Toy News

• Oscar-nominated filmmaker Chris Butler's top animation tips
  
  Chris Butler caused an upset when Missing Link beat Toy Story 4 in the Golden Globes.
  BBC News.  Thursday, 23 Jan 2020.
• Christmas magic vanishes for the UK toy industry
  
  Toy sales fall by 6% for the second year in a row with politics blamed for the slump.
  BBC News.  Wednesday, 22 Jan 2020.
• How child's play went woke: Industry fair reveals new range of socially-conscious toys
  
  Many of the products available at the Toy Fair, in Kensington, central London, today are being marketed as gender-neutral as well as a range of totally recycled toys.
  Daily Mail.  Tuesday, 21 Jan 2020.
• The LEGO Movie 2 Wyld-Mayhem Star Fighter for $32 + pickup - CNET
  
  The LEGO Movie 2 Wyld-Mayhem Star Fighter Toy Spaceship (405 Pieces) for $32
  CNET.  Tuesday, 21 Jan 2020.
• NAMM 2020 Day 3 Gallery
  
  Get close-up looks at new tone toys from Walrus, Eventide, Collings, Mythos, Orange, and more.
  Premier Guitar.  Saturday, 18 Jan 2020.
• Target shares plunge as holiday sales miss estimates on weakness in toys and electronics
  
  Target said Wednesday that its 2019 holiday sales missed expectations, due in part to weakness in toys, electronics and home goods.
  CNBC.  Thursday, 16 Jan 2020.
• Chicago man starts organization to care for homeless pets
  
  We all love our pets, and people experiencing homelessness with their pets are no different. That's where Peter comes in. He travels the streets to bring food, toys, grooming and vet services to these pets.
  ABC News.  Wednesday, 15 Jan 2020.
• The real warning in Target's holiday sales: Toys are in trouble
  
  Target didn't have the strong holiday in the toy department that many expected, and the news sent shares of toymakers Hasbro and Mattel lower.
  CNBC.  Wednesday, 15 Jan 2020.
• Outrage over 'transgender' child's doll on sale in Russia
  
  The doll, dressed in women's clothes but with male genitalia, was seen at the Planeta Igrushek (Planet Of Toys) shop in the Siberian city of Novosibirsk in south-central Russia.
  Daily Mail.  Wednesday, 15 Jan 2020.
• N.J. may require company severance in mass layoffs
  
  "Toys R Us" bill would make companies give a week's pay for every year worked when laying off more than 50 people.
  CBS News.  Monday, 13 Jan 2020.
• Review: TV Painting Icon Bob Ross Gets an Action Figure
  
  NECA already made Bob Ross products via their chia head line, and now a fully poseable toy is here.
  Forbes.  Monday, 13 Jan 2020.
• 1/1: CBS Evening News
  
  Protesters leave U.S. embassy in Baghdad after more attacks; Classmates collect toys for boy who lost everything in house fire
  CBS News.  Thursday, 2 Jan 2020.
• Baby Yoda toys: How to preorder plush toys, bobbleheads on shopDisney.com
  
  The Internet's favorite green baby is now available for you to take home!
  ABC News.  Thursday, 26 Dec 2019.
• Rapper DaBaby Detained After Concert And Giving Out Toys To Underprivileged Kids, Issued Pot Citation
  
  DaBaby was issued citations for possession of marijuana and resisting an officer
  Daily Caller.  Wednesday, 25 Dec 2019.
• Rapper DaBaby detained in Charlotte for weed possession, resisting an officer
  
  Grammy-nominated rapper DaBaby was detained in North Carolina hours after he gave away toys to children and shortly after his concert.
  Fox News.  Tuesday, 24 Dec 2019.

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