Netflix’s 'Black Barbie' tells the story of how the first Black Barbie came to be — and the lasting impact she left behind Courtesy of Netflix Barbie dolls first hit the shelves in 1959 — but it would ...

In Greta Gerwig’s much-anticipated “Barbie” movie, which opens in theaters Friday, “Insecure” actress Issa Rae brings some black power to the iconic doll’s pink world as President Barbie. But it was ...

Barbie is one of the most successful children's toys in history, spawning a multimedia franchise that includes merchandise, video games and a live-action film. Since US toy giant Mattel launched the ...

The things that make Barbie Barbie. Credit...Photo illustration by Elizabeth Renstrom for The New York Times Supported by Compiled by Louis Lucero II Maybe you’ve heard there’s a Barbie movie coming ...

When I was a girl, I had a toy called Barbie Fashion Face. Barbie’s head was roughly the size of a cantaloupe. Little girls gave Barbie a makeover with reckless abandon, styling her hair and applying ...

NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Antonia Cereijido and M.G. Lord about their new podcast, LA Made: The Barbie Tapes, based on their archival tape of interviews with major players in the doll's creation.

Margot Robbie plays Barbie in "Barbie," which is set to hit theaters Friday. But the bubblegum pink upbeat vibe the movie projects is at odds with the behind-the-scenes battle over who created Barbie.

Mattel's Barbie has been around for more than 60 years. She's had more than 250 careers and made billions of dollars. But it wasn't an easy road. In the 1950s, Ruth Handler, the woman behind Barbie, ...