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LA Made: The Barbie Tapes
Widely available, episodes weekly
“Even as a child I found her disturbing yet fascinating,” says Antonia Cereijido of the Los Angeles news and culture site LAist, who, along with Barbie expert and author MG Lord, co-hosts this timely deep dive into the world-dominating “hunk of plastic”. She shares never-before-heard tape interviews with creator Ruth Handler, starting with how Barbie was conceived. Resisting Barbie fever is futile, for, as the movie tagline says, “She’s everything.” Hollie Richardson
