Barbie (fictional character)

The sniff test: How to pick a perfume for someone

2012-12-16 00:00:00

Is it possible to pick a perfume for someone? Should you even attempt such a personal gift? If the recipient likes fragrance or is interested in scent, the answer is a resounding yes. And we've got some tips and guidelines for shopping. For starters,...

Andre Cassagnes dies at 86; Etch A Sketch inventor

2013-02-02 20:50:00

Los Angeles Times Invented in Paris in the late 1950s, the mechanical drawing toy that would eventually be marketed as "the world's first laptop" became wildly popular soon after an Ohio company introduced it under a new name: Etch A Sketch. French...

Mattel misses Wall Street expectations, hit by litigation charge

2013-02-01 09:50:00

Mattel Inc., the El Segundo toy maker, reported increased revenue in its fourth quarter, but profit fell 17% due to a litigation charge. On Friday, the Barbie and Hot Wheels maker reported net earnings of $306.5 million, or 87 cents a share, for the...

Barbie Cafe opens in Taiwan, covered in pink

2013-01-30 10:35:00

Need more pink in your life? The new Barbie Cafe in Taiwan has more than enough to spare. The eatery is exactly what its name implies -- a temple to the 54-year-old doll, erected in Taipei’s Da’an shopping district and doused in fuchsia,...

‘Croods’ sneak peek: Emma Stone heroine more parkour than pinup

2013-01-11 09:42:57

Artists take Metro commuters on another kind of journey

2013-01-06 09:00:00

Though Los Angeles may never shed its image as a car-obsessed city, the past 20 years have seen significant progress and growth in its public transit system, making it a viable option for more Angelenos. Along with added convenience, the opening of each...

'The X Factor' recap: CeCe Frey and Diamond White are out

2012-12-07 00:00:00

Well, that's a relief. CeCe Frey finally left "The X Factor" Thursday night, and we didn't even have to hear her sing again. Perhaps this new system of unceremoniously dropping one contestant early on elimination night and then focusing on the two acts...

Live updates: Black Friday shoppers smash door at Urban Outfitters

2012-11-23 10:23:00

Shoppers surged into an Urban Outfitters store on the Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica after midnight Friday and smashed a tall glass door, injuring about five people, authorities said. Paramedics treated a few shoppers for minor cuts but no one...

Cannes 2012: Nicole Kidman is 'not interested in being safe'

2012-05-24 16:38:39

Peter Philips makes his colorful mark on Chanel

2011-07-03 00:00:00

One of the biggest beauty breakthroughs in recent years involves the rise of funky nail polish colors — blue, green, gray, even black — which have become socially acceptable for almost all women, no matter their age or occupation. That...

'Bachelorette' Emily Maynard: 'I've never been called boring'

2012-05-16 16:37:01

Farrah Fawcett poster image reissued for charity -- on a T-shirt [Updated]

2012-05-01 16:32:44

Mountain Elementary School dad Jansen Lashley-Haynes prepares a Barbie doll during assembly for upcoming school science fair before launching the doll up into the sky attached to a weather balloon from the La Crescenta school on Friday, December 7, 2012.

2012-12-07 14:40:00

Mattel was not amused.

2012-09-24 21:45:45

that everyone wants to hate but can't help but love. Except - she seemed a little nutty during the "After the Final Rose" ceremony. Then her breakup with Brad played out very publicly, and her post-breakup interview with Chris Harrison had her coming across as a bit of a whiner.

2012-09-11 11:53:00