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By now you may have heard of the new 'normal' barbie, but just where did she come from, and how will kids respond. You're about to find out.

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It's Throwback Thursday, and time for an awesomely 80's video, Barbie Dance Club. Do you remember this? Paula Abdul and a crew of teenagers dance to totally rad 80's music and then teach you how to do the 'Barbie.'

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After several pleas from concerned parents of children battling cancer, Mattel has agreed to create a “Bald & Beautiful’ Barbie for children next year! This comes as great news for children suffering from Leukemia and other cancers that just want to simply feel accepted and “fit in”.

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Barbie, that lovely yet absurdly, uh, generously proportioned princess of the doll kingdom, was introduced to the world on March 9th, 1959. She has sparked imaginations for more than 50 years, so of course she gets her own day.

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It’s been almost a year since Kate Middleton and Prince William tied the knot in a ceremony watched by some 40 million people worldwide. And if you didn’t get your fill of Royal Wedding mania, how about celebrating their first anniversary with your very own set of dolls created in the famous couple’s likeness?

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She may not look like the traditional Malibu Barbie, but pop tart Katy Perry reverted to her ‘California Gurls’ look for her toy transformation. Like her pal Nicki Minaj, Perry is a model for a one-of-a-kind Mattel doll on sale for charity.

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Wedding photography isn’t always terribly original — flip through the albums of a dozen couples and you’ll usually find many of the same shots and poses (hey, if it ain’t broke).

French photographer Beatrice de Guigne has knowingly captured the essence of the modern wedding album in a shoot with everyone’s favorite toyland couple, Barbie and Ken. Over three days, de Guigne snapped photos as the plasticine pair readied for the big event, swapped vows, and celebrated at a reception.

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We need not to have Barbies that look like this.  This will commemorate Tim McGraw and Faith Hill's 15 years of marriage and will be at our fingertips in October.  This calls to mind the fiasco that is the Royal Wedding Couple Dolls.  I know they had like 7 artists work on that o

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As a 16-year-old, Galia Slayen made a life-size Barbie out of wood, chicken wire, paper-mache and -- of course -- two big balloons as way to deal with her anorexia.

Now, four years later, Slayen is a sophomore at Hamilton College and is using the massive (but freakishly slim) doll she built to start a conversation about eating disorders and body image issues.

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They met in 1961 and formed a decades long courtship. Then, in 2004, Barbie and Ken decided to take some time apart, and Barbie stated dating Australian surfer doll Blaine.

Now Mattel is using the web, Facebook and Twitter to let America decide

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