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The beloved fairy tale of “12 Dancing Princesses” will come to life at Ohio University Eastern this fall for a special one-night-only performance. Oglebay Institute’s Youth Ballet Company will present ...

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The Target back-to-school section was packed on a recent afternoon with parents and students picking up everything from folders to lunch boxes to pencils. Viera High School seniors Audrey Scott and ...

Barbie-maker Mattel and OpenAI have teamed up to bring generative AI to the toy-making and ever-expanding pipeline of IP repackaging. This partnership marks new territory for OpenAI, which has signed ...

June 12 (Reuters) - Mattel (MAT.O), opens new tab has teamed up with OpenAI to develop toys and games with artificial intelligence, and expects to launch its first AI-powered product later this year, ...

Ruth Handler, who co-founded Mattel with her husband, Elliot Handler, and Harold Matson in 1945, noticed her daughter, Barbara, playing with paper dolls and dreaming about what kind of woman she would ...

C’mon, Barbie, let’s go party — at the Barbie StreamHouse. This weekend is the last chance for New Yorkers to play pretend in a full-sized replica DreamHouse that is dripping in the Mattel doll’s ...

Season 12 of Fox’s “The Masked Singer” is looking for a hero with all new theme nights. “Footloose” is one, along with Miley Cyrus, and Barbie night. The judges are really hyped and can’t wait to ...

It's the sweetest way to start the month. Stacey Leasca is an award-winning journalist with nearly two decades of newsroom experience. She is also the co-founder of Be a Travel Writer, an online ...

The Masked Singer Season 12 will pay homage to Barbie and Footloose and unleash a “Party in the U.S.A.” with a Miley Cyrus-themed night. Ahead of the season premiere on Wednesday, September 25, Fox ...

Attention all Barbies and Kens who like to have the latest accessory: Stanley just announced a new collaboration with the iconic brand. The drinkware company will be launching a Barbie-inspired line ...