http://dir.salon.com/topics/toys/?source=rss&aim=toys en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Thu, 06 Sep 2007 04:09:00 PDT By Katharine Mieszkowski Thu, 06 Sep 2007 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/09/06/lead_in_toys/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/09/06/lead_in_toys/index.html?source=rss Lead-tainted toys continue to be recalled. But toy makers and China don't deserve all the blame. U.S. regulators have been napping. By Amy Benfer Thu, 06 Sep 2007 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/27/80s_barbies/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/27/80s_barbies/index.html?source=rss Blondie! Joan Jett! Cyndi Lauper! Are these toys for little kids -- or toys for grown-ups? By Katharine Mieszkowski Thu, 06 Sep 2007 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/feature/2008/07/09/childs_play/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/feature/2008/07/09/childs_play/index.html?source=rss Will these LeapFrog gizmos teach your kid something, or just irritate you? By Farhad Manjoo Thu, 06 Sep 2007 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/11/09/toy_hall_of_fame/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/11/09/toy_hall_of_fame/index.html?source=rss Also inducted, the kite and Raggedy Andy (five years after Raggedy Ann got in). By Helaine Olen Thu, 06 Sep 2007 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2007/05/30/buy_baby/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2007/05/30/buy_baby/index.html?source=rss Will buying educational toys make your kid a genius -- or just leave you broke? Author Susan Gregory Thomas cuts through the baby-business babble. By Sarah Hepola Thu, 06 Sep 2007 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/03/04/broadsheet_barbie/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/03/04/broadsheet_barbie/index.html?source=rss A West Virginia lawmaker wants to outlaw the toy. Don't we have bigger problems in this world? By Catherine Price Thu, 06 Sep 2007 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/04/17/rapist_doll/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/04/17/rapist_doll/index.html?source=rss Get your very own plastic rapist, courtesy of NECA toys and Quentin Tarantino. By Mary Elizabeth Williams Thu, 06 Sep 2007 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2006/07/05/liberator/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2006/07/05/liberator/index.html?source=rss It looks like an ordinary orthopedic back pillow -- but can a mail-order sex prop really set my fantasies free? By Margaret Talbot Thu, 06 Sep 2007 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2005/05/10/talbot/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2005/05/10/talbot/index.html?source=rss A gaggle of earnest dolls in historic costumes are threatening to dethrone Barbie. How'd they do it? By Damien Cave Thu, 06 Sep 2007 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2000/10/27/action_figures/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2000/10/27/action_figures/index.html?source=rss Who wants a teacher's pet action figure in white underpants who can't even fly? By Dave Hill Thu, 06 Sep 2007 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2000/06/19/plushies/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2000/06/19/plushies/index.html?source=rss In the world of plushophiles, not all stuffed animals are created equal. Thu, 06 Sep 2007 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2000/03/27/revolution/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2000/03/27/revolution/index.html?source=rss We asked for grand plans and we got more than a few. By Nick Gillespie Thu, 06 Sep 2007 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2000/03/06/buy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2000/03/06/buy/index.html?source=rss Only by immersing our children in marketing can we teach them to choose. By Shoshana Marchand Thu, 06 Sep 2007 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2000/02/29/scholastic/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2000/02/29/scholastic/index.html?source=rss Why is the venerable Scholastic book club company peddling cheesy toys in classrooms? By Margot Mifflin Thu, 06 Sep 2007 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/1999/12/13/toys/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/1999/12/13/toys/index.html?source=rss Why do makers of toys and computer games still practice segregation? Thu, 06 Sep 2007 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/dq/1999/01/11/contestants/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/dq/1999/01/11/contestants/index.html?source=rss This month's Drama Queen finalists battle the most nefarious toys that ever tots have touched. By Anne Morrow Sampson Thu, 06 Sep 2007 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/1998/12/02/feature/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/1998/12/02/feature/index.html?source=rss What if the biggest, hardest-to-find toy is the only thing in the whole world that will make your child really happy? By Janelle Brown Thu, 06 Sep 2007 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/review/1998/10/02/review/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/review/1998/10/02/review/index.html?source=rss With Lego's new kit, you, too, can play God with a mechanical creature of your own design. By Lisa Moskowitz Thu, 06 Sep 2007 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/wild/1998/09/30/wild/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/wild/1998/09/30/wild/index.html?source=rss How do you get rid of the gunk, Gak and slime your beloved offspring have unceremoniously ground into their jeans and slung against the wall? Sometimes all it takes is a simple household item to cleanse away the sludge of childhood. By James Poniewozik. Thu, 06 Sep 2007 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/media/col/poni/1998/04/14/media/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/media/col/poni/1998/04/14/media/index.html?source=rss For the man who has everything -- it's SHIT magazine! By Polly Shulman Thu, 06 Sep 2007 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/wild/1997/12/12/wild/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/wild/1997/12/12/wild/index.html?source=rss Toys make natural heroes for children in literature as well as in life. In her first monthly book column, Polly Shulman looks at the little heroes of Hans Christian Andersen's "The Steadfast Tin Soldier," E.T.A. Hoffmann's "Nutcracker" and "The Pasteboard Bandit," a rediscovered book by Harlem Renaissance writers Arna Bontemps and Langston Hughes By Albert Mobilio Thu, 06 Sep 2007 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/1997/11/18/18feature/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/1997/11/18/18feature/index.html?source=rss Two books explore how marketers and toy-makers turned our little darlings into crazed, Barney-craving monsters. By Allison Adato Thu, 06 Sep 2007 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/1997/08/17/toys/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/1997/08/17/toys/index.html?source=rss Salon 21st: Bringing up digital baby. By Allison Adato. For prospective parents, Tamagotchi is a stern taskmaster. By Joseph D. Lasica Thu, 06 Sep 2007 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/1997/07/31/ratings/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/1997/07/31/ratings/index.html?source=rss The Net industry is rushing to embrace ratings systems for the Web. The technology will help parents keep their kids away from porn. It can also help anyone censor anything. By Andrew Leonard Thu, 06 Sep 2007 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/1997/07/24/algae/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/1997/07/24/algae/index.html?source=rss From cyberspace to Klamath Lake, a hunt for the truth about blue-green algae reveals the secret ecology of information.