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fromIndependent
5 days ago

Everyone's talking about: Barbie Botox - but will it give me a doll-like neck?

Barbie Botox, also referred to as Traptox, has become a sensation on social media platforms, particularly TikTok, where it has garnered millions of views over the last three years.
Social media marketing
Miami food
fromConsequence
1 week ago

Barbie Dream Fest Is the New Willy Wonka Experience

Barbie Dream Fest faced significant criticism for underwhelming experiences and poor organization, leading attendees to compare it to infamous failed events.
LGBT
fromQueerty
1 week ago

Heels, skirts & girlfriends: The rise of the straight femboy explained - Queerty

Femboys represent a diverse identity within the LGBTQ+ community, distinct from feminine gay men and trans women, with varied gender identities and expressions.
#doll-fest
SF LGBT
from48 hills
1 week ago

Femmes rock fiercely at Doll Fest - 48 hills

Doll Fest is a femme-fronted, all-ages festival created to challenge the lack of diversity in mainstream music festivals.
Women
fromKqed
1 week ago

The Dolls Are Coming

Doll Fest empowers women in punk music by showcasing female-led bands and creating a supportive community.
Marketing
fromBusiness Insider
2 weeks ago

How Barbie became a $1 billion-a-year brand

Barbie sales are declining after years of dominance despite the blockbuster movie, while competitors like Hasbro gain ground in digital gaming and interactive entertainment.
#american-girl-dolls
fromBuzzFeed
1 month ago
Miscellaneous

American Girl Dolls Just Got A Major Makeover And Millennials Are Absolutely Livid

fromBuzzFeed
1 month ago
Miscellaneous

American Girl Dolls Just Got A Major Makeover And Millennials Are Absolutely Livid

Digital life
fromMashable
1 month ago

The Looksmaxxing Glossary: Understanding the Internet's most unhinged subculture

Incel terminology, including 'looksmaxxing,' has migrated from underground forums into mainstream social media, spreading dangerous practices and ideologies through viral influencers.
Games
fromJezebel
1 month ago

The latest Umamusume: Pretty Derby is for the horsegirls (and guys)

Umamusume: Pretty Derby expanded from Japan-exclusive niche to worldwide phenomenon, combining anime horse girls with real Japanese racing history through games, shows, and films that treat absurd premises with genuine earnestness.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

It helps with loneliness': grief, play and the power of lifelike dolls - photo essay

It's a doll, Ineke Schmelter, 71, often says as she walks down the street with a pram and someone peers fondly under the hood, asking: How old is the baby? Then she pulls back the blanket and reveals the doll. She points out the craftsmanship the little veins, the creases in the skin and explains that it can take as many as 20 layers of paint to achieve such a lifelike finish.
Arts
fromHarvard Gazette
2 months ago

Book excerpt from 'Barbieland' by Tarpley Hitt - Harvard Gazette

The manifesto took aim at the gross inequality of the Gilded Age and laid out a plan that might "dam the golden flood which flows incessantly into the hands of the nonproducers, the interest-takers, the schemers, and the manipulators." Gillette loathed market competition. The eternal fight for material wealth at the expense of everyone and everything else was, in his view,
Business
Film
fromBusiness Insider
2 months ago

Mattel has launched its first autistic Barbie. Here's how the doll has changed through history.

Barbie evolved from a 1959 toy into a diverse, culturally influential brand that spurred the Barbiecore trend and earned $5.3 billion in net sales in 2024.
Psychology
fromPsychology Today
2 months ago

Barbie, Inclusion, and the Psychology of Play in Chaos

Inclusive, gender-expansive toys like modern Barbie provide stability, promote empathy, and support emotional and cognitive flexibility in children amid cultural uncertainty.
fromBustle
1 month ago

There's A Version Of "Blythe Doll Makeup" For Every Skin, Hair, & Eye Color

On TikTok, many people are pulling beauty inspo from these cute (and slightly creepy) toys, which were originally released in 1972. Blythe dolls have big eyes, pouty lips, and perfect makeup, plus really fun outfits, hairstyles, and accessories. Because there are so many versions of the doll - think a Fenty-level range of skin tones - it's said that everyone has a Blythe that looks exactly like them.
Fashion & style
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