Ken was released two years after Barbie came out in 1959 when consumers requested a boyfriend for the doll. Handler was always using inspiration from her family for the dolls, as the doll Allan is ...

Are plastic toys dangerous? Toy company Mattel ... paper dolls of adult women”. An instant hit, Barbie, along with her boyfriend Ken who was introduced in 1961, has had to “evolve with the ...

who Barbie was inspired by, also sued Mattel for copyright infringement, but Mattel decided to buy the rights to the doll in ...

Would they still tear her apart? What makes a Barbie or Ken doll so different from a stuffed bear or a stuffed dog? In all my life, I was never treated so horrifically as when I was a beautiful ...

with various new diverse live-action incarnations of Barbie and Ken appearing on screen, all of which have a corresponding toy doll. Barbie has even inspired online trends promoting the unique ...

Ken may be Barbie’s boyfriend, but in more than 60 years, she has not married or had children. In Ruth’s memoir “Dream Doll: The Ruth Handler Story,” she wrote, “Barbie has always ...

But it's Gosling who knocks it out of the park as a jealous himbo vying for Barbie's affections. Much like an actual Ken doll, Gosling's Ken never feels seen, appreciated, or respected in a world ...

“Barbie” finds the pair kicked out of Barbieland ... and it is served with a miniature Ken doll. It will be available through Sunday. Shorty’s Tap x Taco at the Waterfront, steps away ...