Original Barbie is Back: Klaus Barbie, ‘The Butcher of Lyon,’ Goosesteps into Toy Stores

Third Reich Toys in Argentina is reintroducing the Klaus Barbie doll to a new generation of anti-Semites. Spurred on by Mattel’s Billion Dollar Barbie movie and product sales, Third Reich Toys (Argentina) is reintroducing the Klaus Barbie doll to a new generation of anti-Semites. This infamous Barbie was a German officer of the SS for … Read more

Reuben Klamer and the Death of a Talisman

Remembering the inventor of the Game of Life, Reuben Klamer, who also invented several children’s toys. When I was a child, I spoke as a child — which meant listening to Mel Allen, “the voice of the Yankees,” do all the broadcasts of the Bronx Bombers on the radio. In turn, Allen would summon the … Read more

The Stone Age vs Today’s Kids… ‘Tis the Season for Toys!

Stone Age kids played with sticks back in their day – keep that in mind when you’re standing in line at checkout in December. David Letterman once said, when he was a kid he played with a stick! Well, so did little Prehistoric Stone Age kids back in their day – so keep that in mind when … Read more

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