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The Warner Bros’ movie which is currently in the pre-production phase, will have ‘Suicide Squad’ star Margot Robbie in the lead

The Barbie maker announces $1.8bn net sales saying parents are prioritising spending on children.

The Barbie maker announces $1.8bn net sales saying parents are prioritising spending on children.

With pandemic science dolls, Mattel keeps proving that evolution is essential to survival.

Today is: Barbie Day On March 9, 1959, Barbie made her debut at the American International Toy Fair in New York City. The date became known as Barbies birthday and is now also celebrated as Barbie Day. Barbie was thought up by Ruth Handler, wife of one of Mattels founders, Elliot Handler.  In 1956, Handler bought three German Lilli Dolls and modeled his doll after her. The first Barbie wore a black and white swimsuit, had the full name of Barbara Millicent Roberts, and was available with eith...

Rumors of Barbie’s death were greatly exaggerated. On March 8, 2014, the day before the doll’s 55th birthday, a [Daily Beast article](The Death of Barbie (thedailybeast.com) opined that the doll’s days were numbered due to declining sales. The Forward responded with mixed feelings for the Mattel toy, who, befitting her origins, meant a lot to Jewish women. Barbie had her coming out on March 9, 1959 — henceforth National Barbie Day — when she appeared at the New York Toy Fair. She was ...

101 Popular Trends From the Year You Were Born By Ken Levy, Stacker News On 2/5/21 at 6:30 PM EST Whether purchasing an Elvis Presley record, successfully completing a crossword puzzle (without cheating), or eating a cronut, chances are youve jumped on a trend bandwagon at some point in your life. Merriam-Webster defines trend as "a current style or preference." While some trends dont quite stand the test of time (think goldfish swallowing), others, such as Barbie dolls, remain venerable ico...

Join In Part 1, we posed this question: Of the thousands of toys given to American girls and boys over time, what are the greatest? This writer, a lifelong toy collector and longtime toy columnist, decided to tackle that massive question. We started at the year 1900, we’ll exclude board and card games (surely worthy of their own list), and we’ll exclude athletic equipment. Not every selection may be your particular cup of pretend tea, but each one was chosen according to The Tom Morello Sc...