If you listen to the rightwing echo chamber much, you’ll hear the same tired line over and over again: Greta Gerwig’s Barbie movie is man-hating feminist propaganda. I’ve watched and read some truly ...

Barbie has been in vogue since 1959. Since her toy store debut, the doll has adapted to each era's fashion standards, strived to hold over 200 careers and impersonated just as many celebrities. The ...

When the Academy museum first approached production designer Sarah Greenwood and set decorator Katie Spencer about curating an exhibition of their work, the duo thought it was a joke. But two and a ...

When I was 5 years old, my family happened to be staying at the hotel in California where Mattel was holding a closed-door meeting about the following year’s Barbie line. My parents caught wind of it ...

Assistant Professor of Film and Media Studies, Arizona State University Editor’s note: This article contains plot spoilers for “Barbie.” The wildly popular “Barbie” movie has been touted for its ...