<feed version="0.3" xml:lang="en-us" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><generator>Plime/1</generator><title>Dara and Sara - Iran's Islamic alternative to Ken and Barbie : ATOM 0.3</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/"/><tagline>Dara and Sara - Iran's Islamic alternative to Ken and Barbie : ATOM 0.3</tagline><author><name>www.plime.com</name><email>plime@plime.com</email></author><copyright>2009, www.plime.com.</copyright><modified>2009-11-30T08:33:52+01:00</modified><entry><title><![CDATA[Dara and Sara - Iran's Islamic alternative to Ken and Barbie]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/world/l/77464/1/" /><id>77464</id><summary><![CDATA[Dara and Sara - Iran's Islamic alternative to Ken and Barbie]]></summary><issued>2008-09-24T11:09:23+01:00</issued><modified>2008-09-24T11:09:23+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Meet Dara and Sara, Iran's answer to Ken and Barbie.<br/>The Muslim dolls have been developed by a government agency to promote traditional values, with their modest clothing and pro-family backgrounds.<br/>They are widely seen as an effort to counter the American dolls and accessories that have flooded the Iranian market.<br/><br/><i>She said young girls who play with Barbie, a doll she sees as wanton, could grow into women who reject Iranian values.<br/><br/>&quot;I think every Barbie doll is more harmful than an American missile,&quot; Ms Rahimi said.</i>]]></content></entry><hr size='1' class='line' noshade/><div style='padding-top:20px;height:300px;margin-right:10px;float:left;'><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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Who can help it?]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[&quot;The Birds&quot; Barbie doll]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/weird/l/78004/1/" /><id>78004</id><summary><![CDATA[&quot;The Birds&quot; Barbie doll]]></summary><issued>2008-09-29T01:00:32+01:00</issued><modified>2008-09-29T01:00:32+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Barbie looks mighty cheerful, for a person being pecked to death.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Bad Barbie]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/52285/1/" /><id>52285</id><summary><![CDATA[Bad Barbie]]></summary><issued>2008-02-27T10:55:16+01:00</issued><modified>2008-02-27T10:55:16+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[We have reason to believe that the lovely and harmless Barbie doll has a secret life in which she is not that innocent at all!<br/>Out of her nightly and obscure escapades has originated an collection known as the Alternative Barby Collection.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[BDSM Black Canary Barbie]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/68977/1/" /><id>68977</id><summary><![CDATA[BDSM Black Canary Barbie]]></summary><issued>2008-07-16T17:43:02+01:00</issued><modified>2008-07-16T17:43:02+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[The new Black Canary Barbie is seemly pissing off some people because of her BDSM appearance.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[What would a real life Barbie look like?]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/98387/1/" /><id>98387</id><summary><![CDATA[What would a real life Barbie look like?]]></summary><issued>2009-03-08T20:42:43+01:00</issued><modified>2009-03-08T20:42:43+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[She turns 50 on Monday, but Barbie has a remarkable figure for a woman of any age. So what if you scaled her up to human proportions?]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Barbie Tarot]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/arts/l/48782/1/" /><id>48782</id><summary><![CDATA[Barbie Tarot]]></summary><issued>2008-01-29T14:03:43+01:00</issued><modified>2008-01-29T14:03:43+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[A lot of work went into creating this, but now you can use a set of tarot cards celebrating Barbie]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Mattel Recalls Barbie and Tanner&#8482; Magnetic Toys Due to Magnets Coming Loose]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/31640/1/" /><id>31640</id><summary><![CDATA[Mattel Recalls Barbie and Tanner&#8482; Magnetic Toys Due to Magnets Coming Loose]]></summary><issued>2007-08-14T23:14:54+01:00</issued><modified>2007-08-14T23:14:54+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Name of Product: Barbie and Tanner&#8482; play sets <br/>Units: About 683,000<br/>(Update to muppet's Polly Pocket.)]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Barbie denounced as destructive by Iranian prosecutor]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/60013/1/" /><id>60013</id><summary><![CDATA[Barbie denounced as destructive by Iranian prosecutor]]></summary><issued>2008-04-29T09:48:56+01:00</issued><modified>2008-04-29T09:48:56+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[The blonde-haired, scantily-clad Barbie doll and other western toys will lead to &quot;destructive and cultural consequences&quot; for Iran, the country's leading prosecutor was quoted as saying today.  (Cool! No need to send an army, then)]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[The prom girls who really dolled themselves up... by arriving as Barbies in boxes]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/127011/1/" /><id>127011</id><summary><![CDATA[The prom girls who really dolled themselves up... by arriving as Barbies in boxes]]></summary><issued>2009-07-08T09:08:07+01:00</issued><modified>2009-07-08T09:08:07+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Two teenage girls took the concept of getting all dolled up for the school prom to an extreme - dressing as life-size Barbie dolls and being wheeled in still sealed in their boxes.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Barbie In The Big House (careful@work)]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/78357/1/" /><id>78357</id><summary><![CDATA[Barbie In The Big House (careful@work)]]></summary><issued>2008-10-01T02:53:37+01:00</issued><modified>2008-10-01T02:53:37+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[In our last action-packed adventure, Barbie found herself charged with disorderly conduct, and sentenced to six months in Malibu State Penitentiary!]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Barbie cake to celebrate 50th birthday]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/98529/1/" /><id>98529</id><summary><![CDATA[Barbie cake to celebrate 50th birthday]]></summary><issued>2009-03-09T08:38:00+01:00</issued><modified>2009-03-09T08:38:00+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[The world's biggest Barbie birthday cake has been unveiled to celebrate the doll's 50th anniversary.<br/><br/>The 2.1 metre tall cake was displayed on the First Fleet Steps at the Botanic Gardens in Sydney, Australia.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Barbie fishing rod reels in record-setting catfish]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/73251/1/" /><id>73251</id><summary><![CDATA[Barbie fishing rod reels in record-setting catfish]]></summary><issued>2008-08-22T11:39:29+01:00</issued><modified>2008-08-22T11:39:29+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[David Hayes doesn't usually fish with a pink Barbie rod and reel, but when his 3-year-old granddaughter Alyssa handed him her fishing pole, he used it to haul in a state record channel catfish.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[ Totally Stylin&#8217; Tattoo Barbie]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/106872/1/" /><id>106872</id><summary><![CDATA[ Totally Stylin&#8217; Tattoo Barbie]]></summary><issued>2009-04-13T18:54:20+01:00</issued><modified>2009-04-13T18:54:20+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Is Barbie having a midlife crisis, or is she simply embracing the times? Totally Stylin&#8217; Tattoo Barbie is part of Mattel&#8217;s spring Barbie line.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[The Sex Secrets of Barbie and Ken]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/sex/l/88368/1/" /><id>88368</id><summary><![CDATA[The Sex Secrets of Barbie and Ken]]></summary><issued>2009-01-08T16:09:18+01:00</issued><modified>2009-01-08T16:09:18+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Who knew Barbie and Ken had such interesting sex lives?<br/><br/>There's a new book out that chronicles the kinky life and times of the toy designer who came up with the plastic playthings.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Barbie Bandits sentenced; prison time for one of them]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/55505/1/" /><id>55505</id><summary><![CDATA[Barbie Bandits sentenced; prison time for one of them]]></summary><issued>2008-03-24T19:50:30+01:00</issued><modified>2008-03-24T19:50:30+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Remember these twits?  Well one of them cooperated and got parole.  The other one...well she got 10 years (but will likely only serve 2).  All in all, a very Barbie robbery!]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Making of the undead Barbie]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/arts/l/84429/1/" /><id>84429</id><summary><![CDATA[Making of the undead Barbie]]></summary><issued>2008-12-11T22:49:04+01:00</issued><modified>2008-12-11T22:49:04+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Here's some pictures from the making of Barbie of the Undead.<br/>The scull and the base is made of Super Sculpey, and it's all painted with acrylics.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Barbie Gets Another Accessory: An MP3 Player ]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/28504/1/" /><id>28504</id><summary><![CDATA[Barbie Gets Another Accessory: An MP3 Player ]]></summary><issued>2007-07-23T03:02:35+01:00</issued><modified>2007-07-23T03:02:35+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[First, Barbie had Ken. Now, Barbie has a docking station.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Barbie to get Hello Kitty makeover]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/22451/1/" /><id>22451</id><summary><![CDATA[Barbie to get Hello Kitty makeover]]></summary><issued>2007-06-02T11:01:05+01:00</issued><modified>2007-06-02T11:01:05+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Hello Kitty will join the ranks of the world's top fashion houses as she dresses up Barbie, bringing together the Japanese and US icons in a limited-edition doll.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Barbie Is Turning 50!]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/arts/l/132702/1/" /><id>132702</id><summary><![CDATA[Barbie Is Turning 50!]]></summary><issued>2009-09-09T18:11:27+01:00</issued><modified>2009-09-09T18:11:27+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[The 7th Annual San Francisco Altered Barbie Exhibition is a cultural identity show of recycled and reusable Barbie and Ken art that includes performance on all levels! oh so San Francisco!]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Barbie Sings - and for only $59.99]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/18075/1/" /><id>18075</id><summary><![CDATA[Barbie Sings - and for only $59.99]]></summary><issued>2007-04-27T03:21:48+01:00</issued><modified>2007-04-27T03:21:48+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[On Thursday, Mattel unveiled Barbie Girls, a doll-shaped MP3 player that turns into a live character at BarbieGirls.com, a Web site where girls can interact with each other in a manner reminiscent of Second Life, the virtual world for adults.]]></content></entry></feed>