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☆ The ‘Barbie’ movie has people buying ‘emotional support’ dolls. Psychologists say that’s a good thing
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( Aj Willingham | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —The “Barbie” movie is a bona fide cultural moment. Some videos show people carefully roaming toy aisles to pick out dolls that speak to their careers, identities or just their sense of whimsy. In one popular TikTok, a daughter surprises her mom with a Dia De Muertos Barbie, and no one comes away dry-eyed. Greene thought the idea of an emotional support Barbie was a little silly at first, but she found herself in a Target one weekend and caved. When Flora saw the “Barbie” movie with her daughter, she says nearly the whole audience was decked out in pink, sparkles and sunglasses, bubbling over with excitement.

Persons: Barbie, it’s, ”, “ Barbie, ” “, Muertos, “, Kristin Flora, she’s, ” Flora, Cameron Greene, Greene, Justin Sullivan, Flora, Pat Cafaro, tutu, ” Cafaro Organizations: CNN, Warner Bros, Pictures, Warner Bros ., Dia, Franklin College in, “, Retailers, rec Locations: Franklin College in Indiana, Lanham , Maryland, Corte Madera , California, Sarasota , Florida

☆ I made $124,000 last year answering people's questions about their antiques. Here's how I turned my passion into a remote job that gave me financial freedom.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( Ella Hopkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

I moved to New York, where I landed a job with a fine-art gallery and auction house. I left the art scene in New York and worried how I'd be able to make a living from art and antiques there. For a while, I sold antiques I'd bought on eBay and Etsy and did freelance work for clients in New York. I wanted to work in antiques remotelyI wanted to be able to work from home helping people around the world identify the value of art, antiques, and collectibles. This job gave me financial freedom, and I was able to buy a houseI was especially busy during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Persons: Nora Curl, Rookwood, Nelson Shanks, Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton, I'd, — there's, I'm, There's, I've, Samuel Clemens, Samual Clemens, Mark Twain Organizations: Art, Art Basel, eBay, Mayflower Locations: Pennsylvania, Los Angeles, New York, London, Miami, Christie's, England, JustAnswer

☆ Elon Musk told Tucker Carlson he 'voted for Biden.' Turns out, he apparently didn't vote at all.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Haley Tenore | Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

According to Walter Isaacson's new biography on Musk, he didn't actually vote on election day. "I didn't vote for Donald Trump. I actually voted for Biden," Musk told Tucker Carlson in an April interview on Fox News. "Then how could you vote Republican?" The comedian later told Isaacson that Musk's negative posts on X, formerly known as Twitter, about the Democratic Party were "sticking in my craw."

Persons: Elon Musk, Biden, Walter Isaacson's, Musk, didn't, Rather, Walter Isaacson, Donald Trump, Tucker Carlson, Isaacson, wasn't, Trump, Carlson, California's, Elizabeth Warren, Ron DeSantis, Tesla, MAGA, Larry David, David ", David Organizations: Service, Fox News, Biden, Trump, GM, Ford, Chrysler, United Auto Workers, Fox, Democratic, Republican, Presidency, Twitter, Republicans, CNN, Democratic Party Locations: California, Wall, Silicon, San Francisco, Texas, Uvalde , Texas

NEW YORK (AP) — Historical novels by Jayne Anne Phillips and Paul Harding and Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah’s dystopian prison novel “Chain-Gang All-Stars” are among the nominees on the National Book Awards long list for fiction. The judges, who include authors, critics and booksellers, will narrow the lists to five next month, and winners will be announced Nov. 15 during a dinner ceremony in downtown Manhattan. The foundation also will present honorary awards to poet Rita Dove and bookseller Paul Yamazaki of the famed City Lights store in San Francisco. Drew Barrymore had been scheduled to host the ceremony but was dropped by the foundation after she resumed her talk show in the midst of the Hollywood actors and writers strike. The foundation has not yet named a replacement.

Persons: Jayne Anne Phillips, Paul Harding, Nana Kwame Adjei, Phillips, Harding, ”, Mona Susan Power's multigenerational, ” Eliot Duncan’s, Hanna Pylväinen’s, Tania James’s, Justin Torres, Aaliyah, LaToya Watkins, “, Jesmyn, James McBride's “, Lauren Groff's “, Wilds, Jamel Brinkley's, Rita Dove, Paul Yamazaki, Drew Barrymore Organizations: National, Foundation, of Dolls, Book Foundation, Hollywood Locations: Manhattan, San Francisco

☆ Taylor Swift racks up trophies at MTV's Video Music Awards
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Lisa Richwine | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Sept 12 (Reuters) - Pop superstar Taylor Swift dominated MTV's annual Video Music Awards on Tuesday, adding nine trophies to her collection as she claimed the top prize for her smash hit song "Anti-Hero". [1/6]Taylor Swift receives the Best Pop award during the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, U.S., September 12, 2023. Stray Kids, a band put together through a reality show, won the best K-pop award, and SZA scored best R&B video for "Shirt". Colombian pop singer Shakira was honored with the Video Vanguard Award for her 20-year career. Later, she and fellow Colombian singer Karol G won best collaboration for "TQG".

Persons: Taylor Swift, Beyonce, Swift, NSYNC, Lance Bass, Justin Timberlake, it's, Brendan Mcdermid, Spice, SZA, Rema, Selena Gomez, Demi Lovato, Lil Wayne, Olivia Rodrigo, Nicki Minaj, Sean, Diddy, Combs, Minaj, Grandmaster Flash, Shakira, Karol G, Lisa Richwine, Shri Navaratnam Organizations: Swift, VMA, MTV, Prudential Center, REUTERS, Video, Thomson Locations: Newark , New Jersey, U.S, Colombian

Typically, it’s the faithful who carry the various likenesses of Mary in similar festivals across the world. A century ago, the Vatican formally granted special permission for animals to pull the floats with life-sized statues of the Virgin Mary, said the Rev. Another uncommon aspect of the procession is the iconic century-old sacred image standing on the bow of a boat-shaped float – the Virgin Mary breastfeeding infant Jesus. At least 50 were women dressed in pink and blue like the Virgin statue, carrying Jesus dolls or real babies. One of this year’s floats represented Our Lady of Peace, her statue framed by flags of conflict-ridden countries like Ukraine and Libya.

Persons: ”, Antonio Faustino, Virgin Mary, “, Pope Francis, Mary, Fernando Albano Cardoso, Faustino, Jesus, Albano, Julieta Pereira, ” Pereira, Filipe Mendonça, he’s, Alfredo Teixeira, Peace, –, gingerly, Francisco Lopes, Jennifer Esteves Organizations: Catholic, Vatican, Catholic Church, Catholic University of Portugal, Lamego’s, Lilly Endowment Inc, AP Locations: LAMEGO, Portugal, Portugal’s, Nossa Senhora, ”, Lisbon, Douro, Switzerland, Ukraine, Libya, Portuguese, Germany

☆ Barbie toy sales shoot up 25% after film’s release
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Parija Kavilanz | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

New York CNN —The ‘Barbie’ movie, which turned into a global box office phenomenon in a matter of weeks, appears to be energizing sales of Barbie toys after its summer release. “That’s a significant increase,” said Jaime Katz, an analyst with Morningstar who covers Barbie toy maker, Mattel. Demand for Barbie products from the movie’s record-making success isn’t surprising. Although the Circana data didn’t breakout sales data for Barbie dolls, Katz said Barbie doll sales were growing well even before the movie release. “This could pose a problem in 2024, when Mattel is lapping elevated movie-related Barbie sales,” she said.

Persons: Barbie, ”, Jaime Katz, Morningstar, Greta Gerwig, Mario, Ken, Ynon Kreiz, Katz Organizations: New, New York CNN, Mattel, “, Warner Bros . Discovery Locations: New York

☆ Mattel to release Barbie Women in Sports, it's 2023 Career of the Year doll
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( Parija Kavilanz | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

She’s conquered the box office over the summer, breaking numerous records and turning the “Barbie” movie into a $1 billion global sensation. Mattel, on Wednesday, unveiled Barbie Women in Sports, its 2023 Barbie Career of the Year-themed dolls. Mattel announced its 2023 Barbie Career of the year-themed dolls, representing women's careers in sports. Sports Reporter Barbie wears a patterned purple dress with black heels and carries a pink Barbie notebook and microphone. The ‘Barbie’ movie opened July 21.

Persons: New York CNN — Barbie, She’s, Barbie, Barbie ”, ” Mattel, Lionel Messi’s, Mattel, Jen Welter, Barbie Fashionistas Organizations: New, New York CNN, Warner Bros, Warner Bros ., Mattel, Sports, Adidas, Inter Miami, Voice, NFL, Arizona Cardinals, billings Locations: New York

Discovery, was among the Western studios to pull out of Russia after its full-scale invasion of Ukraine last year. A “Barbie House” photo zone was set to open in Moscow last week and Russian clothing brands have launched pink Barbie-themed collections. “Hi Barbie!” one Moscow-based influencer said to her fans, asking them which of her Barbie looks they like the most. Commentaries in state media have linked the movie and the doll to the United States’ “downhill” culture and geopolitical aims. Now they have somewhat different ideals,” said Moscow State Pedagogical University Associate Professor Tatyana Semenova according to Russia’s privately owned National News Service outlet.

Persons: Barbie ”, Barbiemania, “ Barbie, hasn’t, ”, Barbie, Bulkin Sergey, “, influencer, Specialnaya, doesn’t, Dmitry Kosyrev, –, Maria Butina, Butina, Tatyana Butskaya, Barbie don’t, Tatyana Semenova Organizations: CNN, Warner Bros, Russia Russia’s Ministry of Culture, Warner Bros Discovery, RIA Novosti, Press, Moscow, Mattel, Hollywood, Duma, International Affairs, State, State Duma, Moscow State Pedagogical University, National News Service Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Russia Russia’s, Siberian, Tyumen, Moscow, Russian, EU, United States, Asia, South, Vietnam, United Russia

☆ ‘We are casualties of this’: A film influencer with 470,000 TikTok followers on scrambling to take second jobs, making up for lost income, and facing online hate as Hollywood’s strikes drag on
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-31 | by ( Reed Alexander | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Jasmine Paige Moore, a TikTok creator, tells Insider about giving up content creation and returning to bartending during the strike. This first-person as-told-to story is based on an August interview with Jasmine Paige Moore, a content creator with nearly 470,000 followers on TikTok and nearly 23,000 on Instagram. Within the first few days of the Hollywood actors' strike, a friend of mine — a fellow content creator with a large following on TikTok — faced backlash from users online. "We as content creators should be helping to educate each other, not tearing each other down," I wrote. And what this whole experience has done more than anything is show me that the content creator community has really not had a voice during this strike.

Persons: Jasmine Paige Moore, TikTok —, he'd, I didn't, I've, AFTRA, they'll, We've, Con, Barbie, what's, we're, influencers, There's, haven't, they've, —, Reed Alexander Organizations: SAG, bartending, Hollywood, San Diego Comic, Warner Bros, Guild of America Locations: influencers, I'm, bartending

☆ 4 Days, 690 Miles, Countless Stalls: Behold the ‘World’s Longest Yard Sale’
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-31 | by ( Kendall Waldman | Photo Essay | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

To the visitor driving in from out of state, the 127 Yard Sale seems like a kind of Ironman for thrifters. The “world’s longest yard sale” is a test of endurance and attention. Spanning six states, 690 miles and thousands of stalls, it traverses dramatic landscapes, delicate cultural terrain and two time zones. The 127 Yard Sale is fluid, kinetic, alive. Driving down 127, I started to see “yard sale” signs long before reaching its northernmost point in Addison, Mich. We asked some guys at a gas station where they thought it started.

Persons: Mike Walker Organizations: thrifters Locations: Jamestown, Tenn, Covington, Ky, Georgia, Alabama, Ohio, Michigan, Addison, Mich

☆ The Bar That Will Do Anything to Make You Feel ‘Insane and Alive’
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( Harron Walker | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

That quality of being both laid back and unpredictable is part of Singers’ appeal, said P.E. Moskowitz, a writer and a Singers regular who helped organize Twinks vs. “When I go to a hip bar like Clandestino, I feel like I’m being watched,” Mx. “Maybe some people come here because they think it’s cool, but no offense, I don’t think it’s a cool place,” they said. 1” (a spicy pineapple margarita the bar has recently rebranded as “Girl Dinner”).

Persons: P.E, Moskowitz, ”, “, Michael Guisinger, Brooke Peshke

☆ Trump raised $7.1 million since he was booked at Atlanta jail
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

T-shirts and hats with an image depicting the mugshot of former President Donald Trump are pictured at the Y-Que printing store in Los Angeles, California, U.S., August 25, 2023. Since appearing Thursday to have his mug shot taken in a racketeering and fraud case in Atlanta, Georgia, the former president brought in $7.1 million, Trump spokesman Steven Cheung said on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. On Friday alone, Trump brought in $4.18 million, making it the highest-grossing day of his campaign so far, Cheung said. Trump, who was elected president in 2016 but defeated by Democrat Joe Biden in 2020, is again seeking the Republican Party's nomination for president. On Aug. 15, Trump was indicted by a Georgia grand jury after an investigation by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis into his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss to Biden in the state.

Persons: Donald Trump, Mario Anzuoni, Steven Cheung, Trump, Cheung, Democrat Joe Biden, Fani Willis, Jack Smith, Stormy Daniels, Sharon Bernstein, Andrea Ricci Organizations: REUTERS, Trump, Twitter, Republican, Democrat, U.S, Capitol, Fulton, Biden, Thomson Locations: Los Angeles , California, U.S, Atlanta , Georgia, Georgia, Washington ,, Fulton County, Washington, United States, New York

mug shot t-shirts ($34.00), beverage holders ($15.00 for two) and coffee mugs ($25.00). His son Don Jr. is marketing "FREE TRUMP" mug shot t-shirts ($29.99) and posters ($19.99). What legal rights, if any, Trump's campaign may have over the mug shot's reproduction are unclear, however. The former president told Fox News Digital in an interview Thursday night that he only did the mug shot because Georgia officials insisted. Rick Wilson, a co-founder of the Lincoln Project flogging mug shot wares online, dared Trump's campaign to sue him in a Friday post on X.

Persons: Donald Trump's, Don Jr, Etsy, Taylor, CJ Butler, it's Trump, David Kochel, Trump, Donald Trump, Rudy Giuliani, Mario Anzuoni, Chris LaCivita, Josh Gerben, Trump's, you've, Rick Wilson, Gram Slattery, Nathan Lane, Blake Brittain, Jason Lange, Rollo Ross, Steve Holland, Heather Timmons, Rosalba O'Brien Organizations: Former U.S, Trump, Republican, Lincoln, Republicans, REUTERS, Reuters, U.S, Constitution, Fox News Digital, Thomson Locations: Former, Georgia, Los Angeles, Atlanta , Georgia, Iowa, New York, Los Angeles , California, U.S, Fulton, Lincoln

☆ 'This is my world': Russia's top Barbie fan sees herself in movie
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

MOSCOW, Aug 25 (Reuters) - As the proud owner of 12,000 Barbie dolls, Russian collector Tatiana Tuzova was more excited than most to watch the Hollywood movie based on her idol. "I want everything in the real world to be as bright, beautiful and glamorous (as Barbie Land). But when you're out in the real world, there are so many things missing." She said she liked the fact that the Barbie heroine of the film remained true to herself even when she crossed into the real world. She just adapted, let's say, to the real world - as, in general, I did."

Persons: Barbie, Tatiana Tuzova, Maxim Shemetov, Margot Robbie, Tuzova, didn't, Mark Trevelyan, Angus MacSwan Organizations: REUTERS, Reuters, Army, Air Force, Thomson Locations: Krasnogorsk, Moscow, Russia, Ukraine, MOSCOW

Persons: Donald Trump, Rudy Giuliani, Mario Anzuoni, Donald Trump's, Don Jr, Etsy, Taylor, David Kochel, Trump, Chris LaCivita, Josh Gerben, Trump's, you've, Rick Wilson, Gram Slattery, Nathan Lane, Blake Brittain, Jason Lange, Steve Holland, Heather Timmons, Rosalba O'Brien Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Former U.S, Trump, Republican, Lincoln, Republicans, Reuters, U.S, Constitution, Fox News Digital, Thomson Locations: Los Angeles , California, U.S, Former, Georgia, Los Angeles, Iowa, New York, Fulton, Lincoln

[1/2] Monrovia NSU CHALLENGER bulk carrier transits the expanded canal through Cocoli Locks at the Panama Canal, on the outskirts of Panama City, Panama April 19, 2023. The Panama Canal Authority has reduced maximum ship weights and daily ship crossings in a bid to conserve water. Container ships are the most common users of the Panama Canal and transport more than 40% of consumer goods traded between Northeast Asia and the U.S. East Coast. Some shipping executives are bracing for more reductions later this year, noting that in 2020 a less severe drought prompted canal operators to reduce crossings to 27 per day. "The Panama Canal is just the latest example."

Persons: Aris Martinez, Max, Drew Lerner, Peter Sand, Steve Ferreira, STRI's Steven Paton, Paton, Brian Bourke, Lisa Baertlein, Marianna Parraga, Elida Moreno, Louise Breusch Rasmussen, Deepa Babington Organizations: Monrovia NSU CHALLENGER, REUTERS, ANGELES, Evergreen Marine, Pacific, Panama Canal Authority, Northeast, U.S ., Smithsonian Tropical Research, El Nino, Central American, Canal Authority, SEKO Logistics, Thomson Locations: Cocoli, Panama, Panama City, HOUSTON, China, U.S, Northeast Asia, U.S . East Coast . U.S, United States, Chile, Brazil, Suez, Gatun Lake, El, U.S . East Coast, Los Angeles, Houston, Copenhagen

☆ 'Dune: Part Two' is supposed to come out this year. The strikes could change that
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( Sarah Whitten | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

As two Hollywood strikes rage on, movie writers and stars aren't permitted to hype their projects, due to strike rules. The longer the work stoppages keep going, the more likely it is studios will delay releases as production shutdowns choke the movie release pipeline. "Dune: Part Two," a science fiction epic based on Frank Herbert's seminal novel, could end up the biggest title to move. Warner Bros. didn't immediately respond to CNBC's request for comment. While the Writers Guild of America has returned to the bargaining table with producers, negotiations are moving slowly.

Persons: aren't, Ethan Coen's, Emma Stone, Frank Herbert's, Barbie, HBO Max, Paul Dergarabedian, didn't, haven't, AFTRA, Steven Schiffman Organizations: ANGELES, Warner Bros, American Federation of Television, Radio Artists, HBO, Comscore, Writers Guild of America, SAG, WGA, Georgetown University, National Geographic Locations: U.S

☆ Top Buffett stock bulks ups its carbon capture business as demand grows for this technology
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Occidental, which is a top holding of Warren Buffett 's Berkshire Hathaway , is one of a handful of companies eyeing the capture, use and storage of carbon as a long-term business venture. The company expects to align the Canadian air capture company with the work of 1PointFive, the Occidental-owned business already working on the technology. Bilson said the acquisition should help speed up Occidental's timeline for releasing a global carbon removal offering. Wall Street firms are also watching a handful of other companies such as Baker Hughes , Weyerhaeuser and Bloom Energy as potential winners amid the growing focus on carbon technology. Interested in learning more about carbon capture and the major stocks in the space?

Persons: Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway, Gordon Haskett, Don Bilson, Bilson, CCUS, Wood MacKenzie, Goldman Sachs, Baker Hughes Organizations: Occidental Petroleum, Carbon Engineering, Occidental, Wall, Weyerhaeuser, Bloom Energy, CNBC Pro Locations: America, Occidental

☆ Bosnian girl creates 'folklore Barbie' as film wins doll new fans worldwide
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Daria Sito-Sucic | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/5] Esma Gljiva, an 11-year-old Bosnian girl, shows dolls that she dresses in traditional Bosnian costumes, hoping that her folklore Barbie will reach many, as the frenzy surrounding the launch of the "Barbie" movie spreads across the world, in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, August 15, 2023. Acquire Licensing Rights Read moreSARAJEVO, Aug 16 (Reuters) - A Bosnian girl is making traditional Balkan costumes with headdresses and decorative aprons for Barbie dolls, hoping to create interest in her folklore Barbie as the new "Barbie" movie wins fans worldwide. Eleven-year-old Esma Gljiva from Sarajevo started her project more than a month ago after seeing poor quality figures in a souvenir shop. Esma has yet to see the Barbie movie, but her friends and family say she embodies the spirit of female independence and entrepreneurship that dominates the film. She says she would name her dolls the "Bosnian Barbie dolls"and she is planning costumes for a Bosnian folklore Ken.

Persons: Barbie, Esma, Ken, Daria Sito, Alexandra Hudson Organizations: Reuters, Christian, Alexandra Hudson Our, Thomson Locations: Bosnian, Sarajevo, Bosnia, Herzegovina, SARAJEVO, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Turkmenistan, Norway, Britain, Adana

☆ She Was Brazil’s Barbie. Now She’s Saying Sorry.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( Ana Ionova | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In the 1980s and 1990s, Maria da Graça Xuxa Meneghel, known universally as Xuxa (pronounced SHOO-shah), was Brazil’s biggest television star. Generations of children spent mornings watching her play, sing and dance for hours on her wildly popular variety show. “I was a doll, a babysitter, a friend to these children,” Xuxa, 60, said in a wide-ranging interview. “A Barbie of that time.”“She came with a pink car,” she added. “I came with a pink spaceship.”Like the famous doll, Xuxa, too, is thin, blond, blue-eyed and white.

Persons: Maria da Graça, ” Xuxa, “, Barbie, ”

☆ Banned in Kuwait, ‘Barbie’ Sparks Delight, and Anger, in Saudi Arabia
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-14 | by ( Vivian Nereim | More About Vivian Nereim | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

On Friday night, Mohammed al-Sayed donned a pale pink shirt and denim overalls to join a friend at a movie theater in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, where the men settled in to watch a film about a doll on a mission to dismantle the patriarchy. They watched as the movie imagined a matriarchal society of Barbie dolls where men are eye candy. They laughed when a male character asked, “I’m a man with no power; does that make me a woman?” They snapped their fingers in delight as a mother delivered a monologue about the strictures of stereotypical femininity. Then, they emerged from the darkened theaters to contemplate what it all meant. “The message is that you are enough — whatever you are,” said Mr. al-Sayed, 21, echoing the Ken doll’s revelation.

Persons: Mohammed al, Sayed, “ Barbie, ”, Barbie, “, Ken doll’s Locations: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

☆ In Barbie lore, Allan was actually the father of pregnant Midge's unborn baby
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-14 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

In "Barbie," Allan appears as a kind but lonely man who just wants to hang out with the Kens and Barbies. But in Mattel lore, Allan was actually married to Midge and had two children with the doll, despite him not interacting with her in the movie. A few months later, in early 1964, the toy company began producing a red-haired boyfriend for Midge, Allan Sherwood, named for Handler's son-in-law. "Allan shares wonderful adventures with Barbie and her friends," including going on double dates as Midge's partner with Barbie and Ken, a advert from 1964 proclaimed. Allan was the same size as Ken, meaning that he could share his clothes, as was the case with Barbie and Midge.

Persons: Barbie, Allan, Midge, Greta Gerwig's, Allan Sherwood, Handler's, Ken, Allan's, Michael Cera, bendable, Brad, Ruth Handler, Alan, Mattel, Ryan, Nikki –, nathanmychael Organizations: Service, Mattel, Families, Walmart Locations: Wall, Silicon, Gerwig's

☆ The Future of Rap Is Female
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-09 | by ( Niela Orr | Photographs Adrienne Raquel | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +22 min

The Future of Rap Is Female As their male counterparts turn depressive and paranoid, it’s the women who are having all the fun. In the mid-’80s, the dynamics shifted slightly, when UTFO released “Roxanne, Roxanne,” a comical torch song dissing a woman who rejected the men’s advances. Like good sex, raunchy rap is only fun if all parties are completely enthusiastic, and this music provides necessary female perspectives to match what the men make. In Miami one weekend in late July, Rolling Loud, one of the biggest annual hip-hop festivals, made itself into a microcosm of the rap world. There’s a relentless gender pessimism in the air, too — on the street, on dating apps, in the Supreme Court and, of course, in rap music.

Persons: Sackler, Drake, Foley, Yung Miami, Wu, Da, Tupac Shakur, Nicki Minaj, Cardi, Megan Thee, there’s, ”, There’s Latto, Jung Kook, “, Diana ”, Boy’s, Red’s, Munch, Rodney Dangerfield, munch, ” MAIYA, “ We’re, Lil Baby, Flo Milli, —, ” Flo Milli, Ginger Rogers, Fred Astaire —, Debbie D, Lisa Lee, Mercedes Ladies, UTFO, Roxanne, Lolita Shanté Gooden, Gooden, ” FLO MILLI, Roxanne Shanté, Clover Hope, M.C, Brian Coleman, Lyte, Ruff Ryders, it’s, Missy Elliott, Lauryn Hill, Kash Doll, SKODI LOLA BROOKE, Lil ’ Kim, “ I’m, I’m, ” That’s, Lolita Gooden, Greta Gerwig’s “ Barbie ”, James Harden, P.J, Tucker, KENTHEMAN “, I’ve, Playboi Carti, Travis Scott, Grace Jones, Benzino, blowin, ignorin ’, Berry hairdo, Grandmaster Flash, It’s, ” —, ” Leray, VETTE, CHANEL, ” Flo, Cartier, “ Lyte, Flo Organizations: YouTube, Girls, City Girls, Public, Down Productions, Wu -, Digital, City, Memphis, Brooklyn Locations: Miami, Wu - Tang, “, Bronx, Mobile , Ala, y’all

☆ Can These Three Much-Loved Musicals Ever Be Truly Revived?
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( Jesse Green | More About Jesse Green | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Like the movie, it was a blast, even if its satire, coming from all directions, seemed to have no target. (Much of what it pokes fun at are the conventions of musicals themselves.) Last year at Stratford, “The Rocky Horror Show” suffered from a similar problem — but recent Stratford productions of “Chicago,” “The Music Man” and “Guys and Dolls” (all directed and choreographed by Donna Feore) did not. (We’ll have a chance to find out with the arrival of a completely different “Spamalot” revival on Broadway this fall.) Maybe comedy needs to skip a few generations until minds that know nothing of migratory coconuts can test its enduring worth.

Persons: ”, Donna Feore, Lezlie Wade, Jesse Robb, “ Spamalot ” Organizations: “ Locations: Stratford, “, “ Chicago

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