There’s a new kind of Barbie girl in this Barbie world. Mattel just released its first-ever autistic Barbie doll in an effort to represent how those with autism spectrum disorder may experience the world around them. The doll, which is part of Barbie’s Fashionistas line, was in development for more than 18 months with guidance … Read more
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
Fisher-Price is pulling two of its popular baby toys off shelves over fears that tiny tots could choke on broken pieces, according to the US Consumer Product Safety Commission. The April 10 recall affects the tissue box toy that comes with the brand’s 3-in-1 SnugaPuppy Activity Center, along with its Brunch & Go Stroller Toy … Read more
Mattel was sued on Tuesday by a South Carolina mother for mistakenly putting a link to a pornographic website on packaging for dolls tied to the blockbuster movie “Wicked.” In a proposed class action filed in federal court in Los Angeles, Holly Ricketson said she bought a “Wicked” doll for her daughter, who then visited an … Read more
This porn purveyor is suddenly way more “Popular,” thanks to “Wicked.” A skin site is seeing surging levels of traffic after its URL was accidentally printed on the packaging of “Wicked” doll boxes. Toy giant Mattel has manufactured merch for “Wicked,” the upcoming movie adaptation of the beloved Broadway play, including two dolls based on … Read more
Mattel isn’t so “Popular” right now. The toy company behind Barbie and Hot Wheels is facing backlash for accidentally listing the URL of a porn website in the packaging of its “Wicked” doll boxes. The merch for the film, starring Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo in a two-part adaptation of the Broadway play, includes two … Read more
Mattel is recalling all models of its Fisher-Price Snuga infant swings after five deaths were reported from suffocation hazards between 2012 and 2022, the consumer protection authority and the toymaker said Thursday. The Snuga Swing, targeted at infants of up to nine months of age, has both front-to-back and side-to-side motions and comes in 21 different … Read more
She’s out of pocket. Lena Dunham, 38, revealed in a new interview with The New Yorker that she is no longer attached to Mattel’s “Polly Pocket” movie. “I’m not going to make the Polly Pocket movie,” Dunham said. “I wrote a script, and I was working on it for three years. But I remember someone … Read more
Chris Wiggs, the inventor of Polly Pocket, died peacefully on June 20 at his home in France surrounded by love and family, The Post can exclusively reveal. He was 74. Wiggs had been recently diagnosed with a rare form of neurological cancer. The East London native dreamed up the portable dreamhouse in 1983, while in … Read more
This feels like a win. Mattel will be playing around with the vast majority of its games to make them more accessible to the colorblind, the company announced. Consumers can look forward to more inclusive versions of old favorites like Uno, Phase 10, DOS, Blokus, and Tumblin’ Monkeys — 80% of the toy giant’s portfolio, in … Read more
Beyoncé, Zendaya, Shonda Rhimes and Rosa Parks. These A-listers and more are all dolled up, thanks to this pretty, plastic plaything. Black Barbie stormed onto the toy scene as the “dynamite” antithesis to her Malibu sun-kissed, pink-obsessed predecessor, Barbie, in 1980. With richly brown skin and a cutely curly coif, the African-American doll not only became the … Read more
Parents are being urged to check their children’s toy box after two popular items were recalled over fears the products could pose “a risk of serious injury or death from choking” due to a design flaw. Product Safety Australia (PSA) issued the recall for the Donald Duck and Daisy Duck figures, owned by US toy … Read more
This is a game-changer. For the first time in 75 years, Mattel is making a major change to the iconic board game Scrabble. The new launch is a double-sided version of the famous board game — one side with the original game for those who want to stick to the long-time traditional version, and one … Read more
Helen Mirren’s life in plastic just got a little more fantastic. Dame Helen Mirren received her own Barbie doll in honor of National Women’s Day — and it comes with a miniature Oscar. “I am absolutely blown away by my Barbie,” Mirren, 78, said in a statement posted to her website on Wednesday. “To be … Read more
This Barbie is the Queen of Christmas. Barbie and its parent company Mattel have come under fire after releasing a “poorly-timed” advertisement promoting the brand-new Mariah Carey doll mere hours after the doll sold out at official retailers. The doll, which features Carey’s iconic blonde hair and sparkly red dress from her “All I Want … 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
It had a blessed box office opening. “The Nun II” took in $13.1 million on its first day in theaters, according to IMDB’s Box Office Mojo. The gothic supernatural flick, which ABC News called “a face-plant horror splat” is the ninth chapter in Warner Bros. “Conjuring” franchise. It stars Taissa Farmiga, Jonas Bloquet and Bonnie Aarons — the latter … Read more
No Ken do. “Splash” star Daryl Hannah, 62, claimed in a YouTube video Tuesday that Mattel chose her to announce its “groundbreaking commitment to stop using plastic by 2030.” However, the Barbie manufacturer is not making this promise. A company spokesperson told The Post on Tuesday: “This is a hoax and has nothing to do … Read more
This Barbie has no flatulence. The blockbuster “Barbie” movie’s soundtrack includes colorful hits from Lizzo, Nicki Minaj, Ice Spice, and Billie Eilish, but director Greta Gerwig also revealed that the film was originally intended to include a “fart opera.” “We’ve always tried to get in a proper fart joke and we’ve never done it,” Gerwig … Read more