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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

Damsel: In Distress Of Being A Super Hero

Comments (1) | Arts+Culture, barbie, Barbie Doll, barbies, Books, California, culture, Disney princess, Entertainment News, gender, heteronormativity, Mattel Barbie, Media, princess, princesses, race, Setsu Shigematsu, UC riverside

Isaac Moody
Staff Reporter

Can there be a princess who defies all standards of heteronormativity? What about seven?

Buzz

Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

Reaction Time: 'Body Positive' Lammily Doll Is Just Barbie 2.0

Comments (6) | Aerie, barbie, body image, BuzzFeed, campaign for real beauty, Disney, doll, Dove, frozen, get real, holidays, lammily, Mattel, nickolay lamm, Opinion, reaction time, self image, special k, toys

The Lammily Doll is not as inclusive as she appears (Lammily, Facebook)

Ariana Aboulafia
Columnist

Nice try, but you can't sell self-esteem.

Buzz

Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

Barbie Poses For Sports Illustrated

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Christianna Wiggins
Executive Producer

Mattel Toy Company and Sports Illustrated launch a #unapologetic campaign with Barbie as the centerfold.

Buzz

Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

Growing Up With Barbie

Comments (0) | barbie, childhood, feminism, gender roles, Girls, Opinion, sexism, toys, women

Lexie Houghtaling
Contributor

I wish that I had the opportunity to play with other toys.

Buzz

Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

The Misrepresentation Of Women Continues

Nika Shahery
Contributor

We are still enveloped by the sexual objectification of women, and it's only getting worse.

Buzz

Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

Julie Chen Shows Problems With Asian Standards Of Beauty

Comments (48) | asian, asian-american, barbie, beauty, calf surgery, east asia, Eyelid surgery, Julie Chen, Opinion, stereotypes, The Talk

Cat Shieh
Contributor

Damaging and impossible.

Buzz

Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

Mattel Introduces New Barbie Construction Set

Comments (43) | barbie, body image, construction set, Engineering, feminism, Girls, mansion, math, Mattel, Mega Bloks Barbie Build 'n Style, Pink, science, sexism, Style, women

A modern-day Barbie (Photo Credit- Creative Commons)

Leah Harari
Staff Reporter

Long criticized for promoting unrealistic body standards and epitomizing 1950s sexism, Mattel is debuting a Barbie construction set—a first for the company—in an attempt to inspire its young consumers towards math and science related skill sets. Oh and it's top-to-bottom bubblegum pink, of course.