As cultural chaos grows, Barbie’s inclusive evolution shows how play can stabilize identity development and foster empathy across differences.

The Ken doll turns 65 this year. It has seen an uptick in popularity in the years following the 2023 hit movie 'Barbie.' ...

The Barbie movie is a box office hit that reignited the world’s love for the fashionable dolls. Given this, it only makes sense to want to search for the best Barbie gifts for the fan in your life, ...

The Barbie movie has taken social media by storm lately thanks to a marketing budget of 100 million dollars. Social media ...

The first Barbie doll depicted with autism is on the shelves, and because it’s Barbie a lot of conversation is being generated. Much of the talk is from people who live in this often-marginalized ...

The inclusive world of Barbie is expanding yet again — this time, with the first-ever blind Barbie doll and a Black Barbie with Down syndrome. Toy manufacturer Mattel announced the two new additions ...

There’s no shortage of coverage on Barbie’s box office dominance, the result of bold filmmaking and a marketing launch that was more of a pop culture takeover than an ad campaign. The film became the ...

When it comes to horror game protagonists, Barbie isn't the first name to come to mind. But anyone who played the delightfully dark 1998 PC game Detective Barbie in the Mystery of the Carnival Caper ...

What better way to live in a Barbie World than with a Barbie phone? HMD (Human Mobile Devices) unveiled its Barbie Flip Phone Wednesday, designed with plenty of pink nostalgic and without social media ...

Eric Bridges, CEO of American Foundation for the Blind, tells PEOPLE that the new Barbie "can help get blindness out into society in a way that is accurate and attention-getting" Mattel Barbie is ...

Durran tells PEOPLE that she wanted the costumes to span decades so they would "touch different people's memories at different times" Hedy Phillips is the Senior Style News Editor at PEOPLE. She has ...

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