Beauty standards aside, the doll has been a wildly progressive lifestyle mentor ever since she won us over in 1959

Mattel is making a pink Barbie computer and a blue Hot Wheels computer, but why is it choosing such different software for each?

In a line of 15 new Ken dolls, the makers of Barbie have given consumers a wide range of diverse options

A campaign for a chemo-themed doll catches fire

A West Virginia lawmaker wants to outlaw the toy. Don't we have bigger problems in this world?

Barbie's inked-up and rocking a pink bob. Is this the 53-year-old's midlife crisis? Either way, it's a step forward

Have you always secretly wished you could have a diary made from leftover scraps of Barbie's clothing? We have good news.

Greta Gerwig's eye-popping film is a good time, except for how much Ryan Gosling steals Margot Robbie's thunder

Because we can't have nice things, the online Barbie backlash is finding fault with a conventionally beautiful star

A study finds that students' belief in their own abilities seriously skews their scores.

Mattel had hoped to appeal to a more "diverse generation" of customers with its new line of dolls

The toy aisles are moving past the pink and blue divide, but that doesn't mean everyone's on board

A new set of dolls is reigniting old debates about hair, body image and young African-American girls

Little girls can't be won over with a Barbie commander-in-chief, even if she comes complete with Snapchat

Before the blonde bombshell gets a new body, let's take a fond, final look at the old one.