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Barbie 2012: Painting The White House Pink

The Huffington Post | Tara Kelly | Posted 04.05.2012

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It's official. Barbie is running for president. Representatives for the doll announced her candidacy on Thursday, according to the Daily News. ...

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Celebrity Collector: Erika Jayne

Reyne Haines | Posted 05.28.2012

Read More: Barbie Dolls, Hello Kitty, Barbie, Reyne Haines, Erika Jayne, Celebrity Collector, Celebrities, Celebrity News

It's Friday night and you're heading to the club to get your dance on. Most likely before the end of the night you'll hear Erika Jayne's "Party People" blasting through the speakers.

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The Darker Side Of Barbie And Ken (PHOTOS)

The Huffington Post | Tara Kelly | Posted 03.19.2012

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When Mattel launched "Day to Night Barbie" in 1984 under the slogan "We Girls Can Do Anything," drunk driving and sleeping around with married men pro...

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Pink Palace Dreams (PHOTOS)

Rachel Schwartzmann | Posted 04.22.2012

Read More: Barbie Dolls, Barbie, Barbie House, Fashion Week, Pink-Palace, Barbie Palace, New York Fashion Week, Slidepollajax, High School News

Even though I'm older and I'm not exactly a Barbie girl living in a Barbie world anymore, like many others, I am still pretty lucky to have had the Barbie experience at Fashion Week.

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Iran's Morality Police Crack Down On Barbie Dolls

Reuters | Posted 03.17.2012

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By Mitra Amiri TEHRAN, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Iran's morality police are cracking down on the sale of Barbie dolls to protect the public ...

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Does Barbie Have A 'Secret' To Share?

Posted 11.22.2011

Read More: Toys, Barbie Dolls, Dolls, Barbie, Mattel, Girl's Toys, Barbie a Fairy Secret, Gay Voices News

Though the "Earring Magic" scandal is now long behind him, Barbie's boyfriend just can't seem to escape constant speculation about his true "sexual or...

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Prolonging Girlhood: An Inconvenient Truth

Monica Gallagher Sakala | Posted 01.14.2012

Read More: Barbie Dolls, Facebook, Disney, Social Media and Girls, Social Media and Teens, Disney Princesses, Raising-Girls, Women's Empowerment, Raising Girls, Parenting, Feminism, DC News

It's not Disney's job to teach my child that there is more to life than marrying a prince, despite how aggressively all major media outlets promoted that notion during the Royal Wedding. It's my job to be aware of what she is watching.

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Sweet-Talkin' Ken Doll: Do 5-Year-Olds Really Need To Be Sweet Talked?

Emma Gray | Posted 12.26.2011

Read More: Barbie Dolls, Ken and Barbie, Parenting, Sweet Talking Ken, Kids and Gender, Toddlers, Ken Controversy, Sweet-Talkin' Ken Doll, Kids Toys, Parents News

No, I'm not talking about the man of your daydreams, I'm talking about the "Sweet Talkin' Ken Doll" -- marketed to your 5-year-old.

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Is Barbie No Longer A 'Serial Killer'?

The Huffington Post | Tara Kelly | Posted 12.05.2011

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Greenpeace is claiming victory after Mattel announced it will stop wrapping Barbie dolls in environmentally-damaging packaging. The toy giant will...

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Natural Hair Remedies For Your Barbie

COLORLINES | Posted 10.09.2011

Read More: Barbie Dolls, Hair-Beauty, Barbie Beauty, Black-Barbies, Black Voices News

It's no secret that in communities of color, the politics of playing with dolls has a long, sordid history. In the late 1930's, African American resea...

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Barbie Accused Of Being a 'Serial Killer'

HuffingtonPost.com | David Lohr | Posted 11.15.2011

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An environmental organization has accused Barbie, the world's most popular doll, of being a sadistic serial killer. According to Greenpeace, the 52...

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Nokia Uses Dismembered Barbies To Pitch New Phone

The Huffington Post | Laura Stampler | Posted 08.03.2011

Read More: Cell Phones, Dancing, Nokia, Video, Barbie, Advertising, Barbie Dolls, Lady GaGa, Nokia N8 Pink, Nokia N8, Nokia Barbie Ad, Technology News

What sells cell phones better than dismembered, dancing Barbie dolls? Using Lady Gaga as a spiritual guide, Nokia is using an edgy -- read: fright...

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China Inflation Causes Price Hike On Toys

Bloomberg | Posted 07.25.2011

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Hundreds of toymakers at the China Import and Export Fair, the country's largest, are charging more as the world's second- largest economy battles inf...

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In L.A., We May Be Plastic, But...

Carine Fabius | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Let's Do Lunch, Plastic Surgery, Mattel, Ken Doll, Pampered Pets, Barbie Dolls, McDonald's, Michael Vick, Designer Vagina, Hormones, Haiti, Botox, Los Angeles News

Barbie, We may be plastic but our love is real. Ken Like many in Los Angeles, I have seen the billboard with that note in simple black cursive s...

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Drown the Dolls: Daena Title at Koplin Del Rio

Patricia Ciaffa Peyser | Posted 05.25.2011

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Barbie's slight form carries five decades of heavy cultural associations on its diminutive shoulders. In Drown the Dolls, Daena Title mines that iconic ground for fresh and provocative meaning.

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Highlights This Week: Survival Of The Fittest

Posted 05.25.2011

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The Arts page this week took you from spooky, abandoned architecture on Design Thursday to Barbie's jewelry upgrade and from Annenberg Space for Photo...

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Why I Don't Hate Barbie Anymore

Dr. Susan Albers | Posted 05.25.2011

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Barbie, as beautiful as she is, has had a tough life. She's not well liked by everyone. In fact, Barbie has taken a lot of heat for damaging women's body images, or at least being a symbol for it.

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Barbie Exhibit Comes To Ellis Island

Posted 05.25.2011

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To mark its 30th anniversary of "Dolls of the World Collection," Mattel is showcasing Barbie dolls representing over 40 countries and nations (i.e. Ru...

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Black Barbie Sold Cheaper Than White Barbie At Walmart

ABC News | Posted 05.25.2011

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Walmart is raising eyebrows after cutting the price of a black Barbie doll to nearly half of that of the doll's white counterpart at one store and pos...

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Comic Timing: Superman -- And Supermom

Rick Horowitz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Barbie Dolls, Baseball Cards, Superman Comics, Comic Sale, Action Comics, Superman, Housecleaning, Superman Debut, Collectibles, Mothers, Mothers and Collectibles, Parenting, Comedy News

Your problem is that your mother tossed what could have been one of the primo collectibles stashes in all the universe. If only she'd kept her hands off it, just like you and everyone else you knew kept telling her, then...

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Computer Engineer Barbie: Newest Barbie Addition Battles Stereotypes

Gizmodo | Posted 05.25.2011

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This is actually wonderful. Barbie's had 124 careers since 1959, ranging from Stewardess to Paratrooper. Today she gets her 125th: computer engineer. ...

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