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Link Roundup: Beanie Babies, Howard the Duck, Nintendo, Spider-Man, and more

By: Todd CoopeeAugust 5, 2023
Filed to: Weekly Link Roundup

How the Beanie Baby Craze came to a crashing end and 8 other things we wanted to share this week:

How the Beanie Baby Craze came to a crashing end.

How the Beanie Baby Craze came to a crashing end.

[h/t History]
Barbie You Can Be Anything: The Experience is set to open this Fall in the UK.

Barbie You Can Be Anything: The Experience is set to open this Fall in the UK.

[h/t Toy World]
Ear Candy: Open Culture’s Live Music Archive of more than 250,000 concert recordings.

Ear Candy: Open Culture’s Live Music Archive of more than 250,000 concert recordings.

[h/t Open Culture]
Take our money for these retro Nintendo-themed keyboards that include huge programmable Super Buttons.

Take our money for these retro Nintendo-themed keyboards that include huge programmable Super Buttons.

[h/t New Atlas]
BoxLunch has released a new merch collection inspired by the classic Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comic books and original animated series.

BoxLunch has released a new merch collection inspired by the classic Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comic books and original animated series.

[h/t Gizmodo]
Amazing Spider-Man #1 sold for a record breaking $520,380 USD at a recent Hake’s auction.

Amazing Spider-Man #1 sold for a record breaking $520,380 USD at a recent Hake’s auction.

[h/t CGC]
Check out this historical retrospective of the Nintendo Game Boy.

Check out this historical retrospective of the Nintendo Game Boy.

[h/t Fatherly]
Howard the Duck celebrates his 50th birthday this November.

Howard the Duck celebrates his 50th birthday this November.

[h/t Marvel]
Lionsgate and Hasbro are set to roll the dice on a Monopoly movie.

Lionsgate and Hasbro are set to roll the dice on a Monopoly movie.

[h/t Movieweb]

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