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Category: Barbie

  • Barbie

Embracing Diversity: The New Autistic Barbie

  • by Pink Poodle Productions
  • Posted on February 6, 2026February 6, 2026

The New Autistic Barbie gets an official ASAN endorsement, plus admiration from LOVE ON THE SPECTRUM alums…

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  • Barbie

Mattel Press to Publish First Ever Original Barbie Young Adult Novel by #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Alex Aster

  • by Guest Author
  • Posted on January 16, 2026January 19, 2026

EL SEGUNDO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Mattel, Inc. (Nasdaq: MAT), a leading global toy and family entertainment company…

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  • Barbie

Piled-up Poufs, Backcombing, and Crimping: Barbie’s Hair

  • by The Strong
  • Posted on November 12, 2025November 13, 2025

With thanks to a generous museum donor, Robin H. Wyatt, I was able to join…

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  • Barbie

Barbie® Introduces First-Ever Barbie Doll with Type 1 Diabetes to Expand Representation and Inspire More Children (PR)

  • by Guest Author
  • Posted on July 9, 2025July 15, 2025

EL SEGUNDO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAT) announced today that Barbie® is debuting the first…

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  • Barbie

Household Cryptids: Infiltrators or Celebrated Guests?

  • by The Strong
  • Posted on August 22, 2024August 22, 2024

Let’s talk about cryptids. According to the Cambridge Dictionary, a cryptid is “a creature that…

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  • Barbie

Barbie Introduces Kenough Doll to the Movie Collection (Under Embargo)

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on November 1, 2023November 1, 2023

Reaching with news from Barbie under embargo until 12pm ET / 9am PT on October…

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Illustration of Star Wars The Black Series: #06 Darth Vader, 2013, gift of William and Dee Bradshaw, The Strong National Museum of Play, Rochester, New York.
  • Barbie

Why I Hate the Term “Kidult”

  • by The Strong
  • Posted on August 31, 2023August 31, 2023

The toy industry loves a good buzzword and lately the one I’ve been seeing is…

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  • Barbie

I Saw the Barbie Movie – Barbie Deserves Better

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on July 22, 2023July 24, 2023

Chris Byrne, John Baulch, James Zahn, and I thought it would be interesting to our…

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  • Barbie

Barbie Makes New Friends – The Gap, Microsoft, and More (updated July 21, 2023)

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on July 21, 2023July 21, 2023

Mattel is pulling out all the stops in generating interest and excitement around the new…

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  • Barbie

The Barbie Movie – Is It the Biggest Cultural Moment in Toy History?

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on July 19, 2023July 19, 2023

There have been any number of fads and frenzies in toy history. The Hula Hoop…

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Image of Caption: Barbie Fashion Designer, 1996. The Strong National Museum of Play, Rochester, New York.
  • Barbie

Why Barbie Fashion Designer is a GREAT Selection for the World Video Game Hall of Fame

  • by The Strong
  • Posted on May 5, 2023May 5, 2023

Most years when we pick the finalists for the World Video Game Hall of Fame—and…

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  • Barbie

The Strong National Museum of Play Launches “Bringing Barbie to Everyone” Project to Digitize and Share its Barbie Collections

  • by The Strong
  • Posted on April 4, 2023April 4, 2023

April 4, 2023For Immediate ReleaseContact: Shane Rhinewald, srhinewald@museumofplay.org,585-410-6365 ROCHESTER, NY—The Strong National Museum of Play…

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  • Barbie

“Barbiecore,” “Kencore,” and Barbie on the Rise

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on August 25, 2022August 26, 2022

Barbie is hot. Not just with little girls and not only with their moms. She…

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Play Pals exhibit, Dollhouse case, The Strong, Rochester, New York
  • Barbie

Play Pals: Dolls, Action Figures, and More

  • by The Strong
  • Posted on March 31, 2022

For as long as play has existed, humans have been making dolls in some form…

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  • Barbie

A Vote for Barbie

  • by The Strong
  • Posted on August 19, 2021September 4, 2021

Dressed in her inaugural gown of red, blue, and silver, Barbie made her political debut…

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  • Barbie

The Life-Changing Magic of Sewing and Barbie

  • by The Strong
  • Posted on April 30, 2021April 30, 2021

“Barbie quite simply changed my life.” Many of us can say that, in one way…

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  • Barbie

This Week: Iconic Brands on YouTube

  • by Todd Coopee
  • Posted on April 13, 2021

Click the Subscribe button! These five time-honoured toy brands have ingeniously adapted to capture attention…

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  • Barbie

Barbie Is Back; it’s no accident

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on October 23, 2020October 29, 2020

Barbie is back….Big Time. Here is how the Wall Street Journal sizes it up: Mattel…

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