Barbie

andrew wyatt

musician

Andrew Wyatt Is Over All the Bullshit

October 27, 2023

Ahead of his first solo album in a decade, the musician and super-producer called up his old pal, the author Michael Chabon, to talk about critics, failure, and bouncing back.

NYFF

Paul Preciado on Binaries, Barbie, and Adapting Virginia Woolf

October 6, 2023

“I grew up in a world where there were no trans children.”

BOX OFFICE

Steven Phillips-Horst Reports from the Front Lines of Barbenheimer

July 28, 2023

“Barbie is a trans allegory in some ways,” writes Steven Phillips-Horst. “All gender, no sex.”

Rorschach Test

Jennifer Welch and Angie Sullivan Have Had It with Televangelists and Elon Musk

July 24, 2023

“I don’t really think about Barbies that often, because I’m a grown-ass woman.”

DOLL

Alexandra Shipp Is Ready for the Barbie Backlash

June 27, 2023

“If we offend men, I’m going to be so excited.”

TOUR DIARY

Ava Max Talks Bangers and Barbie With Her Biggest Fan

June 13, 2023

“It’s just non-stop singing. I don’t think I’ve ever done this much singing ever before.”

Fashion

Rashida Renée on Killing Nostalgia in 2022

February 28, 2022

The fashion archivist and mood-board savant spoke to us about her Barbie collection, brands, and IRL influences.

Coffee Table Curator: Barbie Dolls, Vampire Weekend, and A Whole Lot of Cats

May 14, 2019

Showing — no, telling — you which art and culture books to add to your living room repertoire in the month of May.