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, “Barbieland: The Unauthorized History” (Atria/One Signal Publishers), Tarpley Hitt provides a surprising counternarrative. Barbie, per Hitt’s lens, was not a groundbreaking novelty. … Read more
There’s a brave, new Barbie in the box. Mattel announced the release of the first-ever Barbie doll with type 1 diabetes, complete with a continuous glucose monitor and an insulin pump in Barbie’s signature pink. Mattel released the first Barbie with type 1 diabetes. Mattel “Introducing a Barbie doll with type 1 diabetes marks an … Read more
She’s keeping fashion on its toes by keeping fashionistas off their tiptoes. In Barbie’s world, real-life glamor girls on-the-go are kicking high heels to the curb, and stepping out in much cozier kicks instead, per a May 2025 report. The shift is drastic — but it’s fantastic. Monash University researchers have found that Barbie’s declining … Read more
A woman claims she once saw minors dressed up like “sexy” Harajuku Barbies at one of Sean “Diddy” Combs’ alleged sex-fueled “Freak Off” parties. Tanea Wallace, an aspiring singer, told a new TMZ documentary that she allegedly saw the minors — who she initially described as “little people” — surrounded by a wall of adults … Read more
Barbie’s getting snubbed in Palm Beach, too. “Old Palm Beachers snicker as they watch women new to the scene arrive in pink, yes, pink, Rolls-Royces, like a battalion of invading Barbies—a shocking display in a town accustomed to understated wealth,” journalist Daisy Prince wrote last month in a Vanity Fair piece exploring Palm Beach’s “identity … Read more
Life can be a little more fantastic with some plastic. The record-breaking “Barbie” movie has inspired a cultural phenomenon, contributing to a pink paint shortage and inspiring a fabulously feminine fashion trend, dubbed “Barbiecore.” More than just an aesthetic fad, the Greta Gerwig-directed flick, starring Margot Robbie as the titular Barbie and Ryan Gosling as Ken, has also … Read more
They’ve spent a small fortune getting all dolled up. Hardcore Barbiecore enthusiasts Daisy and Dolly Simpson, 26-year-old twins from the UK, have shelled out over $200,000 to have their boobs ballooned, butts boosted, noses narrowed and vaginas reimagined all in an effort to look less like themselves and more like the perfectly sculpted plastic icon. “Before we … Read more
Sports radio personalities Don Geronimo and Crash Young were barred from Commanders training camp following sexist remarks they made on their show Thursday. Geronimo and Young — who work for the WBIG “Big 100” station — whose parent company is iHeartMedia — cat-called WUSA9 Washington, D.C. reporter Sharla McBride while live on air as she … Read more
Think pink, channel your Ken-ergy and strap on your roller skates my babies, we’re in the midst of a Barbie summer. Greta Gerwig’s hotly anticipated fantasy comedy “Barbie,” premieres July 21 with Cancer queen Margot Robbie playing the titular role alongside Issa Rae, Kate McKinnon, Emerald Fennell, America Ferrera, Will Farrell, Dua Lipa, Helen Mirren … Read more
In Greta Gerwig’s much-anticipated “Barbie” movie — which opens in theaters on Friday — “Insecure” actress Issa Rae brings some black power to the iconic doll’s pink world as President Barbie. But it was another African-American woman, Louvenia “Kitty” Black Perkins, who designed the first black Barbie — released in 1980 in a box that … Read more
Barbie is shaking things up! A pink dessert has people turning themselves into Barbie dolls in the latest viral fast food trend. Cold Stone Creamery partnered with Mattel and Warner Bros. Studios to introduce the “Pink Cotton Candy” ice cream flavor — just in time for the highly-anticipated release of the “Barbie” movie. The film … Read more