Games Pokémon thief had to catch them all—at gunpoint Rob Beschizza

Culture Gotta catch all grandpas: Japanese town turns seniors into trading card stars Ellsworth Toohey

1980s The time Joe Manchin's uncle tried to ban Garbage Pail Kids Popkin

trading cards Target bans Pokémon and sports trading cards after fights between speculators Rob Beschizza

trading cards New "Garbage Pail Kids Kitchen" cards use real photos of food Rusty Blazenhoff

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Kids Adults get their childhood Yu-Gi-Oh! cards valued by an expert Andrea James

augmented reality Magic the Gathering app working on augmented reality for cards Andrea James

san francisco Summer of Love 'trading cards' hit San Francisco bus stops Rusty Blazenhoff

offworld 1902 trading cards imagine the 'Women of the Future' Laura Hudson

youtube Collector pulls mint Magic: The Gathering card worth $27,000 Andrea James

parody Pokémon-parody sex toys are back, with holographic trading cards Ellsworth Toohey

Boing Boing Gadgets We found one lifetime license that can replace 27 subscriptions, and it's only $30 Boing Boing's Shop

Squirtle Gotta steal 'em all! Thieves rob Pokémon shop again Jason Weisberger

crime Man hid in Best Buy at closing to get drop on new Pokémon cards Rob Beschizza

Where democracy goes to die US downgraded from democracy to banana republic Jason Weisberger

literature The penniless author whose fictional character helped sell American tobacco Ellsworth Toohey

gaming Gotta Scam 'em all: father and son caught red-handed scamming Pokémon fans Lux Sparks-Pescovitz

health Imagine never catching a cold again. Scientists have discovered why some people are naturally virus-proof Ellsworth Toohey

Games Nvidia puts squeeze on reviewers of its mediocre midrange GPU Rob Beschizza