Mattel celebrates Black History Month by welcoming civil rights advocate Opal Lee to its Barbie Inspiring Women Series.

Barbie is not who we think she is. For nearly seven decades, Mattel has sold Barbie as a true original: a revolutionary and empowering alternative to the baby dolls before her. In her new book, ...

As told in Tarpley Hitt’s rollicking “Barbieland,” the rise of America’s doll alter ego is much messier and more interesting than any movie. By Amanda Hess Amanda Hess is a critic at large for the ...

This piece is adapted from Barbieland: The Unauthorized History by Tarpley Hitt. Copyright © 2025 by the author and reprinted with permission of Atria/One Signal ...

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Barbie is iconic, simply put. There’s no limit to what she can do. She can go to space! She can save the world! She’s a prima ballerina and also a spy! There’s really no shortage of the fantastical ...

The film is a big success on HBO Max after just 10 days. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The trade doesn't offer any demographic ...

Barbenheimer is so 2023, but that doesn't mean you still can't have a perfectly pink summer. On May 13, Barbie: The Official Cocktail Book hits shelves, and lovers of the iconic Mattel doll can whip ...

The graduate students in INFO 689 Rare Books & Special Collections ventured to the Center for Book Arts to learn about traditional letterpress techniques. The course, taught by Kyle Triplett, adjunct ...

October is here. And you know what that means. Yes, it’s Halloween season once again. (Not that Halloween season ever stopped.) But now that it’s official-official, it’s time to dig out your hats, ...

A bookstore event for the newly published “Barbie: The World Tour” brought out the die-hards. By Alex Vadukul Some 200 Barbie fans braved a hard rain on Wednesday evening as they made their way to the ...

The sets from the summer megahit Barbie have been struck, Ken has bowed out with a Ken-ergetic final performance at the Academy Awards ceremony, and the stars and director have moved on to other ...