Jun 26 8 blockbusters and indie gems to watch this summer By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport, Alison Thoet The summer movie season is heating up with exciting blockbusters and independent films coming soon to theaters. Monday on the PBS NewsHour, Jeffrey Brown speaks with Ann Hornaday, chief film critic of The Washington Post, and Aisha Harris, host of… Continue reading
May 04 The Last of Us, Wii Sports and Barbie to enter Video Game Hall of Fame By Associated Press The World Video Game Hall of Fame has announced its class of 2023. Continue reading
Jan 12 Mattel makes Barbie taller in bid to sell dolls to younger children By Leanne Italie, Associated Press Love her or loathe her, Barbie has been transformed again. Continue reading
Aug 13 5 Stories: Why this Argentinian lagoon turned pink, a new Barbie honors COVID frontline workers and other stories you missed By Deema Zein, Julia Griffin An Argentinian lagoon turns an unnatural pink, a new Minnesota law provides alternative environments for incarcerated postpartum women and their babies and the Washington Football team bans Native American costumes and face paint from its stadium. Check out these stories… Continue reading
Jun 20 Watch 4:58 News Wrap: Georgia voters cast ballots in House special election By PBS News Hour In the our news wrap Tuesday, voters in Atlanta's northern suburbs went to the polls in a special election that's now the most expensive race ever for a seat in the U.S. House. Also, House Speaker Paul Ryan promised that… Continue watching
Feb 24 This new Barbie hologram toy is actually an old magician’s trick By Andrew Wagner Last week's New York Toy Fair introduced a number of new toys to consumers. One of the biggest hits: Toys that play with light. Continue reading
May 02 Ballerina Misty Copeland immortalized with her own Barbie By Dominique Bonessi Following the reveal of of the new multiple-size Barbie line, Mattel on Monday released a Misty Copeland doll to honor the first-African American woman to be named principal dancer at the American Ballet Theatre. Continue reading
Jan 29 Watch 5:49 On a crowded toy shelf, making room for a new era of Barbie By PBS News Hour Barbie will now come in more shapes and sizes than its iconic, and unrealistic, original form. The decision to diversify was partly about softening sales, but also about the growing sense that the doll seemed out of touch. William Brangham… Continue watching
Jan 28 Barbie is getting a brand new look, or several of them By Dominique Bonessi After more than a half-century of white skin, bleach-blonde hair, blue eyes and unrealistic body dimensions, Barbie dolls are getting a makeover. Mattel Inc., the company that created Barbie, is re-imagining her with different body types, skin color and hair. Continue reading
Aug 31 Watch ‘Barbie’ Arrest Could Yield Drug War Intel for Mexican Officials About 30,000 people have been killed since 2006 in Mexico's violent drug wars. On Monday, one of the country's biggest drug traffickers was arrested in Mexico City. NPR's Jason Beaubien has more. Continue watching