Barbie

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Painting Barbie Into Famous Artworks Is Creepy

3:00AM January 25, 2012 | Jamie Condliffe

Have you ever wondered what the Venus de Milo would look like if it had been modelled on Barbie? Err, no, me neither. But now you have the answer anyway: creepy. More »


Cameras

This Is What Happens When Barbie Dolls Turn Into Meth Heads

11:45PM January 2, 2012 | Jesus Diaz

I love these amazing, ultra-realistic model photography series by the very talented Carrie Becker: Barbie Trashes Her Dreamhouse. I imagine this happening in an alternative universe where Ken leaves her after she turns into a meth head following years of alcohol and coke abuse. More »


Geek Out

It’s OK To Admit You Want To Live In Architect Barbie’s Mansion

9:15PM August 4, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

Did you know Barbie’s had over 120 careers since 1959? Along with dabbling in computer engineering, she’s also planning a big move into architecture this Australian spring — but obviously she’ll need an eco-friendly cantilever mansion to call her own. More »


Computing

Print Barbie’s New Hair With Your Ink Jet Printer

5:00AM February 16, 2011 | Kyle VanHemert

Printers, I think we can agree with some relief, are becoming increasingly irrelevant. Still, plenty of people have the hulking old things plugged in somewhere in their homes, and Mattel’s gonna put ‘em to use. For printing real (fake) hair extensions for you and your Barbie. More »


Entertainment

Justin Bieber Music-Playing Dolls Prove Life Can Always Get Worse

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7:02PM September 29, 2010 | Angus Kidman

Tween pop horror Justin Bieber pwns Twitter, needs a haircut and is still better at riding a Segway than some people we won’t mention. So it kinda makes sense that he’s going to ruin everybody’s Christmas with a range of hideous dolls that play 30-second audio clips of his musical monstrosities. More »


Cameras

Throwdown: Canon 7D Versus Barbie Video Girl

9:00AM August 11, 2010 | Brian Barrett

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In this corner: the Canon 7D, one of our absolute favourite DSLR cameras. In the opposite corner, wearing the hot pink, zebra-accented hoodie: Barbie Video Girl (aka To Catch a Predator Barbie). Time for the tale of the tape! More »


To Catch A Predator Barbie

9:20AM February 17, 2010 | Mark Wilson

There are things Man was meant to do and there are things Man wasn’t meant to do. Putting a spycam inside a Barbie, for instance? Such can only unbalance the subtle harmonies of nature in perverse ways. More »


Computer Engineer Barbie Has A PhD In FUN, Breaking Stereotypes

4:28AM February 13, 2010 | Brian Barrett

This is actually wonderful. Barbie’s had 124 careers since 1959, ranging from Stewardess to Paratrooper. Today she gets her 125th: computer engineer. You can tell she’s smart ’cause she’s got glasses and reads nothing but binary. More »


Barbie Foosball Creeps Me Out While Inexplicably Excites Me

1:00AM June 13, 2009 | Jesus Diaz

We like foosball, despite the fact that we can’t play real football. We like Barbie, despite the fact that she doesn’t have any genitalia. It’s no surprise then that we really like Foosball Barbie. More »


The Soul of a Barbie, a PS3, and a Big Mac Caught on Video

5:59AM May 5, 2009 | Jesus Diaz

Satre Stuelke seems to have three passions: McDonald’s fast food, toys, and gadgets—specially the GE 4-slice medical research scanner he uses to create these stunning images and videos at Cornell University’s Biomedical Imaging Centre:

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