March 12, 2009
My Italian TV Hell
In January 2003, the Financial Times published an article by Tobias Jones about the state…
March 9, 2009
Barbie's 50th Birthday
Barbie may be turning 50 today, but the doll it was modeled on, its doppelganger,…
March 7, 2009
Because Every Little Chinese Girl Dreams of Being a Blond Haired, Blue-Eyed Shopaholic
According to this story on NPR, Mattel recently opened a six-story Barbie flagship store in…
March 4, 2009
The Beauty Myth's Next Victims
What do you do when the home economy is in a slump and sales are…