private equity Private Equity asset formerly known as Toys 'R' Us releases creepy AI generated origin video Thom Dunn

Games Under new ownership, Arcade1Up plans comeback Rob Beschizza

Games Horizon Dawn Zero clone vanishes from online stores after settlement Rob Beschizza

hardware hacks A hardware hacker made a computer chip that costs less than a dime say actual words Ellsworth Toohey

libraries Public libraries fight private equity takeovers Rob Beschizza

health Japan's 4.5% obesity rate vs America's 40%: What's their secret? Ellsworth Toohey

toys British shoppers fight over Labubu charms Rob Beschizza

Technology Explaining how a touchscreen works with a sausage (video) Ellsworth Toohey

deep in the... of Texas To protect children Texas lawmaker proposes banning… sex toys Jason Weisberger

Weird Cabbage Patch riots: the chaotic holiday toy craze of 1983 Popkin

toys "Wicked" toys from Mattel featuring link to porn site pulled from shelves, now available on eBay Allan Rose Hill

thrifting Doorknobs for sale in thrift shop were something else entirely Allan Rose Hill

Funny Obvious Plant's prawn gods, inaction figures and weird art Popkin

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law enforcement An escaped convict hid out in a shuttered Circuit City for six months Jason Weisberger

weirdness Meet your fellow mudlarks at this curiosity shop Bob Knetzger

ted cruz Will Ted Cruz try to ban the Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin model rocket? Mark Frauenfelder

santa claus There is a school where Santa Claus learns how to answer heartbreaking requests Andrew Yi

capitalism Thanksgiving 2023 sets new record for holiday shopping Jennifer Sandlin

sexual harassment Disgraced American Apparel founder lives in weird concrete mansion with Kanye's creepy associates, and bankruptcy trustee wants them out Mark Frauenfelder