Barbie's on-and-off boyfriend Ken hit stores a few years later in 1961. Ironically, Ken is named for Ruth Handler's son, which makes the real-life "Barbie" and "Ken" siblings. (Maybe that's why the two have never married or had a baby.) The doll underwent a significant makeover ...
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relationship between representation and reality is a two-way street (we see Barbie and Ken go down it and back again several times over), and I think it should resonate with anyone who’s been alive long enough to see the world change through the prism of their favorite childhood toys. Be...
toys by monthly retail sales. The top three spots held steady, with G.I. Joe at No. 1, Pound Puppies at No. 2, and Barbie at No. 3. The magazine’s editor told the “L.A. Times” that this was the first time in history a fashion doll got so close to threateni...
kept microsoft from moving high volumes of the toy. third, tiger thought furby had the potential to grow into an enduring brand. the toy business, perpetually at the mercy of fashion trends and playground fads, is always searching for brands that can transcend the here and now. a barbie -...
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Then here atGalaxy Cinemaswe saw“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3”(a-maz-zing!!!) and“Across The Spiderverse”(soooooo good!).I couldn’t be bothered to see“Barbie”in theaters, I don’t own any pink clothes. We’re renting in a new build so there’s construction which surprisingl...
And yet. I had one of those Barbie heads where you can style the hair. And Ilooooooovedit. Cut to the girliest of the girly girls. My daughter, Bean. I do not quite know what to do with the swirling collection of girlyness that is her. ...
Rather dejectedly, the boy had to give up the Pokemon toys and choose something else. The little girl put her Barbie back on the shelf, and ran over to the Pokemon toys. She excitedly picked up one and raced towards the checkout. I picked up my purchases and got in line behind them...