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Hollywood’s Star Power Is Shifting

March 8, 2026

Collage of black-and-white photo cut-outs of auteurs' heads scattered alongside pink film-reels and yellow stars.

A Seriously Silly Oscars Moment

Spencer Kornhaber

March 11, 2024

Ryan Gosling, dressed as Ken in a pink suit and gloves, sings into a microphone on the Oscars stage as several dozen men in black tuxedos dance behind him.

Why the Oscars Overlooked Greta Gerwig

January 24, 2024

Greta Gerwig and members of the cast of Barbie looking at a laptop

What Barbie Understands About Mother-Daughter Relationships

Suzanne Garfinkle-Crowell

August 5, 2023

A still from the Barbie movie.

Enough About Ken

Xochitl Gonzalez

August 1, 2023

A still from the Barbie movie

Barbie Is Everything. Ken Is Everything Else.

July 28, 2023

Ryan Gosling as Ken in "Barbie"

American Girlhood Culture Is Really Strange

Meghan O’Rourke

July 26, 2023

An image of Margot Robbie as Barbie

Greta Gerwig’s Lessons From Barbie Land

July 25, 2023

Black-and-white portrait of Greta Gerwig, with her hands cupping her face

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How Contradictions Power Barbie

July 21, 2023

Margot Robbie in 'Barbie'

The Surprising Key to Understanding the Barbie Film

July 21, 2023

Margot Robbie and America Ferrera in “Barbie”

What’s the Matter With Barbie?

July 18, 2023

Barbie and Ken in “Barbie”