A weekly newsletter from the desk of Todd Coopee

July 08, 2016

Here are a few highlights from the blog this week:

Zoom-Loom Automatic Weaving Machine from Kenner (1968)

Released in 1968, the Zoom-Loom Automatic Weaving Machine from Kenner allowed children to design & make their own placemats, scarves, pot holders, and more. READ MORE

The Friday Five: Meaghan Scanlon

Many Canadians would be hard-pressed to name homegrown comic book writers and illustrators. A new exhibit at Library and Archives Canada in Ottawa aims to change that.

In this edition of The Friday Five, I talked with exhibit coordinator Meaghan Scanlon about the fascinating – and often overlooked – world of Canadian comic books and graphic novels. READ MORE

Toy Chest: I Grew Up Star Wars Edition

There's a new website dedicated to preserving Star Wars memories and 7 other things I wanted to share this week.

I Grew Up Star Wars is a new website dedicated to preserving the "photos and memories of everyone who grew up with Star Wars."
Danger Will Robinson! The Lost in Space reboot is officially headed to Netflix.
Erik Estrada of CHiPS-fame is now a reserve police officer in Idaho.
There's a new fashion collection patterned after the upcoming 'Suicide Squad' movie.
Show the people in your office who's boss with these Justice League paper clips.
Hasbro has updated the board game Clue. Mrs. White has been replaced with a new suspect, Dr. Orchid.
Dig through those boxes of Hot Wheels you have in the basement. Some of them could snag $$$.
RUH ROH! ‘Scooby snack’ has been added to the Oxford Dictionary.

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