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There’s a difference between the fulfilling relationship mothers can have with their children and the patriarchal institution of motherhood. Jens Kalaene/Getty Images Aviva Dove-Viebahn, Arizona State University Editor’s note: This article contains plot spoilers for “Barbie.” The wildly popular “Barbie” movie has been touted for its celebration – and critique – of femininity. As a […]

Film: Barbie (2023)

Warner Bros., the studio behind "Barbie" has apologized for its upbeat reaction to a "Barbenheimer" meme that many say minimizes nuclear attacks.

Hyper-femininity can be subversive and empowering — just ask Barbie: A comprehensive series of articles on this topic

Barbie Nation: An Unauthorized Tour takes a look at the effects the Barbie doll has had on the United States since her conception in 1959.

In a Stepford-esque sweeping of Aryan features and tiny bodies, it seems everyone is Barbie-fying their appearances, professions, and outlooks in solidarity.

Bill Greening, principal designer for Barbie Signature at Mattel Toys and Barbie Brand Historian, always loves hearing other people’s stories.

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Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/Warner Bros/Universal PicturesLike a rose-colored mushroom cloud, Barbie and Oppenheimer have towered over the box office since their debut. Movie theaters, whose crowds have atrophied since COVID-19 wrested filmgoers out of cinemas and onto their couches, are suddenly packed. Guests are showing up in custom T-shirts, decked out in pink, or, best of all, in costumes that switch from black to pink, in honor of summer’s FOMO-fueled doubl...

Barbie — and the doll's creator, Ruth Handler — are both having a moment. The company Handler co-created, Mattel, and the toys it manufactured are all…