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Grimes, the futuristic pop singer and mother of Elon Musk’s children, is working on a plush AI toy named “Grok” with the Silicon Valley startup Curio. The toy reportedly has no relationship or affiliation with Musk’s AI chatbot from xAI, the “woke” chatbot that’s also named Grok, according to The Washington Post.Google’s AI Isn’t a Gimmick, It’s the Future | AI Unlocked“Greetings! I’m Grok, Gabbo’s spirited rocket,” says Curio’s listing for a $99 limited beta edition of the toy. “With boundless energy, I’m always zooming…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeThe plumber handed a total of £75,000 by Hugh Grant and his wife for his charity work is at the centre of a racism row after he reposted a picture of a golly doll.Burnley-based tradesman James Anderson, 56, set up Depher – which stands for Disabled and Elderly, Plumbing and Heating Emergency Response, in 2017 – and was left stunned this month after Love Actually actor Grant, 63, and…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeThe plumber handed a total of £75,000 by Hugh Grant and his wife for his charity work is at the centre of a racism row after he reposted a picture of a golly doll.Burnley-based tradesman James Anderson, 56, set up Depher – which stands for Disabled and Elderly, Plumbing and Heating Emergency Response, in 2017 – and was left stunned this month after Love Actually actor Grant, 63, and…

Wish star Ariana DeBose is going nowhere but up. She started her career with her Oscar win for West Side Story, making history by being the first Afro-Hispanic and open member of the LGBTQIA+ community to win it. Now her latest movie, Wish, has allowed her to receive a doll of her character, and she had a s sweetly emotional response to this.Something to know the Disney animated movie's plot is that Wish follows the origin of the wishing star. 17-year-old Asha wishes on it after sensing a darkness in the Kingdom of…

If the Barbie movie has shed light on anything outside of the heinous intricacies of the patriarchy, it’s the sheer size of the iconic doll’s list of many variants; in Greta Gerwig‘s fantasy comedy alone, we saw President Barbie, Lawyer Barbie, Mermaid Barbie, Journalist Barbie, Teen Talk Barbie, and countless other trailblazers cut from the same cloth – and that’s without even getting into the many Kens that populated Barbieland, too. But if we zoom out beyond the movie and gaze at the wide world of Mattel’s premiere…

It is undebatable that Greta Gerwig’s Barbie movie has become a pop culture sensation, with the acclaimed cinematic take on the iconic Mattel toy breaking box office records left and right. It is no surprise, given the praise from critics and audiences alike towards the film’s visuals, performances, and sense of humor. One recurring joke throughout Barbie that has made waves on social media is the existence of discontinued Barbie dolls living in Barbieland. These dolls are somewhat isolated from the other Barbies and…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeWhoopi Goldberg has defended the new Barbie film against conservative backlash.On her ABC chat show The View on Tuesday (25 July), Goldberg, 67, shared clips of right-wing commentators including Ted Cruz and Ben Shapiro criticising the new Greta Gerwig comedy.Republican Texas senator Cruz accused the filmmakers of “trying to kiss up to the Chinese communist party” (over the movie’s…

Are Barbie dolls demeaning or empowering? Director Greta Gerwig and her co-writer Noah Baumbach opt for the latter theory in this beamingly affectionate and deliriously pink-themed fantasy comedy-adventure produced by Barbie’s corporate manufacturer Mattel, and starring Margot Robbie whose own superhuman blond beauty makes her the only possible casting as Barbie herself. It is maybe down to Gerwig’s confidence and generosity as a feminist film-maker that she gives all the best lines to Ryan Gosling, who is allowed to…

Barbie, Greta Gerwig’s ambitious satire in which Margot Robbie’s titular blonde escapes Barbieland to experience the real world, has drawn ecstatic reactions from audiences at an early screening.Variety’s social media editor Katcy Stephan called the movie “perfection” and added: “Greta Gerwig delivers a nuanced commentary on what it means to be a woman in a whimsical, wonderful and laugh-out-loud funny romp. The entire cast shines, especially Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling in roles they were clearly born to…

Barbie: Doll Creator Mattel Is Keen On Making The Margot Robbie Film A Franchise (Photo Credit – Bang Showbiz) Mattel is already planning a ‘Barbie’ sequel. The toy manufacturer’s CEO Ynon Kreiz is open to expanding Greta Gerwig’s upcoming blockbuster – which sees Margot Robbie star as the iconic doll – into a franchise, with early discussions underway. He told Time magazine that there is a possibility of “more Barbie movies”. Margot Robbie herself is less certain, noting that while there have been talks, nothing is…