A weekly newsletter from the desk of Todd Coopee
OCTOBER 2, 2015
Here are a few highlights from the blog this week:
The Great Beanie Baby Bubble: Mass Delusion and the Dark Side of Cute

Every decade has its share of toy-related consumer crazes - Pogs, Furbies, and Tamagotchis come to mind. But none were bigger and brasher than the Beanie Babies craze of the 1990s.
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Vintage Ad: Roger's Super Skittle Bowl (1973)

 

A 1973 ad for Roger Staubach’s Super Skittle Bowl from Aurora. “Olympic-size skittle bowl, it’s like having a bowling alley in your backyard or playroom.”
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Toy Chest: Toy Hall of Fame Edition

8 things I wanted to share this week:
  1. The Strong National Museum of Play's 2015 National Toy Hall of Fame Finalists includes Battleship, Twister, the Wiffle Ball, and coloring books.
  2. Watch this little girl haul in a five-pound bass using her Barbie fishing pole!
  3. Here are ten odd and unusual Pop-Tart Flavors.
  4. Chart all your favorite heroes and villains’ weaknesses with this handy infographic.
  5. Amaze your friends by breaking out your keyboard waffle iron at your next get-together.
  6. Researcher and digital game designer Jane McGonigal talks about how video games can heal.
  7. Interested in cartoonist Charles M. Schulz? Check out "The Art of Dreaming Big,” a featurette from the forthcoming Peanuts Movie.
  8. With 1,784 fans, Salt Lake Comic Con sets a new cosplay world record.
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