by Mari K Eder | Jan 6, 2026 | Newsletters
“At Barbie we believe girls can be and do anything.” Those were the words of Krista Berger, Senior Vice President of Barbie at Mattel. On October 6, 2025, Mattel launched a new series of Barbie dolls— Team Barbie—made up of a number of international Olympians and... 
by Mari K Eder | Nov 4, 2025 | Newsletters
Gretchen Kunigk didn’t step into a pair of skis until she was fifteen years old. But she took to it like a natural. In the 1930s, most skiing was not downhill but instead was primarily ski jumping or cross-country skiing. Why? Primarily because the notion of a... 
by Mari K Eder | Jan 7, 2025 | Newsletters
Last June, America and her allies commemorated the 80th Anniversary of D-Day. Now, in January, with the anniversary of the Battle of The Bulge behind us, we are following the trail of the greatest generation, the stories of those soldiers, sailors, and Marines as they...