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Robert De Niro in Martin Scorsese's "Taxi Driver" (1976) (FilmPublicity Archive/United Archives via Getty Images)

Taxi Driver & other 2026 anniversaries

Joy Saha
Elf on the Shelf Scout Elves (The Lumistella Company)

The Elf on the Shelf, Christmas narc

Andi Zeisler
A Labubu on display inside The Labu'Tique Shop in Anaheim, California, on Wednesday, June 25, 2025. (Mark Rightmire/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images)

You don't have to care about Labubu

Andi Zeisler
From Paris Fashion Week to TikTok stars, Labubus are the toy craze of the moment and raking in thousands of dollars to retailers and resellers. Enough for some criminals to steal $7,000 worth of them. (Edward Berthelot / Getty Images)

Labubu toy craze turns criminal

CK Smith
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A child looks at toys at a Target store on October 25, 2021 in Houston, Texas. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

Toymakers' tariff warning for consumers

Quinn Sental
Phase 10, Transformers and My Little Pony toys (Courtesy of The Strong National Museum of Play)

Which toys are now in the Hall of Fame?

Nardos Haile
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts store sign (Peter Dazeley/Getty Images)

Krispy Kreme celebrates Barbie's 65th

Joy Saha
Black Barbie (Netflix)

6 details from "Black Barbie" doc

Nardos Haile
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Kate McKinnon in "Barbie" (Warner Bros.)

Selling Weird Barbie doll makes no sense

Nardos Haile
Ryan Gosling as Ken in "Barbie" (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Brace for the Mattel Cinematic Universe

Nardos Haile
"Barbie Dreamhouse Challenge" host Ashley Graham by the pool (HGTV)

How Barbie formed our Dreamhouse goals

Melanie McFarland
Cute toddler playing with a toy kitchen at home, roasting eggs and treating you with an apple slice. (Getty Images/olesiabilkei)

When did play kitchens become so chic?

Ashlie D. Stevens
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He-Man toy (Carlos Tischler/Getty Images)

He-Man: Master of my Gen X universe

Jason Prokowiew
Chucky and Carina Battrick as Caroline Cross in "Chucky" (SYFY)

"Chucky": Gendered fear of boys 'n dolls

Alison Stine
Elf on the Shelf on a skateboard (Alison Stine)

Making peace with the Elf on the Shelf

Alison Stine
Barbie version of Helen Keller (Mattel)

Barbie series adds Helen Keller doll

Ellen Gutoskey - Mental Floss
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(Getty Images)

Dreidel: The moral world in miniature

Eric Schwitzgebel - MIT Press Reader
(AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

How toys became gendered

Megan K. Maas - The Conversation
(Salon)

Have a party in the sky with this drone

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Save over 30% on this 3D printing kit

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TOKYO, JAPAN - OCTOBER 19: The Comminicationa Robot 'Paro' for use in care homes and nursing homes during the Japan Robot Week 2016 at Tokyo Big Sight on October 19, 2016 in Tokyo, Japan. At this biennial event, the participating companies exhibit their latest service robotic technologies and components. (Photo by Taro Karibe/Getty Images) (Getty Images)

Why we love robotic toys

S. Brent Rodriguez-Plate - The Conversation
This photo provided by Anki shows the Cozmo Memory Match game. Whether you’re looking for something educational or a toy that’s just for fun, there are a lot of choices for the holidays. New toys include little robot friends full of personality and magnetic blocks that snap together to teach the basics of computer programming. (Anki via AP)

Smart toys put kids' privacy at risk

Marie-Helen Maras - The Conversation
(HOLGER HOLLEMANN/AFP/Getty Images)

Nostalgia gifts for digital kids

Frannie Ucciferri - Common Sense Media
(Getty/Jewel Samad)

Toxic lead in fidget spinners

Shefali Luthra - KFF Health News
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