Tim 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
HBC’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
Talking 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
Barbie vs. Bratz epic legal battle nearing an endMattel 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 beJust two years after inaugurating a superstore in Shanghai, Barbie is packing up
Romance in a miniature war townAfter a horrific assault, therapy for one man is imagining life as a downed fighter pilot
What signal does Barbie’s burka send?Women forbidden by law from feeling sunlight—hey, that’s a positive message for young girls
Ross Rebagliati’s run for parliament, Hollywood’s new It girl, and an underwater cabinet meetingNewsmakers of the week
Fixes for some common problemsEvolution too slow for you? Happier talking to the kids about sex than money? I can help.