Call it the joy factory. Mattel brands have never been more present in pop culture as the pioneering toymaker celebrates its 80th anniversary.

It’s in the hand-painted eyelashes on every Barbie doll prototype ... Bob the Builder and Barney. “When you have something that has many fans, you have an audience,” Kreiz says.

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David Johansen -- the former New York Dolls musician who is also known as Buster Poindexter -- has died at the age of 75. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI ...

March 1 (UPI) --New York Dolls lead singer David Johansen -- who also performed under the name of Buster Poindexter -- has died at the age of 75. His stepdaughter, Leah Hennessey, told The New ...

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James have been announced as headliners for a new date at Sheffield’s Rock N Roll Circus this summer – see the full line-up below. The city’s Don Valley Bowl is playing host to the series of ...

Watching videos of the Food Dolls preparing their dish of the moment is like opening a bag of your favorite chips: You can’t stop at one. Minnesota sisters Alia and Radwa Elkaffas have been ...

I love you, you love me. But will we love a “Barney” movie from Ayo Edebiri? Building off the success of Mattel’s “Barbie” movie, the Dorchester native and star of “The Bear” will ...

Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. CPAC is a ticket to the circus. Principles First is a seat in study hall. The circus draws a bigger crowd because it’s entertaining.