Barbie
Tim Hortons and Barbie: two minutes each for delay of game
Image of the Week: Tim’s was set to roll out an exclusively white Hockey Barbie when it suddenly woke up to the times
HBC’s ‘Colonial Barbie’ comes with some baggage
The toy, emblazoned in the Hudson’s Bay Company’s iconic colours, is a hot-ticket reminder of a colonial past
Talking Points: Of curvy Barbie and emissions malarkey
Speed read the news with our Talking Points round-up, and sound like the smartest person in the room
Barbie vs. Bratz epic legal battle nearing an end
Mattel and MGA’s court room allegations sound more Cold War than toy store
Barbie learns China isn’t the easy mark it’s thought to be
Just two years after inaugurating a superstore in Shanghai, Barbie is packing up
Romance in a miniature war town
After a horrific assault, therapy for one man is imagining life as a downed fighter pilot
Newsmakers
The hair of the Mutt, That’ll teach them to follow the law and Twin peaks
What signal does Barbie’s burka send?
Women forbidden by law from feeling sunlight—hey, that’s a positive message for young girls
Fixes for some common problems
Evolution too slow for you? Happier talking to the kids about sex than money? I can help.
There’s a new black Barbie in town
Call it the Michelle Obama effect, but Mattel’s ‘authentic’ new line is flying off the shelves
Newsmakers of the week
Berlusconi lands in the doghouse again, Barbie gets inked, Steven Page is off the hook