Barbie Grows Up, Learns Some Math

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Sadly, the Katherine Johnson Barbie is “for the adult collector,” along with Amelia Earhart Barbie and Frida Kahlo Barbie. For those who think Kahlo’s life has been egregiously airbrushed and turned into little more than a cult-like commercial property, this is perhaps the final insult.