Barbie is in her mid-60s & still going strong, but she's not an antique yet. Pull back the pink curtain & discover the ...

Back in 1994, when she turned 35, there were books, articles and academic studies aplenty that took on the semiotics of bosomy Barbie. They invoked her forerunner, Bild Lilli, a German doll based ...

This toy, based on a seductive comic strip character in the German tabloid Bild, was designed as a sexual gag gift for men. Ruth saw her as a blueprint for Barbie. An adult female doll for ...