Topic: Toy Story

New pink LEGOs for girls enforce Disney Princess sterotypes

A new line of pink LEGOs, marketed towards girls, is just another example of the extreme gendering prevalent in children's popular culture, and enforces the Disney Princess stereotypes that have made Disney billions.

Etch A Sketch maker happy to be back in spotlight, sends boxes of toys to candidates

Ohio Art Co., maker of the classic baby boomer toy, is sending a big box of Etch A Sketches to the presidential campaigns to say thanks for the publicity and a boost in sales.

Obama campaign video: what it may say about his reelection strategy

The Tom Hanks-narrated video, as judged from the just-released trailer, sheds light on the Obama campaign's likely themes. Among them, that voters should take the long view.

Hot toys through the ages (VIDEO)

No one knows what turns a toy into a must-have phenomenon. Some years,something pops out of nowhere and is immediately snapped up. Other years are quiet (including 2011, retailers say). Here’s a look back at seven toys that became blockbusters in their day and left an imprint on American culture:

Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs: the genius rebel who saw the world – computers included – differently from the rest of us.

Muppet make-over: Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy reintroduced this fall

It may not be easy being green like Muppet favorite Kermit the Frog, but sometimes it's even harder to be hip.

Tributes to Steve Jobs: five top tweets

Apple's announcement Wednesday that founder Steve Jobs had died sparked waves of comment across the Internet, as techies and others chose their own ways to note his achievements or mourn his passing. Here are five noteworthy tweets ...

Steve Jobs's 2005 Stanford commencement address

In 2005, Apple and Pixar CEO Steve Jobs delivered the commencement address to graduating students at Stanford University. Here is the full text and video of his speech.

Steve Jobs wanted to change the world, and he did (video)

Steve Jobs, who died Wednesday, seemed to know what people wanted even before they did. From those first boxy little Apple computers 35 years ago to the iPhone and the iPad today, he changed the way we work and play.

Steve Jobs: Businessman, innovator, visionary

Steve Jobs passed on Wednesday. Steve Jobs was more than Apple's CEO, he helped make computers a household necessity and ushered in the iPod, iPhone and other must-have gadgets. Considered one of the greatest American CEOs of his generation, Steve Jobs' career path was a long, winding road that included several major hurdles.

Evolution of an Apple revolution

A timeline of events that shaped a new American institution.

Steve Jobs and Apple: How his vision transformed the way we work and play

Apple under Steve Jobs launched iconic toys and tools and software, so successful in form and function that competitors stood in awe and customers lined up overnight for the latest gadget.

The 9 weirdest things ever flown on the Space Shuttle

When NASA's space shuttles launch into orbit, they don't just carry astronauts and supplies into the final frontier. There's a lot of other weird stuff that makes the out-of-this-world journey, too. Here nine recent space oddities carried into orbit on NASA shuttles.

The best movies to watch this summer with your family.

For some quality bonding time with your family this summer, pop in one of these family classics from the last decade that are sure to delight toddlers, teens, and parents alike.

Oscar night: At the movies, we all get a vote

Best film? Best actor? There are dozens of ways of ranking films besides the Academy Awards. But the most important way is how you rank them.

"Books for Christmas – what da heck is that?!?"

Have books really become the gift that kids don't want to find under the Christmas tree?

Top Picks: 'Toy Story' soundtrack, Lollapalooza, singing for Congo, and more recommendations

Randy Newman's 'Toy Story Favorites' on CD, Chicago's Grant Park music festival, raising awareness of violence in the Congo through music, and more top picks.

'Toy Story 3': Pixar's 'Toy Story' movies keep getting better and better

'Toy Story 3' is even better than its predecessors!

A Town Called Panic: movie review

This Belgian gem, 'A Town Called Panic,' is not just for children.

Google Wave sends 100,000 invites Wednesday. Two, please.

Would your Disney princess like a laptop to match?

DVDs and CDs for the elementary crowd

From fairies to pandas and penguins, with a little Beethoven thrown in, these movies and music will keep children watching again and again ... and again.

The Pixar Touch

How once-neglected underdog Pixar became the jewel of the Disney crown.

Conservative critics blast Wall•E

To some, the computer-animated science fiction film, 'Wall•E,' is a cautionary tale about consumption. But to others it's left-wing, America-hating propaganda.