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90s toy-inspired baby names are trending - but step aside Barbie, there’s a new kid on the block

Thanks to the release of the new Barbie movie, baby names inspired by our favourite 90s toys are on the rise - but which is your fave?

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Top-grossing films directed by women as Greta Gerwig breaks records with Barbie

Barbie’s early success has given Greta Gerwig the biggest first weekend return at the box office for a female director in film history.

Evening Standard

Barbie and Oppenheimer smash the box office in fourth biggest weekend ever

It was the biggest box office weekend since Avengers: Endgame

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‘Barbie’ and ‘Oppenheimer’ Combine for Domestic Box-Office Explosion, Market Edging Towards Massive $300 Million Weekend

There’s still life in the ol’ theatrical model, which just had its fourth best weekend ever

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Barbie on track to earn biggest ever box office opening for non-superhero film

Both ‘Barbie’ and ‘Oppenheimer’ have exceeded projections in a huge way

The Independent UK

Barbie doubles Oppenheimer’s earnings in box office previews

‘Barbie’ has collected the best preview earnings of any film this year

The Independent UK

Too gay, too weird, too pregnant: The most controversial Barbie dolls in history

Greta Gerwig’s ‘Barbie’ movie features cameos from a host of surreal dolls quietly discontinued by Mattel – among them a pregnant plastic woman and Rob Brydon’s ‘Sugar Daddy Ken’. Believe it or not, all of them are ripped from reality, writes Ellie Muir

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Barbie doubles Oppenheimer’s earnings in box office previews

‘Barbie’ has collected the best preview earnings of any film this year

The Independent UK

‘Barbie pink’ season is here: A look at the cultural phenomenon behind the color

The release of “Barbie” is upon us, and the color pink is nearly inescapable

The Independent UK

‘I just want to feel joy’: Barbie and Greta Gerwig fans flock to New York theaters for opening night

The $145m-budgeted film, starring Margot Robbie, has hit cinemas worldwide, bringing all-pink superfans out in droves

The Guardian - US

From Barbie to millennial pink, the cultural phenomenon behind the color that sells

The release of “Barbie” is upon us, and the color pink is nearly inescapable

The Independent UK

Digested week: jingoism in odd places on a visit to post-Brexit Blighty

Supermarket goods festooned with union jacks; ‘made in Britain’ labels everywhere. How my former homeland has changed

The Guardian - UK

Ruggable has 20% off everything RN — here are my fave rugs to shop in its birthday sale

We shop nine rugs that are discounted in the Ruggable birthday sale, where everything is 20% off right now...

Real Homes

Barbie wins over film critics with extremely positive reviews

Barbie has earned some rave reviews from film critics.

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Eva Mendes Has Been Supporting Ryan Gosling’s Ken Work. The Sweet Way He Returned The Favor At The Barbie Premiere

Ryan Gosling gave his partner, Eva Mendes, a heartwarming nod at the Barbie premiere.

Fortune

AMC has already sold 20,000 same-day tickets for ‘Barbieheimer’ double viewing

Christopher Nolan’s three-hour war epic, Greta Gerwig’s twist on the classic Mattel doll and Mission: Impossible—Dead Reckoning Part One will battle it out at the box office.

Evening Standard

Greta Gerwig’s Barbie, Ben ‘n’ Matt’s Air, Eva Longoria’s Flamin’ Hot: why brand movies are suddenly cool

How movies about the biggest brands became countercultural

Daily Mirror

Oodie launch official Barbie range including cooling summer sleep tees and weighted blankets

Featuring the iconic logo and hot pink colour, the Barbie™ Oodie is the ultimate cosy accessory

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Evening Standard

50 shades of pink! A breakdown of Margot Robbie’s best Barbie world tour outfits

As the global press tour for the forthcoming Barbie film gathers pace, Margot Robbie isn’t missing a beat with her wardrobe, featuring vintage Versace and taking inspiration from original Barbies through the decades

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Barbie’s Margot Robbie, Greta Gerwig delightfully recreated Tom Cruise’s summer movie ticket photos

Margot Robbie and Greta Gerwig are keeping Tom Cruise's good movie theater vibes going.

PC Gamer

I would die for this delightfully garish Barbie Dreamhouse Xbox console

Come on Barbie, let's go party.

Marie Claire

Margot Robbie made a hilarious request before signing on to Barbie

Fortune

The struggling toymaker behind Dungeons & Dragons and Play-Doh is banking on middle-aged shoppers as the 'heart and soul' of its business'

Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks says that he is an avid player of Dungeons & Dragons—just like other kidults are.

Evening Standard

Cineworld expects to exit bankruptcy protection in July, but shareholders move to stop wipeout plan

A court hearing on 28 June will determie if Cineworld can exit Chapter 11 in time for summer releases such as Barbie and Oppenheimer

The Independent UK

Barbie unveils its first doll with Down’s syndrome

Barbie has launched the first Barbie doll with Down’s syndrome, championed by model Ellie Goldstein.

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