Barbie Girls in a Barbie World (feat. Rashida Renée)

To get things started with a bang on our return from summer vacation, we brought on the most hotly discussed and begged for guest in E4F history: Joan's sister, the legendary fashion scholar and Barbie officianado, Rashida Renée! We talk Barbie, Barbie, Barbie, Barbie, and Barbie!

Links:

• 'Barbenheimer' Even Bigger Than Expected: 'Barbie' Soars to $162 Million, 'Oppenheimer' Jumps to $82 Million [Variety]
• The Brain Behind 'Barbie': Inside the Brilliant Mind of Greta Gerwig [Rolling Stone]
• How Barbie Came to Life [Time]
• 'This Is Not About Selling Toys': Mattel Bosses on 'Barbie's' Long Development, Needing a Female Director and More [Variety]
• 'This Is Not About Selling Toys': Mattel Bosses on 'Barbie's' Long Development, Needing a Female Director and More [Variety]
• This Ken Is CEO: An Interview With Mattel's Ynon Kreiz [VF]
• Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling on Barbie and Kenergy [NYT]
• What's Inside Ken's Fur Coat, and More Secrets from Barbie's Costume Designer [VF]