Jason Moore was Hilton’s manager in the early 2000s. “The first time I was really introduced to her, I saw a real-life Barbie,” he told “20/20.”“That's what intrigued me: If Barbie breathed air and went to the bathroom, what would she be like? What would this brand a...
Golden Globe and Academy Award for Best Animated Feature (in a perfect world, it would have won Best Picture, Best Original Score, and a few others. That Oppenheimer won so many Oscars and Barbie was nominated for Best Picture instead has already aged poorly). ...
1959: Barbie When the first Barbie was introduced at the New York Toy Fair in 1959, the audience was skeptical. But one should never underestimate the appeal of a fashion doll: 300,000 Barbies sold in the first year. 1960: Etch-A-Sketch Etcha // Wikimedia Commons 1960: Etch-A-Sketch ...
Barbie remains the most iconic doll of all time. Naturally, that meteoric success came with its share of criticism, namely from feminists who thought Barbie’s curvy physique and penchant for teen fashion set a bad example for young girls. Agreeing to a point, toy company Mattel went to grea...