Barbie Goes to Akron

The Chief Source, a savvy political blog outta Akron, usually muses on the President and other boring men in suits.
But last Friday must have been uneventful, because plastic, nylon-haired dolls got top billing on the site.
According to Kyle, a Chief Source blogger, Akronites have been busy circulating an e-mail that claims Mattel has released a whole line of Akron-inspired Barbies.
Much to our dismay, this is a hoax. The idea of owning a Goodyear Heights Barbie — complete with Ray Lewis knife and meth lab accessories — is just too good to be true. Same goes for the Highland Square Barbie, which is made of tofu and comes with archless feet and a Lesbaru. — Denise Grollmus

This article appears in Jan 10-16, 2007.