I just found out that there’s a bill in the House that would ban the use of BPA in food and drink containers and children’s products. The bill was introduced yesterday by Edward Markey (D-MA), who had this to say:
“From baby bottles to cans of chicken soup, BPA is present throughout American life. But concerns [...]
Archive for June, 2008
Just a quick post to let you know that I was invited to do a guest post on David Smith’s Toy Talk Blog! David writes from the U.K. and wanted my take on the status of the American toy industry.
You can read the article by clicking here.
David is also going to be doing a guest [...]
I want a Munny. I want a Munny very badly, actually.
Most of you are probably going, “What the heck is a Munny?” And that’s not surprising. Unless you’re already into designer figures or you frequent comic book stores, you’re probably not on the up-and-up when it comes to the urban vinyl toy craze.
Worry not, faithful [...]
I know my last two TWFWL posts have been very girl-centric, so I decided to do some more masculine toys for this week’s episode. Transformers seemed like the obvious choice, in keeping with my 80’s theme. (I’m eventually going to run out of 80’s toys, though, so get to the contact form and start [...]
If you’ve read my intro post, you already know about the menagerie that is my house. Between two dogs and four cats, things can get a little hairy. Literally!
Our latest addition to the family, Jem, is at the vet’s office as we speak, recovering from spay surgery. I, naturally, am being a totally paranoid pet [...]
I grew up in a little town in northern Wyoming that was nestled in the valley beneath Heart Mountain. It was cool in the summer, freezing in the winter, and ALWAYS windy. There’s an old statewide joke about the “Wyoming Wind Festival,” which runs from January 1st through December 31st every year. Trees in Wyoming [...]
Yo-yos. They seem innocuous enough, right? Just a little plastic spool-shaped toy on a string…
But beneath the facade, this seemingly harmless toy hides a dark, sinister past.
What horror has befallen those whose paths have crossed…
Okay, so a friend of mine tipped me off to the fact that you can buy a gigantic Rubik’s cube table.
Obviously, I was thrilled and Googled it the minute she told me. Here it is:
It’s an acrylic coffee/end table made by Jellio, and it retails for $600. I was hoping that the tables were functional, [...]
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