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‘My collection must be into the thousands’: Meet the adults hooked on buying Barbies

Greta Gerwig’s summer blockbuster may have rekindled widespread love for Barbie, but it’s nothing new for her long-time collectors. Katie Rosseinsky speaks to some of the doll’s biggest British fans about sexism, late-night eBay bidding and the dreaded ‘green rot’

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Margot Robbie admits to ‘pressure’ concerns over Barbie role

‘I was just really upfront,’ the ‘Wolf of Wall Street’ actor said

The Independent UK

Now trending: The resurgence of Barbiecore

Barbiecore is back in the limelight, putting the spotlight on hyperfemininity. Is this a reclamation of a new era of pink?

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What order should you watch Barbie and Oppenheimer in?

Many people are attempting to take on the ‘Barbenheimer’ double bill, with both films out now

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Margot Robbie says she faked her own death because she hated her babysitter

‘Barbie’ star told Zoe Ball about the incident in a new interview

The Independent UK

I spent a week dressing like Barbie - with fun and troubling results

As the movie takes over the planet, Charlotta Billstrom decided to fully take the plastic plunge by living as the heroine, which took her from introvert to extrovert, with both fun and troubling results

Evening Standard

‘I'm just Ken’ – a brief history of Barbie’s boyfriend, from all-American boy to movie star

As first boyfriends go, you could do worse than Ken Carson. Introduced in 1961 by Mattel, the Ken doll was the epitome of the all-American boy next door. Clean cut, athletic and with a sharp haircut, he was the perfect counterpart to his more famous girlfriend, Barbie.

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What to know about the 'Barbenheimer' double feature frenzy

After months of inescapable marketing, viral memes and crossover merch, two of the year's most anticipated movies hit theaters on Friday. Here's why so many people want to see both — and how to prep.

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10 great Barbie video games

Beyond the expected fashion designing and beach parties, Barbie games have explored her more adventurous side – from jungle adventurer to swashbuckling heroine

The Guardian - UK

The full Barbie soundtrack is finally released: we pick our favourite songs

From reggaeton dance tracks to pop-rock remakes, Barbie: The Album has it all

Evening Standard

The Barbie Album review: star-studded anthems can’t quite escape Barbieland

The whole endeavour weirdly works out, despite lacking in almost any conceptual glue

Evening Standard

The Brits with their own Barbies, from JK Rowling to Elton John

Barbie has had many famous incarnations, both men and women

Evening Standard

Canadian who crochets outfits for Barbies praises ‘hopeful’ film

Nathalie Kachulis has made a pink beret which featured in a teaser trailer for the Barbie movie.

The Independent UK

Barbie’s here: 7 other fashionable films to watch

Whether it’s Margot Robbie in Barbie or Cher from Clueless, these are the most stylish movies to watch.

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Oppenheimer blows past Barbie with near-perfect Rotten Tomatoes score

‘Barbie’ debuted with impressive Rotten Tomatoes score of 89 per cent

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Barbie’s impressive Rotten Tomatoes score revealed

Film starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling hailed as ‘a very charming success’

The Independent UK

Barbie: The Album review – Billie Eilish leads a soundtrack that’s as erratic as the movie that inspired it

Unusually, the bigger names here – including Dua Lipa and Sam Smith – are the most underwhelming

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Barbie vs Oppenheimer: Frontrunner emerges in battle for box office supremacy

‘Barbie’ starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, and ‘Oppenheimer’ starring Cillian Murphy and Florence Pugh, are both out now in cinemas

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Barbie review: A near-miraculous achievement from Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie

While it’s impossible for any studio film to be truly subversive, this Mattel-approved comedy gets away with far more than you’d think was possible

The Guardian - UK

Barbie the Album review – a cynical exercise in corporate synergy

It falls to Sam Smith, PinkPantheress and Charli XCX to provide moments of flair on a relentlessly branded tie-in soundtrack that wears thin very quickly

The Independent UK

Music Review: 'Barbie' soundtrack delivers a dreamhouse of Kenergy and ballads alike

The Barbie industrial complex has detonated, coating the planet in pink, sparkly fallout

Fortune

Barbie manufacturer Mattel criticized for giving free dolls to schools in a bid to teach social skills: ‘Why should children be exposed to this type of stealth marketing?’

Critics say the move could do more harm than good.

Salon

Why Barbie star's looks deemed "mid"

Because we can't have nice things, the online Barbie backlash is finding fault with a conventionally beautiful star

The Independent UK

Margot Robbie’s stylist reveals six barely-seen outfits for Barbie press tour

Robbie wore vintage Versace, Chanel, Vivienne Westwood, and Valentino

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