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What Barbie's Real 54th Birthday Would Look Like

Ann Brenoff | Posted 05.09.2013 | Fifty
Read More: Barbie Birthday, Post50 News, Barbie Doll, Barbie, Barbie's Birthday, post50, Turning 50, Midlife Birthdays, Aging, Fifty News
Ann Brenoff

Barbie, the missile-breasted doll who never ages, actually turns 54 today. And while it's not one of those milestone birthdays -- the ones that end in a 0 or a 5 -- we think we know how she's feeling about this one.

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Barbie and I Cannot Get our Jeans Over our Thighs

Jenny Isenman | Posted 05.28.2012 | Women
Read More: Jenny From the Blog, Barbie Doll, Style, Skinny Jeans, Humor, Parody, Motherhood, Weight Loss, Parenting, Jenny Isenman, The Suburban Jungle, Women News
Jenny Isenman

Yesterday, while trying to dress my daughter's Barbie in a stunning pair of black and silver lamé jeans, I realized they weren't going over her thighs. WTF? Had she borrowed a pair from Skipper?

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Astoria Characters: The Jeweler Who Puts the Past Together

Nancy Ruhling | Posted 05.13.2012 | New York
Read More: Astoria, Fashion Institute of Technology, Jewelry, Tory Ferraro, Miwako Kimura, Dressmaker, Tokyo, Barbie Doll, Vintage Jewelry, New York News
Nancy Ruhling

Miwako Kimura's designs start in her head; once her mind sees something, she makes a sketch or sometimes simply pushes the pieces of vintage jewelry around until they fit together.

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Barbie Gets An Afro For The Holidays

Huffington Post | Julee Wilson | Posted 12.16.2011 | Black Voices
Read More: Barbie, Barbie Doll, Natural Hair Group, Hair-Beauty-Beauty-Hair, Black Barbie, Natural Hair Baribe, Black Voices News

In a unique celebration of heritage and um, hair, about 40 African-American Barbie dolls are being transformed into curly-top beauties this holiday se...

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Ken Was Apparently Ahead Of His Time

Posted 09.17.2011 | Comedy
Read More: Toys, Dolls, Mattel, Barbie, Barbie Doll, Ken Doll, Ken's Buddy, Ken's Buddy Allan, Comedy News

We always suspected that Barbie and Ken's relationship was a sham, and unearthed evidence from the 1960s posted by Reddit user StephensonB seems to pr...

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WATCH: BLOG WATCH> World's Most Expensive Barbie Demystified On WNYC

Posted 05.25.2011 | Arts
Read More: Diamonds, Barbie Doll, Mattel, Barbie, Breast Cancer, Wnyc, Auction, Stefano Canturi, Christies, Video, Arts News

Ah, yes, the breast cancer donation, the savviest of all humanitarian contributions. How many marketing meetings have ended with just such a plan to w...

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Barbie Doll Advertisements Through The Ages

The Big Money | By Amy Tennery and Win Rosenfeld | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: Barbie Advertising, Barbie Doll, Barbie, Barbie Doll Advertisements, Advertisements Barbie, Barbie Doll Advertising, Video, Home News

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