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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

"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 ...