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Toys

Faces of six Barbie dolls looking up | Photo 147293395 © Erin Cadigan | Dreamstime.com

Movies

Barbie Girls Now Live in a Much Wealthier Barbie World

The average working woman in 2023 earns enough money to buy a Barbie doll every 33 minutes. In 1959, it took nearly two hours.

Eric Boehm | 8.12.2023 8:00 AM

Ryan Gosling and Margot Robbie in "Barbie" | Warner Bros.

Movies

Review: Barbie

All dolled up.

Kurt Loder | 7.21.2023 7:30 AM

The M3gan doll is seen in M3GAN | Universal Pictures

Movies

Review: M3GAN

Girl powered.

Kurt Loder | 1.6.2023 7:30 AM

snake-eyes | Paramount Pictures/MGM/Hasbro

Movies

Who in the World Wanted Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins?

A dumb movie with a dumb name based on a dumb idea.

Peter Suderman | 7.22.2021 4:01 PM

Screen Shot 2020-03-03 at 2.58.31 PM | Screenshot via KRDO

Zero Tolerance

Cops Arrested and Handcuffed a 10-Year-Old Boy for Pointing a Toy Gun at a Car

"I was, at the time, very scared."

Robby Soave | 3.3.2020 3:29 PM

DameSexToys | United States District Court of Southern New York; Dame Products v. MTA, Complaint

First Amendment

Sex Toy Company Sues New York Subway for Screwing With Its First Amendment Rights

In a letter to Dame explaining why the ads had been rejected, the MTA cited longstanding rules against ads "promoting a sexually oriented business."

Eric Boehm | 6.18.2019 4:30 PM

dreamstime_m_129244190 | Lopolo | Dreamstime.com

Free-Range Kids

Fisher Price's Rock 'n Play Recall: A Reminder That Perfect Safety Is Impossible

The toy company allegedly failed to test its miracle cure for cranky baby syndrome.

Lenore Skenazy | 6.3.2019 12:55 PM

Large image on homepages | Amazon

Children

How We Childproofed Our Cities

Kid-friendly spaces make it harder to grow up.

Kevin Currie-Knight | 1.22.2019 6:00 AM

Large image on homepages | Christinne Muschi/REUTERS/Newscom

Free Trade

Tariffs Won't Bring Toymaking Jobs to the U.S., but They Might Kill Toymaking Jobs Already Here

Tariffs on aluminum, silicone, and dyes are already causing pain for toymakers, and the prospect of additional tariffs is anything but fun and games.

Eric Boehm | 10.8.2018 12:25 PM

Large image on homepages | 'Tiny Shoulders: Rethinking Barbie'

Toys

After All This Time, Barbie Still Draws Some Feminists' Ire

Tiny Shoulders tackles a culture war going back decades.

Glenn Garvin | 4.21.2018 10:00 AM

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Reasontv

The Dangerous Toys of Christmas: Debunked!

'Tis the season for pointless panic!

Lenore Skenazy, Paul Detrick, and Alexis Garcia | 12.22.2017 1:22 PM

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Lifestyle

The Dangerous Toys of Christmas Past

Hungry Cabbage Patch Kids, loose bear eyeballs, hot Creepy Crawlers, and more

Lenore Skenazy | 12.14.2017 6:00 AM

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