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Legoland employee, Lucy, poses putting a Lego model of U.S. actress Meghan Markle in place next to her husband-to-be Britain's Prince Harry outside a Lego-brick model of Windsor Castle at Legoland in Windsor on May 8th, 2018, during a photo call for its attraction celebrating the upcoming royal wedding. Prince Harry and Markle will marry on May 19th at St. George's Chapel.

News in Brief

Viewfinder: A Wedding Fit for Legoland

Legoland employee, Lucy, poses putting a Lego model of U.S. actress Meghan Markle in place next to her husband-to-be Britain's Prince Harry outside a Lego-brick model of Windsor Castle at Legoland in Windsor on May 8th, 2018.

Pacific Standard Staff

PS Picks: Legal Strife in the Valley of the Dolls

PS Picks is a selection of the best things that the magazine's staff and contributors are reading, watching, or otherwise paying attention to in the worlds of art, politics, and culture.

Candace Butera

News in Brief

The Benefits of the Full-Figured Doll

New research finds young girls are more content with their own bodies after playing with such figures. By…

Pacific Standard Staff

News in Brief

Forget Marriage Counseling—Buy a Magnet

Never underestimate the power of a metaphor. By Tom Jacobs (Photo: David Mulder/Flickr) Is your romantic relationship growing…

Pacific Standard Staff

Social Justice

Re-Imagining Barbie: Villain or Victim?

What if Barbie is just as insecure as the rest of us?

Lisa Wade

Social Justice

6-Year-Olds Know When You’re Making Sins of Omission, and They Don’t Like It

In a new study, kids gave lower ratings to teachers who left out key details about toys. And once misled, they inspected new toys more carefully.

Ryan Jacobs

Social Justice

Career Barbie and the Sexualization of Little Girls

Perhaps the most shocking takeaway from the recent study that found playing with Barbies may seriously limit a girl's view of what occupations are open to her is, in a world where we're surrounded by media, how quickly one doll can have a measurable impact.

Peggy Orenstein