Barbie
Product placement: shocking to successful
In a capitalist society, consumerism is ingrained in every aspect of our lives, with brands constantly looking for new and innovative ways to push their products onto consumers. While many enjoy watching TV as a form of escape from the world around us, it is in some ways not as much of an escape as […]
Why Jo Koy’s Barbie joke didn’t land: the long-standing struggles of female directors in Hollywood
The Golden Globes, which took place earlier this month, featured a monologue from host Jo Koy in which his so called ‘joke’ about The Barbie Movie stood out for all the wrong reasons. He said, ‘Oppenheimer is based on a 721- page Pulitzer Prize-winning book about the Manhattan Project, and Barbie is on a plastic […]