It’s been two years since Barbiebecame a global phenomenon and box office triumph, yet Hollywood seems to have taken all the wrong lessons from it. The simultaneous release of Barbie and Oppenheimer, ...

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, ...

As told in Tarpley Hitt’s rollicking “Barbieland,” the rise of America’s doll alter ego is much messier and more interesting than any movie. By Amanda Hess Amanda Hess is a critic at large for the ...