The 'Barbie' movie turning into a global phenomenon helped boost sales for the plastic doll – but not by as much as you might expect

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

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Todd McFarlane Talks Superhero Fatigue, His Toy Legacy, and Comic-Con

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When you think about all things pop culture, few people check as many boxes as Todd McFarlane.

In Barbie lore, Allan was actually the father of pregnant Midge's unborn baby

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Michael Cera as Allan in "Barbie."

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Millennials and Gen Zers in Asia don't want to work in factories. It means you could soon pay more for clothes, furniture, and toys.

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Americans are used to cheap toys made in Asian factories.

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Midge, the pregnant doll mocked in 'Barbie,' may have failed in the 1960s because she was friendlier and 'much more girl-next-doorish' than Barbie, Ruth Handler once said

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Emerald Fennell plays Midge in "Barbie."

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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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Barbie owes her existence to a 1950s German comic strip

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Composite pictures of Barbie doll (left), Bild Lilli doll (right)
"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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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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Warren Buffett may feel torn about the 'Barbenheimer' clash. He's sold special-edition Barbies and warned about Oppenheimer's atomic bomb.

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Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger debuting a See's Candies Barbie
Warren Buffett (left) and Charlie Munger debuting a See's Candies Barbie.

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Ship Wreckers, Shell Rockers, and Mando's Ship Lead This Week's Toy News

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Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9's weekly look back at the best toy news and releases you may have missed. This week Lego’s got a pair of ships to welcome back the return of Star Wars: The Mandalorian, Super 7 brings a hero in a half shell ready to rock, and Hasbro finally adds fan-favorites Shipwreck and Polly to its …

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