Tuesday 9 August, 2022
The first Barbie doll made her debut in March, 1959 – today 58 million Barbies are sold each year in more than 150 countries.
“Idk when Barbie started doing TED Talks, but I’m here for it.”
‘How could they turn her into a Barbie?’
Did you know she kick-started an A-lister’s career?
They set the perfect example for kids.
It’s part of Mattel’s drive to make its iconic dolls more diverse.
It’s only been three years since people stopped wearing them.
“Is it fat shaming if you know you’re not fat and have zero shame in your game?”
The nigh-on 60-year-old doll is a global icon. Unfortunately, experts have never seen her proportions as being humanly possible.
Real life (well, in glamorous New York).
Lottie is the creation of a Donegal-based company with global ambitions.
All of your essential tech and social media news for the week in one byte-sized portion.
Designer Nickolay Lamm has created stickers that give the dolls a “realistic makeover”.
From her middle name to her birthplace.
Got the one and only walking, talking…
They filled you with happiness.
Meanwhile, there are calls for a bald and beautiful version of the doll to be made in the US.
A Facebook campaign asking Mattel to manufacturer a Barbie undergoing cancer treatment is gaining worldwide steam.
US authorities say the doll, which has a built-in camera, could be used to record child pornography.
The most valuable Barbie in the world sports no less than three carats of diamonds around her neck.
