Mark McDermott They were a bunch of old hands. Each knew the backroom byways of a world the average citizen was blissfully ...

Years before Toy Story convinced audiences that toys had secret lives, Jim Henson was already telling that story in his own ...

When discussing the best animated movie from each of the last 5 decades, it's inevitable to mention classics like Akira and ...

At this year’s Annecy International Animation Film Festival, there were some big events – including, but not limited to, screenings of a pair of French animated movies that had just premiered at ...

After a year filled with illness, loss and a fire, a Des Moines family found relief and renewed hope through The Salvation ...

Sandra Eddy, of Easthampton, is making a donation to the Sidney F. Smith Toy Fund in honor of her daughter, Tracy Rider, who died in a crash with a drunk driver at the age of 17 in 1981. "Even if I ...

Every December, they quietly appear everywhere. In storybooks, films, classroom decorations and Christmas cards, elves are shown hammering toys, checking lists ...

Every Christmas Day, after the kids are tucked into bed and my wife has drifted off on the couch, I turn off whatever holiday ...

The December holidays still can be a hectic time to travel. This year, 122.4 million Americans were expected to travel at ...

Jeffrey Manchester, played by Channing Tatum in the 2025 movie, pulled off dozens of daring robberies before vanishing into America’s strangest safe house: a Toys “R” Us.

At the Plum Island Museum of Lost Toys and Curiosities, one-time treasures bring back memories and are a reminder of the eternal life of plastic waste.

NCIS season 23 episode 9 delivers an emotional hour with a holiday toy heist, Sammy’s loyalty tested, a heartfelt farewell, ...