Mattel debuts Kristi Yamaguchi Barbie doll

While Barbie may seem like just a toy, it’s so much more for Yamaguchi. Like many little girls, a young Kristi Yamaguchi loved playing with Barbie. With a schedule packed with ice skating practices, her Barbie dolls became her “best friends.” So, it’s surreal for the decorated Olympian figure skater to now be a Barbie … Read more

Complex stories of migration are among the finalists for the Women’s Prize for Fiction

LONDON – Two novels that tell complex and surprising stories of migration are among six finalists for the 2024 Women’s Prize for Fiction. U.S.-French writer Aube Rey Lescure’s debut novel “River East, River West” depicts west to east immigration through the story of Americans in China, while British author Isabella Hammad’s “Enter Ghost” charts a … Read more