Ypulse Essentials: Cyberbullying, The Return Of The 80s, Barbie Vs. Bratz
Posted by meredith on 12-04-2008
Amy Poehler (talks about "Smart Girls" with HuffPo's Marianne Schnall) (The Huffington Post)
- Winehouse 101? (the troubled pop star will be used by a university class in the UK as an example of the potential problems in the music industry) (UK Telegraph)
- Great piece on cyberbullying (from Ypulse friend danah boyd. Also more on the Lori Drew case from Slate) (apophenia) (Slate)
- Self-embedding (a new disturbing teen trend in self-harm. And one in five young adults has a personality disorder that affects their daily life according to recent research) (Washington Post) (Yahoo! News)
- Have teen sex comedies grown up? (The Guardian evaluates how Hollywood has matured in the wake of "American Pie") (The Guardian)
- Nice profile on Melissa Walker (and her extensive record collection) (New York Times, reg. required)
- Virgin USA embraces mobile social networking (with two new game-changing feature: "Connect" and "Mobile Lounge") (Yahoo!)
- Return of 80s fashion (apparently fans are taking after Miley Cyrus' eighties-influenced style. Also tabloids stir rumors that the star is looking to be emancipated ) (Eerie Times News)
- Will the JoBros win Best New Artist? (The band said they were just shocked to be nominated) (PopEater)
- Barbie wins Bratz battle (A court order bans MGA Entertainment from making and selling Bratz dolls after the dolls were found to infringe Mattel copyrights. Plus, to celebrate Barbie's 50th, a $500 fashion photography book) (Bloomberg) (Trendland)
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December 5th, 2008 at 2:26 am
The ruling that the manufacturer of the Bratz dolls has to completely stop is extreme.
A guy came up with idea while he was working at Mattel. Big deal!
A moderate ruling in the Bratz case would have been that the company has to pay a small royalty to Mattel.
George W. Bush appointed the federal judge who made this extreme ruling on behalf of the bigger corporation. Don't vote for Republicans for president.
April 4th, 2009 at 6:42 pm
Guess what? Barbie won the lawsuit. :( No more Bratz on the shelves. Too bad! I haven't got any Bratz dolls yet and they are gone already??? Just wish Bratz won. GO BRATZ!