Arts & Entertainment This SF-Invented Toy is Getting Its Own Animated TV Series Fidget toy the Tangle was invented in 1980 here in the city, and 250 million units sold later, will be anthropomorphized into the the star of an upcoming animated children’s television show.
SF News Bill To Outlaw Gender-Based Toy Store Sections Introduced in CA Statehouse The CA state assembly is considering a bill to remove gender labels from department store toy sections, and Tucker Carlson will surely have his yo-yos in a bunch over this one.
Arts & Entertainment Video: GoldieBlox Debuts Thin, Blonde, And White 'Anti-Barbie' In Not That Kind of Girl, Lena Dunham recalls some maternal advice: “Barbie’s disfigured. It’s OK to play with her just as long as you keep that in mind.” In that
Arts & Entertainment 'Big Wheel' Race Down Crookedest Street In The World Thrills Thousands, Dings A Few Every Easter Sunday, scads of daredevils sporting wacky attire gear up to take part in the annual Bring Your Own Big Wheel race, barreling down seven sharp turns on Vermont Street, the crookedest
Arts & Entertainment SFist Gift Guide: The Many Faces Of Kaepernick Toys What to gift that hard-to-shop-for parent, employer, or recent romantic conquest? It's a tough nut to crack (side note: perchance this 49ers nutcracker might suffice?), but SFist is here to help. This year
Arts & Entertainment Go Ahead, Buy This $200 Steve Jobs Action Figure Sweet respite is on the way for Apple fanboys craving a small memento of Steve Jobs for themselves: a new 12-inch ultra-realistic Steve Jobs doll "action figure" will be hitting the market soon.
Arts & Entertainment It's A Small San Francisco After All, In Photos Ah, tilt shift: the magical photography technique that renders houses and monuments tiny and toylike while speaking to our desire for a renewed sense of childlike wonder in a big, scary world. Also,
SF News Silicon Valley Exec Found Guilty Of Stealing LEGOs Thomas Langenbach, a VP at software giant SAP's Palo Alto lab, has been convicted of running an elaborate scam to steal LEGO toys from local Target stores. It is quite possibly the white
Arts & Entertainment The Scutaro RainGlobe Makes Us Kinda Sad It should have been a great idea. It is a great idea. Take that unforgettable moment last year when the heavens opened and Giants second baseman Marco Scutaro spread his arms wide in
Arts & Entertainment Incredibly Accurate LEGO Cable Car Includes People From The Midwest, German Tourists Forget going to Mars, here's the nerdiest toy we'd like like to see on the shelves of City Target: LEGO brick/transit history aficionado Michael J. has created a delightfully detailed plastic brick
Arts & Entertainment LEGO To Make Mars Curiosity Rover In Ultimate Nerd Dream Crossover Rejoice, interlocking block enthusiasts and fans of infamous NASA mohawk guy: LEGO has just announced that it will be producing a Mars Curiosity Rover replica that children and lovable nerds can erect in
SF News Calif. Elementary School Offering Toy Gun 'Buyback' Program While police departments in Oakland and San Francisco have seen success by offering cash in exchange for firearms, one Bay Area school administrator found a new opportunity to reduce gun deaths. This Saturday,
Arts & Entertainment 12-Foot Tall LEGO Santa Yoda Coming to Union Square On Friday, November 18, the public and the fine folks at LEGO will help construct a 12-foot tall by 10-foot wide Santa Yoda made out of lego bricks, right next to the ice
SF News Scene from a Child's Happy Meal Toy Joy Three-year-old Henry Tonts of Hayward eats fries from his Happy Meal at a San Francisco McDonald's on Monday. Cute, huh? That being said, we're now the first major American city that requires fast-food
misc Never Fear, You CAN Recycle Mr. Potato Head Recycling technology sure has come a long way, and it looks like San Francisco's Recology might be leading the charge. After noticing the forlorn Mr. Potato Head pictured on the "Recyclable" label of
Arts & Entertainment Neon Monster's Cave of Wonders by Jeremy Brautman This month, Castro's own design-collective-slash-toy-store, Neon Monster, traveled to Miami to take part in the multi-brand, limited edition environment, F-Factory for Art Basel. With their toy-filled Cave of Wonders, they
Arts & Entertainment Softies: The Movie No not Plushies, you perv. Softies. Who doesn't like watching cute handmade creatures come to life? Created by Andrew Moran and yours truly. Happy Friday.
