What do you get when a group of podiatrists (and shoe lovers) team up with a Barbie doll collector? A huge opportunity to explore how Barbie reflects changes in the types of shoes women wear.

Researchers in Australia found that the doll’s feet have, over time, gone from arched to flat — a shift that correlates with each Barbie’s designated career or hobby. By Alisha Haridasani ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) The proportion of Barbie dolls with tip-toe posture has declined from 100% in the 1960s to 40% by 2020–2024. Dolls representing employment roles are more ...

Talk about a toxic tan. Nicknamed the “Barbie drug,” a viral nose spray that promises to give users the perfect glow may deliver life-threatening complications. The drug, Melanotan II ...

Noem has mockingly come to be known as “ICE Barbie” on the heels of donning various commando-inspired getups to discuss the Trump administration’s illegal immigration crackdown. The outfits ...

Barbie is one of the most successful children's toys in history, spawning a multimedia franchise that includes merchandise, video games and a live-action film. Since US toy giant Mattel launched ...

Barbie Forteza, Kyline Alcantara, and Aaron Maniego received a warm welcome from their "Beauty Empire" co-star Choi Bo Min in South Korea! According to Universal Records, the South Korean actor met up ...

But the famous Barbie monologue, delivered by Gloria (America Ferrera) in Act 3, resonates so powerfully that audiences are both emotional and empowered! While the monologue (from the screenplay ...

Professor Williams, who is in the school of primary and allied health care at Monash University, has with a team studied Barbie's feet, the shoes the doll has worn overtime and whether high heels ...

Noem, who has been criticized for using her position to cosplay as an enforcement officer while in full makeup and hair extensions, has earned the nickname “ICE Barbie.” ...

The original TV series, which aired from 1957 to 1966, helped cement the nascent TV legal drama Victoria Edel is a staff writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2024. Her work has ...