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The 'Barbie' and 'Star Wars' universes are entertaining, but they also unexpectedly can help people understand why revolutions happen

Barbie dolls and “Star Wars” movies and toys have entertained generations of American children – in many cases, well into adulthood. But these brands’ influence stretches beyond a penchant for hot pink and lightsaber battles.

The Conversation

One Of The Barbie Movie’s Ken Actors Says His Feelings Were Hurt By Fans Asking Why He Got Cast

One of the Ken actors of Barbie shares how hurt his feelings were when fans asked why he got cast.

Cinemablend

US foreign policy lessons from "Barbie"

"Barbie" proves the benefits of matriarchy, as opposed to the dangers of an "Oppenheimer" patriarchy

Salon

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The secrets for how the ‘Barbie’ cast stayed on their dancing toes, from Pilates to eliminating ultra-processed foods

Ken took a break from "beach" to hit the Pilates floor.

Fortune

Barbie movie ending explained: What happens to Barbie after she goes to the real world?

It's all anyone is talking about at the moment, and eager cinemagoers are now looking to have the Barbie moving ending explained...

GoodToKnow

Margot Robbie wore a certain perfume to get into character as Barbie—here's what we think it is

Get ready to smell like a Barbie, as Margot has revealed a *specific* perfume helped her channel her doll realness...

My Imperfect Life

Why Barbenheimer double feature works

It's the closest any of us may come to passing through a black hole and emerging into a cheerier existence

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Toying with itself: the Barbie movie hits the limit of self-awareness

Greta Gerwig’s Mattel extravaganza is canny, often funny, pleasurably gonzo, well-acted yet stuck in a familiar loop of intense self-awareness

The Guardian - US

The 14 pinkest Barbiecore destinations where you can stay in a real life Dreamhouse

From blush palaces to pastel poolsides, channel the Barbie aesthetic at these Dreamhouse-style stays

The Independent UK

Come on, Barbie, let’s go slumber party: Airbnb to offer pink Malibu mansion

Fans can book a stay in Ken’s bedroom, enjoy a grilled meal and even go home with a pair of roller skates and a surfboard

The Guardian - US

Barbie film ‘required so much pink paint it contributed to worldwide shortage’

The film’s production designer Sarah Greenwood says ‘the world ran out of pink’ during construction of Barbieland and lifesize versions of the doll’s Dreamhouse

The Guardian - AU

How to make your own Barbie movie poster meme as it takes over the internet

Social media is currently full of Barbie poster memes - and making one only takes seconds

Manchester Evening News

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