carice van Houten heeft vanavond voor de vijfde keer een Gouden Kalf gewonnen. Het is nog nooit eerder voorgekomen dat een Nederlandse actrice vijf Gouden Kalveren won.
Jump up ^ Van Houten, Carice (5 April 2013). "College Tour". College Tour (Interview) (in Dutch). Interview with Twan Huys. Amsterdam: NTR. 3:00 minutes in. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
Jump up ^ Slater, Lydia (5 March 2010). "Euro star: Carice van Houten". London Evening Standard.
Jump up ^ Biography for Carice van Houten. Retrieved 25 November 2006.
Jump up ^ Winnaars Gouden Kalveren 2006, 6 October 2006. Retrieved 7 October 2006.
Jump up ^ De Wereld Draait Door, 7 September 2006
Jump up ^ Stigter, Bianca (4 September 2006). "Carice van Houten slaat in als een bom" [Carice van Houten hits like a bomb] (in Dutch). NRC newspaper. Archived from the original on 7 January 2008. Retrieved 7 October 2006.
Jump up ^ Basisinstinkt: Paul Verhoevens „Schwarzbuch“ in Venedig in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, 1 September 2006. Retrieved 7 October 2006.
Jump up ^ ANP (6 December 2006). "Carice van Houten trekt zich terug uit voorstelling". nu.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 December 2006.
Jump up ^ Van Houten Archived 11 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine. (February 2008) in the magazine Vanity Fair. Retrieved on 13 December 2008.
Jump up ^ Carice van Houten uit Hollywood-film geknipt. NU.nl. 18 September 2008.
Jump up ^ "Repo Men Madness! Six Interviews, Seven Clips, Plus B-Roll". Dread Central. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
Jump up ^ Hibberd, James (19 July 2011). "'Game of Thrones' casts sorceress Melisandre and Stannis Baratheon". EW.com. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
Jump up ^ Film, Nabil Elderkin's nabil.com website lists the video. Video at vimeo. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
Jump up ^ News, antonyandthejohnsons.com webpage, 6 August 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
^ Jump up to: a b "Carice van Houten 'afgewezen' door Halina Reijn" [Carice van Houten 'turned down' by Halina Reijn] (in Dutch). De Telegraaf. 14 December 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
Jump up ^ "Beroemdemeidenlol: het ‘stijlboek’ van Van Houten en Reijn" [Famous chicks' fun: Van Houten and Reijn's 'style guide'] (in Dutch). NRC newspaper. 14 November 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
Jump up ^ "'Anti glamour': Halina Reijn & Carice van Houten" (in Dutch). De Wereld Draait Door. 8 November 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
Jump up ^ "Carice van Houten en Halina Reijn zoenen voor fotoshoot Linda" [Carice van Houten and Halina Reijn kiss for fotoshoot in Linda] (in Dutch). NU.nl. 19 November 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
Jump up ^ ANP (5 July 2007). "Carice van Houten wordt ongelukkig van Hollywood" [Carice van Houten is unhappy with Hollywood]. nu.nl (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 21 September 2008. Retrieved 5 July 2007. (English translation at van Houten is unhappy with Hollywood)
Jump up ^ "Guy Pearce and Carice van Houten Expecting First Child – Moms & Babies – Celebrity Babies and Kids - Moms & Babies - People.com". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
Jump up ^ Birth announcement, 29 August 2016.
Jump up ^ "Carice Van Houten on The Ross Owen Show.".
Jump up ^ "Carice is de vrouw van Leonardo en Jude???". MovieReporter.nl. 28 September 2007. Archived from the original on 15 October 2007. Retrieved 28 September 2007.
Jump up ^ "Carice van Houten – See You on the Ice (CD, Album)". Discogs. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
Jump up ^ Nolfi, Joey (14 December 2016). "SAG Awards nominations 2017: See the full list". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
External links[edit]
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The Elf on the Shelf
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The Elf on the Shelf: A Christmas Tradition
Author
Carol Aebersold
Chanda Bell
Illustrator
Coë Steinwart
Language
English
Genre
Picture book
Publisher
CCA and B Publishing
Publication date
2005
Published in English
2005
ISBN
978-0-9769907-9-6
The Elf on the Shelf: A Christmas Tradition is a 2005 children's picture book, written by Carol Aebersold and her daughter Chanda Bell, and illustrated by Coë Steinwart. The book tells a Christmas-themed story, written in rhyme, that explains how Santa Claus knows who is naughty and who is nice. It describes elves visiting children between Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve, after which they return to the North Pole until the next holiday season. The Elf on the Shelf comes in a keepsake box that features a hardbound picture book and a small soft toy in the form of a pixie scout elf.
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2.1 Mensch on a Bench
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4 References
5 External links
Plot[edit]
This story describes how Santa's "scout elves" hide in people's homes to watch over events. Once everyone goes to bed, the scout elf flies back to the North Pole to report to Santa the activities, good and bad, that have taken place throughout the day. Before the family wakes up each morning, the scout elf flies back from the North Pole and hides. By hiding in a new spot each morning around the house, the scout elf plays an ongoing game of hide and seek with the family.
The Elf on the Shelf explains that scout elves get their magic by being named and being loved by a child. In the back of each book, families have an opportunity to write their elf's name and the date that they adopted it. Once the elf is named, the scout elf receives its special Christmas magic, which allows it to fly to and from the North Pole.
The book tells how the magic might disappear if the scout elf is touched, so the rule for The Elf on the Shelf states, "There's only one rule that you have to follow, so I will come back and be here tomorrow: Please do not touch me. My magic might go, and Santa won't hear all I've seen or I know." Although families are told not to touch their scout elf, they can speak to it and tell it all their Christmas wishes so that it can report back to Santa accurately.
The story ends on Christmas Day with the elf leaving to stay with Santa for the rest of the year until the following Christmas season.
History[edit]
The Elf on the Shelf was written in 2004 by Carol Aebersold and daughter Chanda Bell over a cup of tea. Bell suggested they write a book about an old tradition of an elf sent from Santa who came to watch over them at Christmas time. Aebersold's other daughter, Christa Pitts, was recruited by the family to share her expertise in sales and marketing. Together, the trio devoted the next three years promoting their self-published book and attending book signings and trade shows.
The Elf on the Shelf won the Best Toy Award by Learning Express, won Book of the Year Award from Creative Child Awards and National Best Books Award sponsored by USA Book News in 2008. In 2012, The Elf on the Shelf made its first appearance in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade alongside fellow parade newcomers Hello Kitty and Papa Smurf. In 2013, The Elf on the Shelf hit the #1 spot on the USA Today Bestsellers List.[1]
On 26 November 2011, the book aired on CBS as a 30-minute animated TV show, An Elf's Story: The Elf on the Shelf, directed by Chad Eikhoff.[2][3] The Washington Post criticized the quality of the animation and dismissed it as "just a half-hour advertisement for a book and a toy", which it felt would not join "the canon of prime-time animated Christmas specials that actually move the spirit".[3] Common Sense Media disagreed, calling the special "a great addition to families' holiday TV traditions";[4] however, they also warn parents about the consumer-driven nature of the story, and make note of its lack of educational value.
In October 2013, The Elf on the Shelf: A Birthday Tradition was released. Written and illustrated by the same team that created the first book, it offers instructions for inviting a scout elf to visit for a child's birthday party and describes how the elf decorates a chair for the child.[citation needed] In April 2014, two supplemental birthday products were released: The Elf on the Shelf Birthday Countdown Game and The Elf on the Shelf Birthday Chair Decoration Kit.[citation needed]
The Elf on the Shelf was parodied as "The Gnome in the Home" in "The Nightmare After Krustmas," a 2016 episode of The Simpsons.
Mensch on a Bench[edit]
A Jewish counterpart to Elf On The Shelf was created: "Mensch on a Bench," a stuffed toy that looks a bit like a rabbi or a Hasidic Jew.[5][6][7] Jewish father Neal Hoffman, a former Hasbro Toys toy marketing executive, raised more than $20,000, using the crowdfunding website Kickstarter to fund creation of the toy in the Spring of 2011.[6][8][9][10] "Mensch", in Yiddish, means a person of integrity or honor.[5][11][12]
Cody Decker, the starting left fielder for Team Israel at the 2017 World Baseball Classic, brought the team's mascot, a five-foot version of "Mensch on a Bench," with him to Asia from the United States for the World Baseball Classic.[5][13][14] Decker said he "tried getting him a first-class ticket. But that didn’t fly, so he was put in a duffel bag and checked."[15] The mascot proved to be a big hit.[5][13] He has his own locker, sits on Team Israel's bench in the dugout during every game, and sat alongside Decker at a press conference in South Korea.[11][15][16] Decker said:
"He’s a mascot, he’s a friend, he’s a teammate, he’s a borderline deity to our team.... He brings a lot to the table.... Every team needs their Jobu. He was ours. He had his own locker, and we even gave him offerings: Manischewitz, gelt, and gefilte fish... He is everywhere and nowhere all at once. His actual location is irrelevant because he exists in higher metaphysical planes. But he’s always near."[11]
Team Israel Manager Jerry Weinstein said: "He’s on the team. Everybody brings something to the team, and certainly The Mensch is a unifying factor for the ball club."[5] Pitcher Gabe Cramer said: "The Mensch on a Bench is ... a symbol we can rally around as a team. We are proud to be Jewish, but we know how to make and take a joke, something Jews have a long history of doing. The Mensch is a great way to have fun in the dugout while reminding us of why we’re here and who we’re representing."[17]
Criticism[edit]
The Elf has received some criticism from cultural reviewers. The Atlantic columnist Kate Tuttle calls it "a marketing juggernaut dressed up as a tradition" whose purpose is "to spy on kids" and that one shouldn't "bully your child into thinking that good behavior equals gifts."[18] Washington Post reviewer Hank Stuever characterized the concept as "just another nannycam in a nanny state obsessed with penal codes".[3] Writing for Psychology Today, Dr. David Kyle Johnston calls it a "dangerous parental crutch", with much the same reasoning as what he terms the "Santa lie".[19] Professor Laura Pinto suggests that it conditions kids to accept the surveillance state and that it communicates to children that "it's okay for other people to spy on you, and you're not entitled to privacy."[20] She argues that "if you grow up thinking it's cool for the elves to watch me and report back to Santa, well, then it's cool for the NSA to watch me and report back to the government ... The rule of play is that kids get to interact with a doll or video game or what have you, but not so with the Elf on the Shelf: The rule is that you don't touch the elf. Think about the message that sends."[21][22]
References[edit]
Jump up ^ [1] Archived April 15, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.
Jump up ^ "An Elf's Story". The Elf on the Shelf. Retrieved 2013-12-04.
^ Jump up to: a b c Hank Stuever (November 24, 2011). "CBS's 'Elf on the Shelf': Unwarranted Christmas surveillance techniques". Washington Post. Retrieved August 25, 2013.
Jump up ^ "The Elf on the Shelf: An Elf's Story". commonsensemedia.org.
^ Jump up to: a b c d e "Israel's Mensch on the Bench mascot at World Baseball Classic," Newsday.
^ Jump up to: a b Meet Mensch On A Bench, Jewish Counterpart To Eldhdhshf On The Shelf : NPR
Jump up ^ The Mensch On The Bench | New York Post
Jump up ^ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2867382/The-Elf-Shelf-competition-Introducing-Mensch-Bench-Hanukkahs-hilarious-answer-popular-Christmas-character.html
Jump up ^ The Mensch on a Bench claims space on elf toy's holiday turf - NY Daily News
Jump up ^ https://www.forbes.com/sites/sap/2014/12/11/the-mensch-on-a-bench-from-basement-to-big-box-and-now-shark-tank/#2d31052210da
^ Jump up to: a b c "Israel's World Baseball Classic mascot: Mensch on a Bench," Yahoo.
Jump up ^ "With Mensch on Bench, Israel ready for Classic," mlb.com.
^ Jump up to: a b "Dutch Players Take Leave From Spring Training For World Baseball Classic," NPR.
Jump up ^ "Mensch on a Bench, mascot of Israel baseball team, a hoot ahead of WBC,", The Times of Israel.
^ Jump up to: a b "The best thing about Team Israel’s World Baseball Classic run is their delightful mascot," USA Today.
Jump up ^ "Israel’s suddenly the undefeated darling of the baseball world," The New York Post.
Jump up ^ "Team Israel scores another surprise baseball win — with a Marin pitcher," J.
Jump up ^ You're a Creepy One, Elf on the Shelf in The Atlantic, December 6, 2012.
Jump up ^ David Kyle Johnston, Let's Bench the Elf on the Shelf. Psychology Today, December 19, 2012.
Jump up ^ "Who's the Boss?". Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. Retrieved 2017-12-01.
Jump up ^ Craig Johnson, Does the Elf contribute to the surveillance state?. HLNtv.com, December 1, 2014.[dead link]
Jump up ^ Kyle Olsen, Prof: ‘Elf on the Shelf' conditions kids to accept surveillance state. Education Action Group Foundation, Inc., December 15, 2014.
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