Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story

Let’s eat Barbie! A journey through one doll’s wry reinventions

By Saskia Lloyd Gaiger

An exploration of parodies and subversions of the infamous doll's image, before Greta Gerwig explodes into the tongue-in-cheek canon of Barbie culture.

In praise of Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story

By Nick Joyner

Over 30 years later, Todd Haynes’ experimental documentary remains a visionary look at female celebrity.

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