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Whatever happened to Barbie’s feet? Podiatrists studied 2,750 dolls to find out

What do you get when a group of podiatrists (and shoe lovers) team up with a Barbie doll collector? A huge opportunity to explore how Barbie reflects changes in the types of shoes women wear.

The Conversation

America Ferrera reacts to young girls performing her Barbie monologue

The actor found it bittersweet that young girls resonate with her ‘Barbie’ monologue

The Independent UK

Review: The Authoritarianism of Barbieland

Arm the Kens?

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Margot Robbie's Iconic Striped Barbie Swimsuit Has Gotten Wildly Popular In Recent Weeks, Here's How To Rock The Look

The striped swimsuit Margot Robbie wears in Barbie has gotten wildly popular in recent weeks. Here's how to rock the look.

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Barbie’s Michael Cera Explains How His Manager Nearly Cost Him The Allan Role

Michael Cera almost wasn't Allan in the Barbie movie for a couple of different reasons.

Cinemablend

The next big Hollywood star! Emma Mackey says Barbie has changed her life

Box Office smash opening up doors for Sex Education actress

Evening Standard

Barbie: 5 ways to be more like Allan than Ken

Barbie is this summer’s hit movie, breaking all kinds of records at the box office. Many, including myself and family — as well as Canada’s prime minister and son — dressed in pink to watch a team of live-action Barbies confront the patriarchy.

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The “Barbie” Movie Reveals the Messy Contradictions of Motherhood

The movie's thematic heart rests in the film’s examination of the tensions around being a mother.

Inverse

Peep The Wholesome Vid Of Ryan Gosling Sending Greta Gerwig Dancing Barbies & Kens For Her Bday

The "Dance the night" choreography was on point.

Pedestrian.tv

I wept for Ken: why men have the most to gain from watching Barbie

Men suffer under patriarchy, too – and Ryan Gosling’s man-child Ken is a brilliant demonstration of that

The Guardian - US

'Barbie' is, at its core, a movie about the messy contradictions of motherhood

Editor’s note: This article contains plot spoilers for “Barbie.”

The Conversation

Barbie movie ending explained: What happens to Barbie after she goes to the real world?

It's all anyone is talking about at the moment, and eager cinemagoers are now looking to have the Barbie moving ending explained...

GoodToKnow

Allan is a singular delight in "Barbie"

Summer 2023 is a "Barbie" world. But it wouldn't mean nothing, and we mean nothing, without Ken's buddy Allan

Salon

The ‘Brilliant’ Weird Barbie Line Kate McKinnon Improvised At The End Of The Barbie Movie

The Barbie cast reveals one of Kate McKinnon's best Weird Barbie lines at the end of film was improvised.

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Inverse

'Barbie's Greatest Strength Lies in Mattel's Weirdest Failures

The smash hit film is revolutionizing the way we think about "IP movies" by shining light in the shadows.

The Conversation

Ken’s rights? Our research shows Barbie is surprisingly accurate on how ‘men’s rights activists’ are radicalised

In the Barbie movie, we open with a picture of a perfect Barbieland where (almost) everyone is happy, diversity and sisterhood are embraced, and Barbies hold all positions of power.

The Conversation

Life in plastic, it's fantastic? How Barbie reimagines a childhood icon through a feminist lens

This article contains spoilers.

Marie Claire

The Existential Ending of 'Barbie,' Explained

Spoilers ahead, obviously.

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The Guardian - US

Barbie: the patriarchy, the existentialism, the capitalism – discuss with spoilers

Greta Gerwig’s smash hit ode to women delves deeper than many would have expected from a film based on a problematic doll

WhatToWatch

America Ferrera didn't want to 'eff up' her epic Barbie monologue

Barbie star America Ferrera has revealed the pressure she felt to deliver her epic speech at the heart of the movie and how she prepared for her big moment.

The Guardian - UK

Paunch-free zone: why the Barbie movie’s body diversity message shortchanges Ken

Greta Gerwig’s empowerment movie is unarguably righteous. But when Barbie being lifted up seems to depend on Ken being pushed down, it rings a little hollow

Woman & Home

Barbie movie ending explained: was that the real Ruth Handler, is there a post-credit scene and will there be a sequel?

Because one movie just isn’t Kenough… here’s how Barbie ends and what we know about a possible sequel

The Independent UK

‘My collection must be into the thousands’: Meet the adults hooked on buying Barbies

Greta Gerwig’s summer blockbuster may have rekindled widespread love for Barbie, but it’s nothing new for her long-time collectors. Katie Rosseinsky speaks to some of the doll’s biggest British fans about sexism, late-night eBay bidding and the dreaded ‘green rot’

Inverse

'Barbie' Ending Explained: Why Does Barbie Choose to Become Human?

Barbie is a coming of age story about women not having to be "everything."

Cinemablend

Tom Felton Pointed Out The Resemblance Between Harry Potter's Draco Malfoy And Barbie's Ken, And Now I Can't Unsee It

Harry Potter star Tom Felton brought up how Ryan Gosling's Barbie character looks like Draco Malfoy.

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