Barbie is in on the joke in more ways than one.
Greta Gerwig’s film, which stars Margot Robbie as “Stereotypical Barbie,” is the first movie to debut from revived Mattel Films and despite its ties to the company, Barbie isn’t afraid to poke fun at the controversy surrounding the famous doll.
In addition to addressing gender stereotypes and commentary around Barbie’s unrealistic figure (and dream world), the film doesn’t shy away from creator Ruth Handler’s personal struggles. Read More...
See pics of ‘Dance Moms’ star, Abby Lee Miller, here.
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Royal NavyObituaryAdmiral Sir Sandy Woodward obituaryCommander of the Royal Navy taskforce that retook the Falkland Islands after the Argentinian invasion in 1982Admiral Sir John Woodward, known as "Sandy", who has died aged 81, led the naval expeditionary force which, against all the military odds, recaptured the Falkland Islands from the Argentinian invaders in 1982.
Woodward, then a rear admiral, was in the right place – at sea in the north Atlantic exercising his First Flotilla of destroyers and frigates – at the right time, when the Royal Navy was hurriedly assembling a taskforce to sail for the south Atlantic. Read More...
