The mechanical simplicity of this pull-string controlled most useless machine is delightful. You can see the metal gripper which is reaching up to tug on a light-fixture-style pull chain.

She came out to play — and petrify. A 134-year-old talking doll invented by Thomas Edison managed to spook social media users — who called it “horrifying” and “the stuff of nightmares.” ...

The biggest stories of the day delivered to your inbox.

If you can’t tell from that headline, we’re talking about Popeye ... characters with his own favorite childhood toys in mind. Woody was inspired by a Casper the Friendly Ghost pull-string doll John ...

In a study, people who used the first-person when talking to themselves before a task were less effective than those who spoke to themselves in the second- or third-person. Creating psychological ...

There, the idea for Gabby Gabby was born. This newcomer is a talking doll from the 1950s, and she's designed to come off as very toylike in a way that might even give you the creeps at first.

Damien Woody, a two-time Super Bowl champion with the New England Patriots, ripped Philadelphia Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni on Monday for trash talking fans. Sirianni was seen barking back at ...

Like every girl who has ever played with the most popular toy in history, I yank her clothes off and try to put on a new dress. It’s a blue summery frock, cinched tightly at the waist with a ...

podcast. Belichick was far less careful with his words when talking Woody on the ManningCast. "That's kind of what it's been there at the Jets -- barely won over 30 percent in the last 10 years ...

Former Patriots and (for a day) Jets coach Bill Belichick was diplomatic when discussing Jets owner Woody Johnson on the Let’s Go! podcast. Belichick was far less careful with his words when talking ...