SocietyTim Hortons and Barbie: two minutes each for delay of gameImage of the Week: Tim’s was set to roll out an exclusively white Hockey Barbie when it suddenly woke up to the times
SocietyHBC’s ’Colonial Barbie’ comes with some baggageThe toy, emblazoned in the Hudson’s Bay Company’s iconic colours, is a hot-ticket reminder of a colonial past
Need to knowTalking Points: Of curvy Barbie and emissions malarkeySpeed read the news with our Talking Points round-up, and sound like the smartest person in the room
BusinessBarbie vs. Bratz epic legal battle nearing an endMattel and MGA’s court room allegations sound more Cold War than toy store
BusinessBarbie learns China isn’t the easy mark it’s thought to beJust two years after inaugurating a superstore in Shanghai, Barbie is packing up
CultureRomance in a miniature war townAfter a horrific assault, therapy for one man is imagining life as a downed fighter pilot
GeneralWhat signal does Barbie’s burka send?Women forbidden by law from feeling sunlight—hey, that’s a positive message for young girls
NewsRoss Rebagliati’s run for parliament, Hollywood’s new It girl, and an underwater cabinet meetingNewsmakers of the week
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