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As Barbie continues to dominate the box office, Greta Gerwig—who directed the Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling-starring film—revealed if a sequel is in the works.

The pink fashion in the Barbie movie may seem like feminism, but if you squint deeper into the pinkwashing, youll spot some loose threads that you just have to pull.

‘Barbie’ is a pastel-colored feminist concoction that buckles under the weight of its progressive ideas and comedic aspirations

Ruth Handler came up with the idea of Barbie after she was inspired by her daughter’s fascination with paper dolls that looked like adults. Here’s how she scripted Barbie’s success story.

Every summer has an obsession. The best ones are inconsequential.

For her 50th birthday, a Maine woman received a nostalgic gift as her mother presented her with rare 1976 Barbie dolls, bringing back cherished memories.

The Story of Barbie Creator Ruth Handler And How She Named The Doll After Her Daughter

Give her the Oscar now.

Among the more eyebrow raising dolls is Palm Beach Sugar Daddy Ken (played by Rob Brydon) and Growing Up Skipper, a doll who turned from a little girl into a teenager.

Barbie has endured, writes columnist Catherine Ford, "living" through colour adjustments, costume changes, career and occupation changes.