Barbie

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Barbie goes green!
Have you always secretly wished you could have a diary made from leftover scraps of Barbie's clothing? We have good news.
Iranian prosecutor: Banish Barbie!
After tireless attempts to stop Barbie's Iranian invasion, will she be exiled for good?
Barbie's home ruled a toxic site
Lead-tainted toys continue to be recalled. But toy makers and China don't deserve all the blame. U.S. regulators have been napping.
Sexing up grade school
Barbie cosmetics are coming soon to a playground near you.
Math gap mythologies
A study finds that students' belief in their own abilities seriously skews their scores.
Breast cancer Barbie
October brings Barbie and breast cancer awareness.
Should Barbie die?
Before you destroy her, think of your life without her.
American Girls get serious in song
In a new musical revue, the characters sing and dance about their heritage, for a price.
Boring girl toys
Manufacturers lament a shrinking toy market for girls, who outgrow toys quicker than boys.
Die, Barbie, die
Research into why girls mutilate America's favorite big-breasted plaything.
American Girl vows to "Save Girlhood"
The doll retailer's new ad campaign laments that girls are growing up too fast.
Playing with dollz
This isn't your mother's Barbie: Welcome to a Web subculture where pixelated gothic Lolitas, preps and weirdos are good wholesome fun.
Barbie, Starbucks and freedom
Much of the "illegal art" in a major copyright-infringement exhibition is just plain silly. But the giant corporations that dominate our culture want to squash it anyway.
That's just goofy!
We don't do it on the rides, says Romijn-Stamos; night terrifies Prince of Darkness; Nick Carter hunts aliens. Plus: Bond-age Barbie.
My XXX dad
The son of "Hogan's Heroes" star Bob Crane sells his late dad's porn shots; Barbie loves 'N Sync; "Survivor's" Colleen gets squeamish. Plus: Prince bones up on the Scriptures.
They're not Fonda snacking
Jane and Uma admit to eating disorders. Plus: Bon Jovi wants to rock ... your wedding!
En garde, Princess!
For the first time ever, Barbie may have a challenger who can kick her anorexic butt. At least that's what her unauthorized biographer thinks.
Nothing compares 2 a big promotion
Siniad kicked up the stairway to heaven. No wonder they're divorcing: Montel's wife claims they've been together for 60 lifetimes! Plus: Holy Madonna! Here comes Material Nipper No. 2!
Re-heat after me
Hollywood's favorite girl-gripe is back! Also: Dino De Laurentiis gets cranky about Clarice; Chrissie Hynde's gonna use her knife; and Paul MCartney shakes his bootie on the bar at Hogs and Heifers.
Throw another stereotype on the barbie
An Aussie in New York wonders what it means when Mum's Sunday standby becomes Gotham's hot cuisine.
In the Buffy
Has Sarah Michelle Gellar become a vamp naysayer? Would a flying rock by any other name smell like perfume? In a world full of uncertainty, one thing's for sure ... three hours of Roberto Benigni at the Oscars are three hours too many.
"Toy Story 2"
Buzz and Woody get warm and fuzzy in Pixar's terrific sequel.
On being Ken
I play him nice, but stupid.
Will a Barbie computer make math easy?
Mattel is making a pink Barbie computer and a blue Hot Wheels computer, but why is it choosing such different software for each?
The Barbie fixation
What do eBay's Meg Whitman and Apple's iBook have in common? Could it be sexist journalism?
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