TOYS
The Best Gifts for Kids (That You're Obligated to Buy Presents for)
You or someone you know had kids, and now you’re burdened with shopping for them. Welcome to hell.
I Resent My Cat Because Her New Cat Tree Is Nicer Than All of My Furniture
Petlibro's ultra-modern Infinity Cat Tree lets your cat sleep closer to God by booking the penthouse suite of this highly aesthetic pet furniture.
Inside the ‘House of Barbie’, Mattel’s $30 Million Mistake
The Barbie-themed martinis and breast-firming treatments just weren’t enough to excite the citizens of Shanghai.
Owners of Used Sex Toy Company Swear It's Not Gross
The founders of Squeaky Clean Toys know that their business model raises some questions — but there's a real demand for lightly used dildos and buttplugs.
Kids Never Asked for Mid-Century Modern Toys, But Here They Are
Piccalio’s wooden toys reconcile one of life’s suckiest challenges: making sure your home decor doesn’t go babycore once you have kids.
A Live-Action ‘Barbie’ Movie Is Just a Commercial, Even if the Outfits Are Cute
Not every story is worthy of a modern reappraisal, especially when it comes to “humanizing” a doll.
Man With One of the Largest Barbie Collections Says Playing With Dolls Can ‘Dull the Pain’ in Life
He has been collecting Barbies for over 30 years and now has about 12,000 dolls.
Inside the ‘Happy Meal House,’ the Largest Collection of Fast-Food Toys in the World
Every month, Percival R. Lugue trots down to a McDonald’s and Jollibee outlet for items to add to his 20,000-piece fast-food toy collection.
Arcade Experts Tell Us Why We Never Win Toys in Claw Machines
Behind the lovable plushies is a zero-sum game that spares no one. Here's how to win a claw machine.
Unravelling the 2000s Schoolyard Craze for Weird Alien Eggs
The Alien Egg was once everywhere at schools up and down the UK. Here's the inside story of how they got so huge.
Photos of Vietnam’s Iconic Street Views, but in Lego
It took the artist almost a year to build a Vietnamese fishing boat.
There Are a Ridiculous Number of Movies in the Works About Toys
Lil Yachty's Uno movie is just one of at least ten films in development about toys and games, all of which sound deeply bizarre.