Forever Barbie by M G Lord

M.G.Lord is a well-known cultural critic and investigative journalist who is the author of the best-selling books Forever Barbie and Astro Turf: The Secret World of Rocket Science. She has been a regular contributor to the New York Times Book Review and the Arts & Leisure section of the Times since 1995. Her work has featured in The New Yorker, Vogue, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, Travel + Leisure, the Hollywood Reporter, and ArtForum, among other magazines. Lord was a syndicated political cartoonist and a columnist for Newsday before becoming a freelance writer. She lives in Los Angeles and lectures at the University of Southern California.