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

art Store Called Store is a shoppable art installation in Brooklyn Popkin

gadgets Akai's MPC Sample is simpler groovebox on the go Rob Beschizza

pop culture Inside Pennsylvania's hidden time capsule of Americana: a 100,000-square-foot wonderland of vintage oddities Popkin

cartoonist Portland's most unusual library trades keychains instead of books Jennifer Sandlin

Boing Boing Gadgets MacBook Pro power for under $300 feels almost illegal Boing Boing's Shop

music DJ releases five mixtapes inspired by classic Planet of the Apes movies Mark Frauenfelder

art This new map helps you find Sidewalk Joy anywhere in the world! Jennifer Sandlin

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

toys NYC's Museum of Nostalgia is a retro wonderland Popkin

Funny Vintage toy catalog drawings more fun than the toys Popkin

vintage Man finds 46-year-old Christmas gift while remodeling parents' bathroom Popkin

toys The Fart Piano is ridiculously sophomoric, and I love it Jennifer Sandlin

Science There's a room-sized time capsule in Georgia that will be opened 6,098 years from now Ellsworth Toohey

fun Shake-a-face toy: a vintage way to create random facial expressions Popkin