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DARK SECRETS: 46 | Vintage Vibes

‘I am her and she is me’: Stevie Nicks immortalised in plastic as Fleetwood Mac star receives her own Barbie

Music legend, 75, grew emotional as she unveiled doll on stage at New York’s Madison Square Gardens

The Independent UK

Spinal Tap’s Derek Smalls: ‘I’d like to collaborate with Mozart. I know chords he’s never used’

The bass player legend, played by Harry Shearer in the film This Is Spinal Tap, talks facial hair, courgettes and how to break out of a cocoon

The Guardian - UK

Playing with dolls could help a child’s social development

The new findings suggested that broader social engagement with others while engaging in doll play was a unique pathway to social development for these children

The Independent UK

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Ken Loach on retirement and Keir Starmer: ‘It’s good for Labour to be seen to attack me’

The celebrated filmmaker behind ‘Kes’ and ‘I, Daniel Blake’ speaks to James Mottram about the culmination of his unofficial trilogy of films about modern Britain, his expulsion from the Labour Party, and who he’ll vote for come election time

The Independent UK

Russians flocking to underground showings of Barbie amid sanctions and Moscow ban

Russian cinemas are reportedly selling tickets to Russian-made shorts while showing Barbie as the preview

Evening Standard

From princesses to Risky Business: How to avoid overdone costumes this Halloween

It’s time to move on from the typical princesses, skeletons and cats

The Independent UK

‘They see Hollywood movies as a right’: the Russians breaking the law to watch Barbie

Despite a Hollywood boycott triggered by the Ukraine war, Russians are still able to access the big releases thanks to a network of illicit screenings

The Guardian - UK

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Best Barbie costumes for Halloween 2023 that take inspiration from the movie

“She’s everything. He’s just Ken.”

Evening Standard

OPINION - Wes Anderson is the most overrated and self-satisfied director

Anderson’s tics of stars playing two-dimensional oddballs, doll’s house design, and a confected mournfulness create work that feels superficially deep, and deeply superficial

Evening Standard

Kansas City Made a Barbie-Themed Streetcar. It Cost Taxpayers $25,000.

Officials say that the "Dream Streetcar" is intended to boost ridership, even though the streetcar is free.

Reason

Hamleys reveals its top toys for Christmas 2023: Barbie, Paw Patrol and more

Here’s the toy shop’s top 13 products for festive joy

Evening Standard

Bridgerton’s Nicola Coughlan Shared Her Hollywood ‘Nice List’ & Of Course 2 Aussies Made The Cut

Nicola Coughlan revealed which celebrities the Bridgerton star thinks are the nicest, after encountering many rude celebs in her time.

Pedestrian.tv

Halloween 2023: Popular costume predictions, from Barbie to The Little Mermaid

What will you be dressing up as as spooky season fast approaches?

Evening Standard

How Oppenheimer became the unlikeliest blockbuster of the year

Christopher Nolan’s three-hour historical drama just sped past the $900m mark, becoming the biggest biopic ever, but how did he do it?

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Birkenstock could be worth $8.7 billion in its planned IPO—and sandal's spotlight in the Barbie movie shows the cultural shift behind the company's growth

Feminism is a force driving it forward, sandal maker says in its securities filing.

Evening Standard

How to stream Barbie on National Barbie Day

Here's how you can watch the iconic film at home

Evening Standard

Margot Robbie strikes with actors and writers in Hollywood over AI threat

The Barbie star took part in a march from Netflix Studios to Paramount Studios

Salon

Movies that made 2023 dead girl summer

Both Ariel and Barbie make decisions that change their very existence based on the allure of humans

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The Independent UK

'Just Ken' no more? Barbie sidekick among 12 finalists for National Toy Hall of Fame

The National Toy Hall of Fame has announced the 12 finalists being considered for induction this year

Fortune

$90 Barbie dress helps drives Zara growth

Zara owner Inditex has revealed a sharp rise in profits despite inflationary pressures - thanks in part to a Barbie capsule collection.

The Conversation

Why 'Barbie' and 'The Little Mermaid' made 2023 the dead girl summer

Ariel and Barbie have quite a bit in common: They’re both frozen in time, and they both yearn to live as humans do.

The Guardian - UK

Primark predicts bigger profits after strong Barbie T-shirt sales and price rises

Cargo shorts and boho dresses also sell well as shoppers visit big city stores despite bad weather

Evening Standard

Best Bratz dolls beloved by Noughties babies to add to your collection

Barbie who?

The Guardian - UK

Adam Nathaniel Furman: ‘I like the senses to be tickled’

The British artist and designer, whose work spans Greta Gerwig’s Barbie and a Bristol underpass, is redefining public spaces with an outsider’s eye for the monumental and an emphasis on craft and delight

The Hindu

When Einstein had something to do with Barbie

You can imagine the scene. Robert Oppenheimer, friend of Einstein and father of the atomic bomb expresses his anguish as the test proves successful and the mushroom cloud rises into the air. While he quotes from the Gita, “I have become death, destroyer of worlds”, the audience at the Chattisgarh…

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