Fifa Women’s World Cup: Football Ferns co-captain Ria Percival opens up on the injury that almost ended her career
Her doctor had devastating words for her: 'I’m not sure if you’ll play football again'.
Her doctor had devastating words for her: 'I’m not sure if you’ll play football again'.
With the amount of crude oil in the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve now at multi-decade lows, the prospect of replenishing the reserves could be an arduous task according to some, and a cinch to others. The SPR isn’t empty, contrary to the hyperbolic headlines that have casually misrepresented the current state of the nation’s emergency oil stockpiles. But it is fair to say that the amount of crude oil in the emergency stockpiles is the lowest it’s been in decades and decades—since 1983 to be precise—and... Читать дальше...
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Greta Gerwig’s Barbie is a charming blockbuster adventure about the tribulations of simply existing as a woman in society.
For those inclined to interrogate the interplay of pop culture and, uh, regular culture, Barbie has long been a towheaded conundrum. Is she good or evil? Given her vocational dexterity, does she serve as an inspiration for young girls? Is it true that, in the words of narrator Helen Mirren in the new movie Barbie,…
Читать дальше...Scottie Scheffler knows the prevailing view of him is that he is "a touch boring," emotionless and the epitome of consistency while mopping up earnings of $40 million in fewer than four full seasons on the PGA Tour. What the…
Single malt gets the single estate treatment.
The Afropop star and collaborators including the producer of Rema’s “Calm Down” tell Rolling Stone about his latest and greatest moves
It’s a long commercial for a legacy corporate brand and a pretty-in-pink f*ck you to the patriarchy. It is Barbie — hear it roar
Barbie is a surprisingly profound film, more philosophical and existential than one initially would expect from a franchise rooted in plastic fashion dolls that became a cultural icon in the late 1950s. This was a period in time when young girls were in desperate need of role models, and Barbie came along as a vehicle […]
Yes, the Barbie movie will definitely make you laugh, probably make you cry, and absolutely make you think.
Expect slimmer and lighter foldable smartphones as well as potentially a new tablet and wearables at Unpacked on July 26, Samsung's mobile boss says.
Photo Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway / Kelly Caminero / The Daily Beast / Photos by Getty / Warner Bros.
It’s Barbie Week at The Daily Beast’s Obsessed, celebrating the doll’s pop-culture history, our favorite Barbie memories, and a certain major movie. Read all of our coverage here!
Читать дальше...Mattel’s iconic doll journeys out of her Dreamhouse and into a male-dominated real world in a film directed by Greta Gerwig and starring Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling and Will Ferrell.
Rio Tinto expects full-year iron-ore shipments to be in the upper half of company guidance, but cut production estimates for alumina and refined copper.
In 1959, a mere 64 years before the release of Greta Gerwig’s Barbie, Mattel’s signature doll hit store shelves for the first time and quickly became a Rorschach test for many girls and women as they transposed their own identity onto a plastic plaything. The small-scale doll was created by company co-founder Ruth…
Читать дальше...Warner Bros.' "Barbie" offers a lot of laughs and criticism of Mattel, while attempting to tackle larger commentary on the pitfalls of patriarchy.
Greta Gerwig’s film is more than an advertisement, but a little less than a dream.
In a time of growing anti-consumerism and the increasing irrelevance of gender, Greta Gerwig signed up to spin a feature-length film out of what many see as a shallow and retrograde consumer product. The results are mixed.
The candy-coloured production looks like “The Wizard of Oz” on acid, but it’s the hilarious cast makes this much-hyped movie a hit.
Stuff reports: The New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) remains confident the 2026 Commonwealth Games will go ahead despite there being no host city following a dramatic termination of Victoria’s bid on Tuesday. NZOC chief executive Nicki Nicol says there is still time for a replacement host to be found but confirmed it will not be […]
Читать дальше...Margot Robbie as Barbie in her cowgirl guise. | Image: Warner Bros.
Greta Gerwig’s Barbie is often good and sometimes great, but it always feels like it’s fighting to be itself rather than the movie Warner Bros. and Mattel Films want.
Читать дальше...Life in plastic is not fantastic.
For the five young athletes profiled in Surf Girls Hawaii, achieving World Surf League glory is a goal. But to do it as women of Hawaiian heritage is part of the pride.