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MYSTERIOUS: Kens - What They Never Told You

Local News Close-Up: Flower Power in San Antonio

Fiesta, Dia De Los Muertos, Wemby give South Central Texas market reasons to celebrate

Broadcasting & Cable

Reading Festival 2023 review: from Billie Eilish to Rina Sawayama, the kick-ass Barbies outshine the dull Kens

It still has its gender imbalance issues but the women on the bill this year were the ones not to miss

Evening Standard

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

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Digested week: giddy pink crowds of Barbies and Kens still pack the movie theatres

The backlash has begun as men and boys – including Elon Musk –reject the film’s ‘feminist lecture’

The Guardian - UK

The secrets for how the ‘Barbie’ cast stayed on their dancing toes, from Pilates to eliminating ultra-processed foods

Ken took a break from "beach" to hit the Pilates floor.

Fortune

Barbenheimer and the music of excess

More means more in the film score for 'Barbie'; but more means less in 'Oppenheimer', argues Gregory Camp

Newsroom.co.nz

Every Reference and Easter Egg in the 'Barbie' Movie, Explained

From '2001: A Space Odyssey' to Marcel Proust.

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'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.

Inverse

The Existential Ending of 'Barbie,' Explained

Spoilers ahead, obviously.

Marie Claire

Greta Gerwig’s Barbie movie is a 'feminist bimbo' classic – and no, that's not an oxymoron

The following article contains spoilers for Barbie.

The Conversation

My big day out as Barbie’s boyfriend: ‘Is topless mermaid Ken a step too far?’

We are in the midst of a Kencore summer – but Barbie’s dream guy is still being overshadowed and overlooked. I set out to change all that, with just a pair of rollerblades and some unbridled Ken-ergy

The Guardian - UK

Barbie and Bumble team up to help singles find love

The collaboration will showcase the personalities of the various Barbies and Kens in the film

Evening Standard

‘It had to be totally bananas’: Greta Gerwig on bringing Barbie to life

Greta Gerwig’s subtle and beautifully nuanced touch has led to her being hailed as one of Hollywood’s greatest directors. But when she got her teeth into Barbie, she went all-out massive, pink and ‘completely unhinged’

The Guardian - UK

Meet the Barbie cast: who's who in the anticipated Greta Gerwig movie

Barbie cast — here's who's playing Barbie, Ken and everyone else in the Greta Gerwig movie.

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Texas police negotiator insults man on overpass edge, stirring anger online

A Texas police department is drawing criticism after a negotiator was caught on camera insulting a man standing on the edge of an overpass.

Pedestrian.tv

We Finally Know Who John Cena Will Be Playing In The Barbie Movie I… Did Not See This Coming

The role he was born to play TBH.

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