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  • Ruth Handler, Mattel Inc. co-founder and inventor of the Barbie Doll, displays the special 40th Anniversary Barbie at a press conference in New York City, February 7, 1999.
    Ruth Handler, Mattel Inc. co-founder and inventor of the Barbie Doll, displays the special 40th Anniversary Barbie at a press conference in New York City, February 7, 1999.
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    Barbie Gets a Makeover

    The iconic doll finally gets real

    byJordana Narin
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    (Getty)
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    Barbie’s Dreamhouse Gets a Warm Reception

    We’re talking burning crosses and protests warm

    byAdam Chandler
  • Klimt Barbie; “Adele Bloch-Bauer I” at the Neue Galerie.(Collage: Tablet Magazine; Barbie photo: Mattel; Neue Galerie photo: Chris Hondros/Getty Images)
    Klimt Barbie; “Adele Bloch-Bauer I” at the Neue Galerie.(Collage: Tablet Magazine; Barbie photo: Mattel; Neue Galerie photo: Chris Hondros/Getty Images)
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    Museum Barbie

    A new doll is inspired by Adele Bloch-Bauer, Klimt’s famous Austrian Jewish model. It’s one of a new series of collector’s edition dolls dedicated to great works of art.

    byRobin Cembalest
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    Barbie, Daughter of Ruth

    Tiffany Shlain reaches back to the Pleistocene era to explain assimilation in America

    bySara Ivry
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