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Worldcrunch » toys

toys

Societytechnology

Toys With Teeth: The Creepy Rise of AI-Powered Furbies

by Alisa Minina Jeunemaître July 16, 2025July 16, 2025
Societysouth korea

Brazil’s Susi To Russia’s Sonya Rose: Meet The Barbie Rivals Around The World

by Laure Gautherin July 9, 2025July 9, 2025
Chabel dolls
Societychildren

Chabel Is Back! The Story Of Spain’s Answer To Barbie, Past And Present

by Raquel C. Pico and Laure Gautherin February 10, 2025May 24, 2025
Fashionable dog
Societymarket

How Dogs Became The Luxury Sector’s New Best Friend

by Raphaëlle Elkrief December 18, 2024May 24, 2025
Children are seen playing in a kids park.​
Societykids

Fun For All? Why Play Should Also Be A Serious Grown-Up Endeavor

by Irene Caselli June 11, 2024May 23, 2025
​People holding Legos
Societychildren

Can LEGO-Loving “Kidults” Give A Dwindling Toy Industry The Boost It Needs?

by Carsten Dierig February 22, 2024May 24, 2025
Ruth Handler, creator of the Barbie doll, with Barbie dolls.
Societybarbie

Barbie’s Mom: How A Daughter Of Jewish Refugees From Poland Created An American Idol

by Katarzyna Skiba July 22, 2023May 23, 2025
Photo of a Japanese "unwanted doll"
In The Newstoys

Do Dolls Have Souls? A Funeral Rite In Japan Is The Essence Of Animism

by Hannah Steinkopf-Frank November 12, 2021May 22, 2025
Popular Taiwanese Cactus Toy Raps In Polish About Cocaine
Weirdpoland

Popular Taiwanese Cactus Toy Raps In Polish About Cocaine

by Genevieve Mansfield July 8, 2021May 12, 2025
Less is more!
Futurechildren

Achtung Santa! A German Study Sets The Ideal Limit On Toys

by Bethany Wright December 21, 2020May 24, 2025
A clientele of people with a “return” mentality is burgeoning
Societytoys

When Customers Cheat: The Tricky Business Of Online Returns

by Patrick Randall February 13, 2014May 24, 2025
Cute, but does it meet the requirements?
Economychina

The Game Changer For China’s Toymakers

by Patrick Randall August 7, 2013May 23, 2025
"Ella," helping kids to deal with chemotherapy
blogpoland

Bald Like Me: In Poland, New Barbie Comforts Young Cancer Patients

by Hélène Pillon July 30, 2013May 22, 2025
How about a smile?
Societychildren

Why So Angry Mister Lego?

by Simon Benoit-Guyod June 11, 2013May 23, 2025
Life in plastic is not fantastic
Societybarbie

Why Femen Wants To Burn Barbie, But Not Banish Her

by Marion Girault-Rime May 17, 2013May 24, 2025

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