Most arcades in the 1980s and ’90s had one. A glass box in the corner, stuffed with plush bears and off-brand cartoon characters, where you would throw away your money for the chance to claw at something you didn’t really want. The claw would drop, close on a bear’s head and lift it, then either
Meta’s Muse mascot is named Jolly. It’s an adorable, cuddly representation of Meta’s AI agent that you can dress however you want—like a doll. At the company’s recent Meta Connect event, CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s furry Muse donned a toga and laurel wreath. In Instagram ads I saw for Muse, the mascot wore exercise gear and
Remember when holiday shopping started with a very important research trip through the rainbow-colored doors of Toys “R” Us? To an 8-year-old, it was serious business: Santa needed to know exactly which toys to bring, of course. And inevitably, when the holidays rolled around, there was always a sneaking suspicion that the pogo stick-shaped present
Uh oh, we got a cute alert! It’s Bezzy, your adorable, cuddly, anthropomorphized server-rack and stuffed-animal friend! Give this soft lil’ doll a squeeze, and it shall sing you its telltale song: the piercing, grinding ambient squeals emitted from a real US data center. The Bezzy doll is a stuffed plushie made in a satirical
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” is shaping up to be a big hit at the box office, challenging 2019’s “Avengers: Endgame” for the biggest North American movie opening of all time. Now, fans can also
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Bluey officially arrives at the Toniebox. In a new partnership between Tonies and BBC Studios, the hit preschool series is expanding to the screenless audio platform for the first time, bringing Bluey, Bingo and
