'Barbie' and 'Oppenheimer' were both inspired by books. Here are 16 titles to read if you want more after the double feature

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Both "Barbie" and "Oppenheimer" share an influence in literature.

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Barbie owes her existence to a 1950s German comic strip

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"The 'Lilli' doll was the embodiment of an idea I'd pitched to Elliot and our other Mattel toy designers some five years earlier," Handler wrote in her autobiography.

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Conservatives are protesting Greta Gerwig's feminist blockbuster 'Barbie' by setting dolls on fire and calling for boycotts

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Kingsley Ben-Adir, Ryan Gosling and Ncuti Gatwa as Kens in "Barbie."

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Barbie's creator wanted Ken to have more of a 'bulge' — but Mattel refused to give the doll a prominent crotch

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Ken dolls over the years.
Ken dolls over the years.

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Barbie and Ken, this summer's hottest couple, were actually named after a brother and sister

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Ryan Gosling as Ken and Margot Robbie as Barbie in "Barbie."

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Barbie and Oppenheimer's Box Office Is Proof Studios Need to Make a Fair Deal

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Barbie and Oppenheimer opened this weekend, and crossing theater aisles for both films was a cultural phenomenon; Barbenheimer.

Elon Musk riffed on Oppenheimer's iconic quote to declare a meme war on Tesla short sellers. They still won't give up, he says.

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Elon Musk.

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Elon Musk wades in on the 'Barbie' feminism debate: 'Take a shot every time Barbie says the word patriarchy'

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Margot Robbie as Barbie.

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Open Channel: Tell Us Your Thoughts on Barbie

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2023 has been a pretty big year for movies, but not many of this year’s blockbusters have quite the hype behind them that Barbie’s had.

'Barbie' blows up 'Oppenheimer' as Greta Gerwig's plastic fantastic looks set to make $100 million more than Christopher Nolan's atomic blockbuster this weekend

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Ladies and gentlemen, it's Barbenheimer.

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