http://dir.salon.com/topics/mattel/?source=rss&aim=mattel en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Tue, 06 May 2008 09:05:00 PDT Rachel Shukert Tue, 06 May 2008 09:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/05/06/barbies_bratz/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/05/06/barbies_bratz/index.html?source=rss Mattel sues Bratz creator Carter Bryant. Looks like there's only room for one lushly proportioned polyurethane poppet in town. Catherine Price Tue, 06 May 2008 09:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/02/27/mattel/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/02/27/mattel/index.html?source=rss In a new Mattel game, girls race candy-colored cars to the mall. Sarah Goldstein Tue, 06 May 2008 09:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/06/22/barbie/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/06/22/barbie/index.html?source=rss Before you destroy her, think of your life without her. Sarah Goldstein Tue, 06 May 2008 09:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/06/22/american_girls/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/06/22/american_girls/index.html?source=rss In a new musical revue, the characters sing and dance about their heritage, for a price. Sarah Elizabeth Richards Tue, 06 May 2008 09:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/04/04/pressler/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/04/04/pressler/index.html?source=rss Manufacturers lament a shrinking toy market for girls, who outgrow toys quicker than boys. By Farhad Manjoo Tue, 06 May 2008 09:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2003/07/17/illegal_art/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2003/07/17/illegal_art/index.html?source=rss 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. By Jeff Taylor Tue, 06 May 2008 09:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2000/12/22/gunplay/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2000/12/22/gunplay/index.html?source=rss Childhood gunplay left me unarmed and dangerous. By M.G. Lord Tue, 06 May 2008 09:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2000/10/27/real_girl/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2000/10/27/real_girl/index.html?source=rss 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. By Simson Garfinkel Tue, 06 May 2008 09:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/col/garf/2000/06/15/brodcast/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/garf/2000/06/15/brodcast/index.html?source=rss Why did Mattel include technology that can encrypt and send data to and from your PC in its children's CD-ROMs? By Amy Reiter Tue, 06 May 2008 09:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/2000/03/13/npmon/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/2000/03/13/npmon/index.html?source=rss 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. By Amy Reiter Tue, 06 May 2008 09:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/2000/02/14/npmon/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/2000/02/14/npmon/index.html?source=rss 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. By Margot Mifflin Tue, 06 May 2008 09:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/1999/12/13/toys/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/1999/12/13/toys/index.html?source=rss Why do makers of toys and computer games still practice segregation? By Salon Tech Writers Tue, 06 May 2008 09:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/log/1999/03/15/log/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/log/1999/03/15/log/index.html?source=rss Webby acceptance speeches:nFive-word wonders - Purple Moon and Barbie -- together at last - New Gates book: Buzzword bonanza - Steve Holtzman, R.I.P. - This Web site wants your spam By Lisa Moskowitz Tue, 06 May 2008 09:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/wild/1998/09/30/wild/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/wild/1998/09/30/wild/index.html?source=rss How do you get rid of the gunk, Gak and slime your beloved offspring have unceremoniously ground into their jeans and slung against the wall? Sometimes all it takes is a simple household item to cleanse away the sludge of childhood. By Debra S. Ollivier Tue, 06 May 2008 09:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/1998/05/12/12feature/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/1998/05/12/12feature/index.html?source=rss When it comes to teaching their toddlers about sex, they really do do things differently in France By The Editors of Mothers Who Think Tue, 06 May 2008 09:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/1997/11/26/cov_26feature/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/1997/11/26/cov_26feature/index.html?source=rss Before the blonde bombshell gets a new body, let's take a fond, final look at the old one. By Tracy Quan Tue, 06 May 2008 09:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/1997/11/26/26harlot/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/1997/11/26/26harlot/index.html?source=rss A working girl pays tribute to her role model.