Holiday Spending Increased, Defying Fears of a Decline While the pace of growth slowed, spending stayed strong because of robust job growth and strong wage gains.
What Social Trends Taught Us About the 2023 Economy From girl dinners to ChatGPT, a look back at the trends that broke the internet and taught us about the American economy this year.
Mattel Has a New Cherokee Barbie. Not Everyone Is Happy About It. Cherokee language on the packaging of the Wilma Mankiller doll said “Chicken Nation” instead of “Cherokee Nation.” Critics said Mattel made other errors.
Watching ‘Barbie’ and Thinking About Death A summer blockbuster left a Times columnist uncomfortable. A new play about art under totalitarianism helped her understand why.
Mattel’s Windfall From ‘Barbie’ Goes Far Beyond Dolls The company’s approach has paid off to a degree that even the C.E.O. could hardly have believed possible.