While the team at Mattel is busy decking the halls with Pantone pink, the Greta Gerwig-directed Barbie movie has inspired a running list of all things Barbie. From pool floaties to electric yellow Impala roller skates to shimmering makeup palettes, the forthcoming film has reinvigorated the company’s thirst for made-for-movie …
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Greta Gerwig’s Barbie will not be headed to Vietnam. The country has banned commercial screenings of the film because of a scene that shows a map of the contested “nine-dash line” in the South China Sea. The nine-dash line is a U-shaped demarcation China has used to assert territorial claims …
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W HEN GRETA GERWIG was in preproduction on her Barbie movie (out July 21), executives from the brand’s owner, Mattel, paid her an inevitable visit. She gave them a preview of the movie’s look (very, very pink) and feel (Elf-y magical-realism ramped up a thousandfold). Then she hit them with …
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Fasten your seatbelts, Charli XCX is at the wheel. On Thursday, the British star released her single “Speed Drive” from the Barbie soundtrack, and it’s exactly what you’d expect from the pop queen who forever changed gay clubs with “Vroom Vroom.” On “Speed Drive,” Charli flips Toni Basil’s “Mickey” for …
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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Wrapped in pink walls, panoramic views, and probably a little plastic, Barbie’s Malibu DreamHouse on Airbnb is, truly, pretty fantastic. Ahead of the theatrical release of Greta Gerwig‘s …
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Barbie opens with the world’s favorite doll having the perfect day: She has her perfect world full of other perfect Barbies who may look and dress differently but act exactly the same. And there’s the doting love of Ken, whose existence is mostly an accessory to Barbie’s. The next day, …
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Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice are officially Barbie girls in a Barbie world! On Friday, the rappers released their highly-anticipated Barbie soundtrack collaboration “Barbie World,” reimagining the original song, “Barbie Girl” released by Aqua 25 years ago. “Pink ‘Vette like I’m ready to bend (Bend),” raps Ice Spice.“I’m a ten, …
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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. After successful stops in Greendale (Chilling Adventures of Sabrina) and Pandora (Avatar: The Way Of Water), NYX Professional Makeup is moving to Barbie Land for its next limited-edition …
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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Greta Gerwig’s Barbie premieres in theaters on July 21, 2023 — and the hype surrounding the film, helmed by Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, has seeped its way …
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It was a night of laughs that’s still whispered about in comedy circles. During the last writers’ strike in 2007, Michael Cera hosted a DIY version of Saturday Night Live at the Upright Citizens Brigade theater in New York City for around 200 people. The show was comprised of old …
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