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Move over Olivia and Noah: there are two new baby names on the rise and it's all thanks to Greta Gerwig's blockbuster flick, Barbie.

And a new mobile phone built to last (instead of exchange).

Barbie is a trending topic, no doubt, but its not just an example of marketing and advertising. Throughout its history, Intellectual Property has always been present. To frame historically, Ruth...

Mattel announced a new product collection inspired by the "Barbie" movie. A "Weird Barbie" doll is for sale on pre-order as part of the collection.

“Barbie” pontificates on femininity and masculinity in the context of Barbies and Kens, but how far can it peel back the plastic as a Mattel movie?

These longtime fans of the doll had high expectations, and concerns, for her big-screen live-action debut.

Three recent blockbuster movies, “Barbie,” “Top Gun Maverick” and “Mission: Impossible -- Dead Reckoning” have one thing in common. They invariably deal with the compelling issues we are now facing in this challenging era. “Barbie” delves into the core issues of feminism. “Top Gun Maverick” portrays the virtues of the maverick spirit that we need to cope wit...

“Barbie” praises women’s ability to be anything they want, while simultaneously vomiting pink poppycock from one end of the film to the other.

The histories of nuclear energy as a World War II product and Barbie as a postwar creation are inextricably linked.

Three recent blockbuster movies, “Barbie,” “Top Gun Maverick” and “Mission: Impossible -- Dead Reckoning” have one thing in common. They invariably deal with the compelling issues we are now facing in this challenging era. “Barbie” delves into the core issues of feminism. “Top Gun Maverick” portrays the virtues of the maverick spirit that we need to cope wit...