TOYS
This Family Spent the Last 13 Years and $125K Amassing Beanie Babies
Leon Schlossberg and his daughter Sondra are putting everything into their dream of opening a Ty museum.
Peaceful Gundam Wins Competition for Giant Fighting Robots
A young designer from Taiwan wanted to show that a battle robot could exist and find new purpose in a peaceful world.
Drag Queens Trixie and Katya Review Butt Stuff
On this episode of THE TRIXIE & KATYA SHOW, the drag duo reviews everything from three-way butt plugs to anal bleaching cream.
This Kid Really, Really Wanted a Toy
The fire department had to rescue Mason from a claw machine after he took matters into his own hands.
I Talked to the Couple Who Made a Contract to Limit Funko Pop Spending
The contract for vinyl dolls went viral a year after it was written.
I Tried to Hack the Robot Chef at Lego's New Restaurant
At Lego House in Billund, Denmark, you build your own meal out of Lego blocks and feed it to a robot chef. It’s equal parts family entertainment and sci-fi.
In shocking twist, Lego’s NASA women set is really popular
Lego's new "Women of NASA" toy set is already sold out on Amazon — unless you want to shell out $100 more than the original price.
The Fidget Spinner Phone Is the Worst Thing Since the Fidget Spinner
It's the size of your palm, it can make texts and calls, and it's definitive proof that the world is now a bad place.
Roger That: A Short History of the Walkie Talkie
The lineage of the walkie-talkie reaches from World War II to the modern cell phone, and even inspired a major cell network.
How Primitive Electronics and Expensive Video Games Turned Toys'R'Us Into a Consumer Juggernaut
Toys'R'Us, which just filed for bankruptcy, was once essential to the fortunes of the toy industry. But the secret to its rise was that it sold a whole lot of electronics—whether cheap gadgets, hot toys, or (of course) video games.
Reflecting on the Burger King Pokémon Disaster of 1999
How kids meal toys at the height of Pokémania led to two deaths and a lot of panic.