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The Toy Republic.
“… ceramic toys and dolls that have been called surreal because they seem to be waiting to be animated so their stories can continue.”
The Anthony Weiner action figure.
“… dressed in a T-shirt and gym shorts – with the words ‘tweet this’ printed on the shorts.”
Toys from tots.
“… one little student inspired his whole school to donate toys and treasures to the victims of last month’s tornadoes in Alabama.”
Toy Industry Foundation Stuff-A-Thon.
“”… what you’re doing ends up in a little kid’s hands, and they can feel better in a really hard time.””
Toys ‘N the Hood.
“… it’s about … these creative inventors who came up with what might be a crazy, outlandish or even sometimes a simple idea and turned them into toys.”
ricordi & balocchi.
“For Giorgio Crippa and Elfriede Buhler, a couple in Milan, the moment of truth for their passion for old toys came almost 40 years after the hobby brought them together.” (See also.)
Recycling.
“I have yet to see a single toy marked with a chasing arrows symbol indicating it can be recycled.”
Jim Shooter on Secret Wars.
“Mattel’s focus group tests indicated that kids reacted positively to the words ‘wars’ and ‘secret.'” (Related.)
“U.S. toy industry sales were $22 billion last year, up 2% …”
“Hasbro shares have … returned 20% annually, on average, during the past five years, beating Mattel’s 12% gain and the 4.8% increase of the S&P 500 Consumer Discretionary Index.”
Lego: A Natural History of Package Design.
“… a rather dizzying array of graphic styles designed to attract the attention of (mostly) boys and their parents.”