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Coloring books, which enjoyed a huge reconnaissance a few years ago before dying off again, are poised to take one…
Nov 11 2019
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Every year The Strong, the National Museum of Play, inducts a handful of classic toys and playthings into the…
Aug 2 2017
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If you thought the adult coloring book craze was just weird licensed cash-ins, think again. After surprising us all…
Jun 9 2017
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Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9's weekly reminder to hide your life savings somewhere safe, because there are so many…
Sep 28 2016
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Earlier this year, we told you about The Occult Activity Book, S. Elizabeth and Becky Munich’s charmingly dark spin…
Sep 1 2016
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Fashion mogul and designer Karl Lagerfeld has realized that the adult coloring book fad isn’t going away any time…
Mar 8 2016
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If coloring books were somehow able to make a miraculous comeback in a time when even watches are an entertaining…
Feb 17 2016
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Even if you’re not a practicing witch, warlock, sorcerer, necromancer, or otherwise follower of the dark arts, The…
Jan 22 2016
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Jan 18 2016
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If you thought Aubrey Graham’s career peaked at playing Jimmy Brooks on Degrassi: The Next Generation, apparently a…
Jan 4 2016
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The Walking Dead comic book is a relative rarity in the world of modern, mainstream comic, as each issue is in…
Dec 30 2015
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We’re in the middle of that already weird limbo-week between Christmas holidays and New Years celebrations. Are you…
Nov 9 2015
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Crayola has always been the first name in coloring innovation, so it’s surprising it wasn’t the company behind the re…
Oct 27 2015
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Don’t take that header as me being dismissive—the current “Adult coloring book” boom is a very real thing, and even G…
Oct 19 2015
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Thanks to talented artists like Johanna Basford, coloring books have somehow become an incredibly popular pastime…
Oct 2 2015
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With its Color Alive line, Crayola was the first company to merge coloring books and apps so kids could bring their…
Mar 27 2015
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Amazon's Top 100 book list changes hourly, but there are a few mainstays right now: All the Light We Cannot See, of…
Dec 22 2014
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Coloring books might seem like an antiquated plaything given all the drawing and painting apps available for…
Oct 29 2014
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First world problems are harder, mer world problems are harder. At least, that's the premise of the Mer World…
Sep 5 2013
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Unlike grown-ups who’ve had their wildest creative impulses edited, judged, and generally tamped down for years,…