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1 week, 4 days ago

This hospital in Venezuela restores discarded toys for another round of love

CARACAS, Venezuela — The doll’s golden curls are intact and soon her head is, too. Months later, encouraged by the response, she opened the Hospital for Soft Toys at her home as a nonprofit foundation that also collects and restores other toys and educational games. “By doing this, all of us who come here are in therapy, a therapy of …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

How the ‘scandalous’ Jackie Collins and Jacqueline Susann revolutionized the publishing world

LA Times

On the Shelf Scandalous Women: A Novel of Jackie Collins and Jacqueline Susann By Gill Paul William Morrow & Co.: 384 pages, $19 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores. “They gave women permission to write about sex,” Gill Paul says about Jacqueline Susann and Jackie …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Essay: Being a Barbie girl in a first-gen immigrant world

LA Times

I took pride for a long time in not falling for the nostalgia marketing often targeted toward millennials — but then I learned about Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” a year ago. I’m a child of Mexican immigrants in the United States, and Barbie was one of my first and most vital links to American culture. For years, my parents and I …

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1 year, 9 months ago

The Power Of A Black Barbie

Huff Post

Illustration: Damon Dahlen/HuffPost; Photos: Getty Women say Black Barbies left an indelible, positive imprint on their racial self-conception. “Playing with my Black Barbies in the ’90s allowed me to feel proud in my skin as I imagined myself in Barbie’s ‘career’ and having the lifestyle that I created for her,” Oliphant told HuffPost. “I didn’t grow up seeing Black women …

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3 years, 4 months ago

6 inspirational women who have been honoured with Barbie dolls

The Independent

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3 years, 6 months ago

Ashley Roberts showcases her fashion pedigree as she steps out in an olive two-piece outfit

Daily Mail

She always knows how to turn heads with her dress sense. Radiant: Ashley Roberts showcased her fashion pedigree as she stepped out in an olive two-piece outfit and sunglasses on Thursday after her shift at Heart radio Ashley looked sensational as she headed out in an over-sized olive-coloured shirt featuring four large pockets on the front. Heading home: The former …

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3 years, 9 months ago

Russia's Only Woman Cosmonaut Inspires New Barbie Dolls to Reflect Success

News 18

Russia’s only female cosmonaut has inspired Barbie’s latest astronaut doll from Mattel’s campaign to inspire women. The Russian space agency Roscosmos in a statement said Mattel released the not for sale cosmonaut Barbie which is inspired by Kikina’s “talents, successes and personal qualities.” The statement reads that Barbie is a symbol to show that “any dream can come true-you just …

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4 years ago

Elderly woman makes dolls for girls who lost theirs during Beirut blast. Viral post

India Today

For Beirut, August 4 was a catastrophic day as a massive explosion rocked the Lebanese capital and left hundreds injured. Now, Yolande Labaki, an elderly woman, has decided to make children in Beirut smile by making dolls for all the girls who lost theirs during the explosion. Ever since the explosion, from August 5 onwards, Yolande wakes up early in …

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4 years ago

Sunny Leone dolls up for her latest song shoot. Sneak peek

India Today

Sunny Leone had returned to India earlier this month after spending six months in Los Angeles. SUNNY LEONE LOOKS CHRISTMAS READY A couple of days ago, Sunny Leone had shared multiple photos from the shoot of her upcoming music video. Dope video coming soon!” SUNNY LEONE DINES OUT WITH HUSBAND DANIEL WEBER Last week, Sunny Leone had shared a photo …

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4 years, 4 months ago

Ashley Roberts is 'open to the idea of adoption' as she reflects on her love life during lockdown