#Why the ‘Barbie’ Magic Won’t Be Easy to Recapture

#Why the ‘Barbie’ Magic Won’t Be Easy to Recapture

As Barbie continues its global domination, grossing over $1 billion at the box office after only its third week of release, the appropriate parties continue victory laps around their respective Malibu Dream Homes.  Last week, in between fielding questions about Hollywood’s dual strikes, Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav and other WBD execs invoked the Barbie name several times…

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#‘Black Barbie: A Documentary’ Review: A Fascinating but Unfocused History of a Groundbreaking Doll

#‘Black Barbie: A Documentary’ Review: A Fascinating but Unfocused History of a Groundbreaking Doll

‘Black Barbie: A Documentary’ Review: A Fascinating but Unfocused History of a Groundbreaking Doll It is part of American lore on race and progress: In the 1940s, Kenneth and Mamie Clark set out to study the psychological effects of segregation on Black children. The psychologists conducted a series of experiments famously called the “doll test,”…

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#Mattel’s Rock ‘n Play sleepers recalled again

#Mattel’s Rock ‘n Play sleepers recalled again

“Mattel’s Rock ‘n Play sleepers recalled again” Mattel’s Fisher-Price brand on Monday reannounced the recall of about 4.7 million “Rock ‘n Play” sleepers, following at least eight more deaths that occurred after the original recall in 2019. The product was launched in 2009 and first recalled a decade later after more than 30 infant fatalities were…

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#Greta Gerwig was ‘terrified’ that ‘Barbie’ would kill her career

#Greta Gerwig was ‘terrified’ that ‘Barbie’ would kill her career

“Greta Gerwig was ‘terrified’ that ‘Barbie’ would kill her career” Telling the story of life in plastic didn’t immediately sound fantastic to filmmaker Greta Gerwig. The 39-year-old actress and director admitted to being nervous about taking on the Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling-fronted “Barbie” movie. “It was terrifying. I think there’s something about starting from…

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#Netflix and Mattel developing live-action He-Man ‘Masters of the Universe’ movie

#Netflix and Mattel developing live-action He-Man ‘Masters of the Universe’ movie

“#Netflix and Mattel developing live-action He-Man ‘Masters of the Universe’ movie” Mattel and Netflix are developing “Masters of the Universe,” a franchise created by the toymaker in the 1980s, into a live-action motion picture with production slated to start in summer 2022. The project, which was formerly in development at Sony, will be directed by filmmaking…

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#Astronaut Barbie doll jets off on zero gravity flight

#Astronaut Barbie doll jets off on zero gravity flight

“#Astronaut Barbie doll jets off on zero gravity flight” LONDON, Oct 4 – A Barbie doll version of Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti has jetted off on a zero-gravity flight with the aim of inspiring young girls to consider a career in space and science, technology, math and engineering (STEM). Marking the Oct. 4-10 World Space…

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#Mattel family Barbie penthouse to list for  M

#Mattel family Barbie penthouse to list for $10 M

“#Mattel family Barbie penthouse to list for $10 M” She’s a Barbie girl in a Barbie world — but not for much longer. The iconic “Barbie penthouse” once owned by Mattel founders Ruth and Elliot Handler will hit the market Tuesday for just under $10 million, The Post can exclusively reveal. The real-life Barbie and…

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