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The Daily Free Press

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Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

‘Barbie’ wasn’t snubbed, please get over yourselves

Lina Barclay January 31, 2024
'Barbie' made for a fun filmgoing experience, but Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie are not deserving of Oscar nominations for Best Director and Best Actress. Here's why.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

What she was made for: Greta Gerwig’s revival of girlhood | Mad Women

Hailey Pitcher October 3, 2023
There’s an element of feminine melancholy within Greta Gerwig’s work. With films primarily featuring female protagonists, Gerwig has a way of perfectly encapsulating the trials, tribulations and celebrations of what it means to identify as a woman.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

EDITORIAL: It’s a Barbie world—and we’re all just living in it

Editors April 10, 2023
While she’s normally making headlines for her controversial body stature, Barbie is now making news for another reason: coming to a theater near you on July 21 is Greta Gerwig’s real-life adaptation of “Barbie”—but we would be remiss if we didn’t discuss how this stereotypical casting contributes to the unrealistic beauty standard discourse.
EDITORIAL: Barbie's body positivity not totally genuine

EDITORIAL: Barbie’s body positivity not totally genuine

Editors January 29, 2016

Life in plastic just got a little more fantastic. In an effort to boost its steadily falling sales, Mattel has broadened its Barbie dolls’ appearances to include four different sizes: original, curvy,...

EDIT: #unapologetic

Daily Free Press Admin February 24, 2014

For the 50th anniversary of its Swimsuit Issue, Sports Illustrated ran a spread featuring Mattel’s Barbie. Expecting this decision to reap major controversy, both companies are using the hashtag #unapologetic...

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