Weekend 561.0 (SDF-1)
A lovely placeholder for all the weekend shenanigans. (1) Playmobil debuts cult classic Citroën 2CV (Toy World) (2) Official Kingdom Hearts Music Playlist Has Over 350 Songs (Siliconera)
Category Archives: Toys
Weekend 553.0
(1) NYCC: PLAYMOBIL SHOWS OFF STAR TREK PROTOTYPE AND NARUTO FIGURES (POP INSIDER) (2) Advancing in Darkness: Some Reflections on our Ahistorical Present (The Imaginative Conservative)
Playmobil and LG Electronics
(1) Playmobil Unveils LG Electronics-Themed Toys (The Toy Book) The companies say that the Playmobil characters and appliances will also be seen on social media as the stars of new Continue Reading →
Thanksgiving 2019
(1) American Interior (1935) by Charles Sheeler (2) Game Over: How technology forced traditional toys to evolve (Vera) (3) Great Western Railway: Adventures with the Famous Five (YouTube) (4) A Continue Reading →
Weekend 451.0
“Music, of course, is an art that occurs through time.” — Seiji Ozawa (1) Au Plat d’Etain (2) Quotes from Absolutely On Music by Haruki Murakami: “In the Boston version Continue Reading →
Weekend 339.0
(1) The Secret Life of Yo-Yos: The modern version of the toy is practically unrecognizable, an Object Lesson. (The Atlantic) Credit: Bear
Weekend 328.0
(1) In Japan, Dog Owners Feel Abandoned as Sony Stops Supporting ‘Aibo’ (WSJ) (2) Playing House (Metropolis)
Weekend 319.0
(1) Playmobil Prototypes (YouTube)
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(1) My little collector (Brattleboro Reformer) “Mark McKinley, writing in ‘The National Psychologist,’ lists the many reasons why humans collect things: for fun and enjoyment, connecting with others who share Continue Reading →
Thanksgiving Weekend 2013 (ISON Edition)
This is a close approximation! (1) Eastern and Western attitudes about life explained in 18 simple infographics Credit: Felicia (2) Drivers Get Rolled: Bicyclists are making unreasonable claims to the Continue Reading →