by DrRobyn on April 18, 2011
We all know her. Barbie was part of many children’s childhoods. She is often thought of an icon of beauty and a symbol of perfection. How could we ever measure up to the ideal she portrays? Turns out, what molded into plastic perfection isn’t always what it seems. Galia Slayen created a life-size model of [...]
by DrRobyn on March 21, 2011
We’ve been hearing about it for years. Same argument, same market. Different doll, different “wolf” in sheep’s clothing. You would think we’d get used to it by now. But we don’t…do we? Between the mock-celebrity party limos for birthday girls (with pink virgin cocktails for the ride!) and the “fabulous” and heavily made-up Monster High [...]
by DrRobyn on December 28, 2009
Children are watching and listening! How well did we do this year? Oy. Not so good. Well, this list was inspired by one of the comments I recently got on an article I wrote ages ago on Selma Blair and her interest in dropping acid. The commenter, identified as Peter wrote: “I think that dropping [...]
by DrRobyn on October 13, 2009
In the spirit of “some people just shouldn’t have a mouth” or perhaps just need a guide book on when to shut it, Christian Louboutin is now on the list. Mr. Louboutin is designing 3 of our childhood favorites but felt that Barbie needed some plastic surgery…on her ankles…because they were, get this, too fat! [...]
