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Pre-release expectations were already “stratospheric”, but the unlikely pairing of “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” around the world has “helped fuel the biggest collective weekend at the box office since the pandemic”, said Rebecca Rubin in Variety – music to the ears of their respective film studios, Warner Bros. Discovery and Universal,…

The Barbie movie is being celebrated (and slammed) as a feminist film, with its themes of female empowerment and critiques of the patriarchy. Can the same be said for the doll at the center of it?

We've rounded up our favorite toys that were announced or revealed for SDCC 2023.

The “feminization” of certain types of work can be used as a way to minimize the importance of the work itself, as well as marginalize the women doing it.

“Mom, don’t even worry about that mortgage anymore. It doesn’t exist anymore.”

Mattel beat earnings forecasts Wednesday but hasn't seen an impact from "Barbie" movie success. Mattel stock slides after results.

After criticism including doll burning, the director said her film is ‘an invitation for everybody to be part of the party’

After giving birth to two children – Barbara and Kenneth – a Los Angeles businesswoman got to work inventing the most famous plastic lady in toy history. As Ruth Handler’s creation hits the big screen, Amanda Whiting digs into the remarkable life of one of America’s unheralded pioneers

A yearly convention brings together superfans for shopping, fashion shows and workshops on making doll-sized tropical drinks – if you can score a ticket