It was an extraordinary corporate pledge — a promise that not only fit the zeitgeist of an increasingly climate-anxious society, but also sought to reconcile pent-up guilt over mounting plastic waste.

Lil Gretch, meet Lil Daryl Hannah. But Hannah's doll was part of a campaign that got attention for another reason: It was part of a hoax. A social media fake claimed that Mattel toys would become ...

A fake campaign by environmental activists said Barbie-maker Mattel would go plastic-free by 2030. The stunt duped some news outlets. I almost fell for it, too. Mattel has previously pledged to use ...

The actress starred in a viral EcoWarrior Barbie hoax this week, as she points to the doll's big screen debut: "They can say Barbie is a feminist; she's a f***ing toxic feminist. She's literally toxic ...

In wake of the hit "Barbie" movie, the announcement of an "EcoWarrior" Barbie doll drew the attention of media organizations and consumers, including an apparent pledge from toymaker Mattel to stop ...

It's a Barbie world, and Nicole Houff is living in it. The Minneapolis-based artist has made a specialty of posing dolls — Mattel's most famous, to be exact — and photographing them around the state, ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Once upon a time, back in my juice-box-and-cartoon days, I had a Barbie collection so ginormous it ...

Two women who have transformed themselves to look like the Mattel doll feel empowered but talk about coping with hostility, as the head of a medical group warns that these "series of surgical ...