toys Why haven't toy laser gun sounds changed in 30+ years? Thom Dunn

exclusive There's a new "lost" Nancy Drew novella coming, and here's the cover Thom Dunn

3d printing The six-generation history of Creepy Crawlers and the Thingmaker Gareth Branwyn

cartoons The embattled history of Battletech: The Animated Series Gareth Branwyn

star wars How THE MANDALORIAN is making old Kenner action figures relevant again Thom Dunn

sausage Delightful vintage toy shows how the sausage gets made Rusty Blazenhoff

toys Delightful collection of vintage novelty glasses Popkin

hacks How to give your See N Say toy a brain transplant Gareth Branwyn

nightmare fuel Nightmarish prototype of a wind-up creeping baby doll Mark Frauenfelder

toys This Lego Super Nintendo Transformer is just too awesome Devin Nealy

artists Flea Market Follies: Hunting for Kitsch with Mitch O'Connell Lee Keeler

What your favorite sad dad band says about you Jennifer Sandlin

toys Vintage Blythe Doll commercials Popkin

toys Today's toys have nothing on the ones in this 1960s Mattel commercial Popkin

toys The pure joy of Creepy Crawlers toys and the plastic goop they were made from Popkin

tabloids Absence of evidence is evidence of a cover-up, in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

Real things you can actually buy Happy birthday, Easy-Bake Oven! Rusty Blazenhoff

Boing Boing Gadgets Here's a host of bikes for 20% off guaranteed to have you ditching the gas and metro cards Boing Boing's Shop

photography Nomo Cam is my favorite new camera app Popkin

toys Commercial for Rocks & Bugs & Things — a line of really awesome toys from the '80s Popkin