For decades, the 57-year-old pastor in Texas has pushed back whenever anyone tried to foist that name on her. “You can call me anything,” she often says, “anything but Barbie.” Since her ...

Barbie is the first-ever fictional character to be selected as one of Forbes’ most powerful women in the world, a list that otherwise includes 99 hardworking, flesh-and-blood founders ...

Barbie's full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts. The doll is named after Handler's daughter Barbara, who was the inspiration behind Barbie's creation. Barbie was created by Ruth Handler of Mattel ...

Barbie in the real world. That's impossible. ULABY: Nearly all of the other movies on that top 20 list are franchise-driven. They center the adventures of men, usually in combat. (SOUNDBITE OF ...

Instead, we'll be your bookseller Barbies. With Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” releasing July 21, we put together a list of all kinds of books – many of them campy, some slightly surreal ...

It wasn’t until 1980 that the first official Black Barbie would emerge, with the Barbie name and distinct features. “She’s Black! She’s beautiful! She’s dynamite,” the box read for the ...

It’s in how “Barbie” name-checks “rampant consumerism” as a sin and then makes every piece of plastic gleam so gorgeously that it feels as if the Pacific Garbage Patch might be worth it.

Parents have said it has improved their children's confidence and social skills. Ms Bradbury said the idea came to her after ...

Unlike other films on this list, Barbie as Rapunzel has really held up well over the years and the story is just as fun and compelling as it was when you first saw it. The talking animal sidekicks ...