"Mattel had spent years obscuring Barbie's backstory," Hitt writes. According to the new book, Barbie is actually a "knockoff" whose origins and later production are marred by accusations of theft and ...

Barbies have turned heads for decades, and over the years, older dolls, which may have been stashed away in storage, have seen a resurgence in popularity with collectors. Now that the holidays are ...

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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It hasn't even been a month since Mattel struck a deal with Netflix to create officially licensed toys based on KPop Demon Hunters, but it is already ready to show off what its first Barbie-style ...

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Vermont's own Olympic rugby player is now a Barbie doll. On Monday, Oct. 6, Barbie announced a collaboration with Burlington-born Olympic medalist Ilona Maher, a social media star who uses her ...

Mattel's move comes during Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Tens of thousands of children will get to see a part of themselves reflected in new Barbie and Ken dolls. Mattel announced Wednesday that ...

The large post World War II birth rate between 1946 and 1964 became labeled as the baby boomer or “boomer” years. My previous article about dangerous baby boomer toys resulted in a number of readers ...

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. The 2025 Holiday Barbie doll has hit store shelves and ...

Venus WIlliams was approached by Mattel to have her own Barbie Doll included in the Inspiring Women Series. It was an offer she could not refuse. The Barbie series began in 2018 and has honored an ...

Mattel is "totally buggin'" with its new line of "Clueless" Barbie dolls in celebration of the movie's 30th anniversary this summer. Released on July 19, 1995, "Clueless" follows Cher (Alicia ...