Current:Home > InvestWe promise this week's NPR news quiz isn't ALL about 'Barbie' -SecureNest Finance
We promise this week's NPR news quiz isn't ALL about 'Barbie'
View
Date:2025-04-13 18:04:56
This week, Barbie the movie broke box office records, lured people to a searingly depressing biopic, dominated Mattel's quarterly earnings call, and is somehow both corporate propaganda and a scream of existential angst. It puzzled and enthralled the Indigo Girls, and inspired this World Cafe playlist.
Barbie the doll may or may not be a feminist icon. She is a strong role model, and a reason to examine the history of women in the workforce. She's the star of this LAist podcast.
Thanks for taking this tour of Barbie and Barbie-adjacent content. Here's a quiz with just one question that references Barbie.
veryGood! (381)
Related
- South Korean president's party divided over defiant martial law speech
- Mexico’s ruling party faces a major test: Can it avoid falling apart without charismatic president?
- Australia offers to help Tuvalu residents escape rising seas and other ravages of climate change
- What is the average cost of a Thanksgiving meal? We break it down.
- Woman dies after Singapore family of 3 gets into accident in Taiwan
- The alleged theft at the heart of ChatGPT
- Lake Tahoe ski resort worker killed in snowmobile accident during overnight snowmaking operations
- A Hawaii refuge pond has turned eye-catching pink and scientists think they know why
- Costco membership growth 'robust,' even amid fee increase: What to know about earnings release
- Sam Bankman-Fried is guilty, and the industry he helped build wants to move on
Ranking
- Senate begins final push to expand Social Security benefits for millions of people
- Jezebel's parent company shuts down feminist news website after 16 years
- Marilyn Mosby trial, jury reaches verdict: Ex-Baltimore prosecutor found guilty of perjury
- Unpacking the Murder Conspiracy Case Involving Savannah Chrisley's Boyfriend Robert Shiver
- Krispy Kreme offers a free dozen Grinch green doughnuts: When to get the deal
- 4 wounded in shooting at Missouri shopping mall near Kansas City; 3 suspects in custody
- 'Frustration all across the board.' A day with homelessness outreach workers in L.A.
- Grammy Awards announce 2024 nominations. Here's a full list of the nominees.
Recommendation
'As foretold in the prophecy': Elon Musk and internet react as Tesla stock hits $420 all
Myanmar military court sentences general ousted from ruling council to 5 years for corruption
Michigan man cleared of sexual assault after 35 years in prison
What the Melting of Antarctic Ice Shelves Means for the Planet
Former Danish minister for Greenland discusses Trump's push to acquire island
John Stamos talks joining the Beach Boys and being SO. HANDSOME.
Israeli national team arrives in Kosovo for soccer game under tight security measures
Shania Twain Speaks Out After Very Scary Tour Bus Crash