Everyone's talking about the 'Barbie' movie – but the doll's sales are actually falling

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"Barbie" had the largest opening weekend at the domestic box office this year with $162 million.

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Jerome Powell fielded a question about 'Barbie' and Taylor Swift in a snooze of a Fed meeting

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Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell and "Barbie" actor Margot Robbie.

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Mattel Would Love a Barbie 2, But Greta Gerwig's Done for Now

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Just when all that pre-release Barbie buzz was starting to make hot pink feel monotonous, the movie opened—and delivered that sought-after blend of critical praise,

'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 at the Met Gala.
Elon Musk.

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