The Halloween cards are out, which means Christmas lights are twitching on the horizon, which means a toy store near you will soon be jammed with games and gadgets beseeching, “Take me home!” I mean ...

Some child advocates are clamoring for Mattel to halt production of a new “smart” Barbie that can have conversations with your kid. The Barbie’s powered by voice recognition artificial intelligence ...

Consumers may have been slow to adopt smart home technology, but that’s not the case for Barbie. At the recent New York Toy Fair, Mattel unveiled a newly upgraded – and now tech-enabled – Dreamhouse ...

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You and I both know the intention of the film “Barbie” is to help Mattel sell more dolls. Accepting this, then going into a screening, makes one feel complicit; becoming one with the cogs of ...

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