The rise, fall, and rise again of LEGO. Our favourite coloured building blocks are back in vogue says LEGO executive Mads Nipper.
Lego is cool again for kids. “Kids are ruthless little bastards,” he says, only half in jest. “If they don’t like the product, then at the end of the day the best marketing and [...]

Hmm, what our toys get up to when we’re not watching… is it just me, or do I get the feeling someone especially doesn’t like Kermit the Frog?
Jim Henson is without a doubt one of the most well known puppeteers in the world. You would think that being one of his most famous creations and [...]

Lego Celebrates 50 Years of Building
Hot on the heels of the Helvetica font’s half century, another classic cultural icon celebrates its 50th birthday this year, none other than Lego building bricks.
It was at 1:58 p.m. on January 28, 1958, that then-Lego head Godtfred Kirk Christiansen filed a patent for the iconic plastic brick with its [...]

Human Evolution Speeding Up? Apparently so, but the changes vary from continent to continent.
Science fiction writers have suggested a future Earth populated by a blend of all races into a common human form. In real life, the reverse seems to be happening. People are evolving more rapidly than in the distant past, with residents [...]