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Success of 'Barbie' film adds to doll's cultural legacy

Barbie. The one name conjures up feelings for many generations of women and men across the world. The plastic wonder is now featured in a new film raking in about $155 million this past weekend, making it the highest opening of 2023. Jeffrey Brown looks at the global phenomenon and what it all may mean for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.