13+ min ago  (584+ words) With Christmas just days away, we look at inductees in the Toy Hall of Fame and the importance of play. The National Toy Hall of Fame is part of the Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, N.Y. The Hall of…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (504+ words) I'm a little more optimistic about the future after seeing the diversity on the exhibit floor at GalaxyCon, which opened its three-day run Friday afternoon at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center. I'm not talking about diversity just in terms…...

5+ mon, 6+ day ago  (1181+ words) Brentwood's first fandom, cosplay and pop culture convention called NovaCon X is coming soon, and an Oakley family, the Tosuners, has everything to do with it. "The idea of NovaCon was a family-generated concept," said Charitie Tosuner. "We've always been…...

9+ mon, 2+ week ago  (459+ words) Disneyland will roll out a dozen Star Wars novelties during an upcoming festival celebrating the epic space opera as the Anaheim theme park increasingly becomes a toy store for adults in search of popcorn buckets, souvenir sippers and tiki mugs…...