Welcome to part 2 of the TOY TITANS interview series, which appears simultaneously on GLOBAL TOY NEWS. It is pure bliss to serve as tour guide. Expect to hop, skip, jump, coast and alight on milestones from several storied careers. …

On Friday, April 21, the Global Autism Month 2023 downwind wind-down blew a storm and a Spectrum into a tiny Southern California township. The ‘storm’ was (and is) the neurodiverse-artist-fueled Brainstorm Productions, sister animation studio of The Center for Learning Unlimited (CLU). The ‘Spectrum’ was (and is) synonymous with Charter…

By: Blanche DuBois Sharp and Marlene Sharp Greetings, ladies and germs. You’re not rid of me Blanche yet. There’s a VIP PUPPY BOWL XIX Pup Rally experience for me and Mama to recount for your reading pleasure. …

Spring has sprung! In somewhat similar fashion, the corporate world has sprung a leak, in the form of layoffs. In this author’s opinion, the dramatic workforce reduction breeds a HUNGER GAMES-like atmosphere in the toy biz, the kids’ content landscape, and office culture at large. By HUNGER GAMES, think SQUID…

Welcome to the inaugural installment of the TOY TITANS interview series! The first titan is Christopher Bensch of The Strong Museum.

First, happy world autism month! Next, please save the date, namely tomorrow. On Friday, April 21 around noon, expect the dunes of Rolling Hills Estates-adjacent Torrance, California to sing out (Louise)! …

There is a revolution afoot, and it threatens to smash the SESAME STREET, SHAUN THE SHEEP, and SQUISHMALLOWS content and consumer product empires. Possibly more puppet regimes are in peril. The reason lies within a singular new music video for an original tune entitled “Our Little Revolution” from The Lightjackets…

In addition to Hollywood awards season, it’s Super Bowl time, rife with its own tropes and sidetracks. For now, though, forget player scandals, owner disputes, athlete retirement and/or divorce announcements, celebrity grandstand appearances, half-time acts, big budget TV commercials, and other miscellaneous distractions, because . . . …

Hello, ladies, gentlemen, and fleabags. This is me, Blanche, again and for the third time this month. Yes, I burst into your feed once more, but this time I do it nicely. For example, you will not see any hint of the word b!+@#. You know what I mean, and…