Link Roundup: Reading Rainbow, Furby, Spider-Man Noir, Polly Pocket, and more

There’s a new book about the beloved children’s series Reading Rainbow and 8 other things we wanted to share this week:

Creating Reading Rainbow: The Untold Story of a Beloved Children’s Series is a new book about the beloved children’s series.

[h/t Y! Entertainment]

Here’s an update on Marvel’s new Spider-Man Noir live-action series.

[h/t SuperHeroHype]

The Avengers cast re-assembled to dub the first film into Lakota.

[h/t Reactor]

Here’s a guide to every performer who played a guest villain on the 1960s Batman TV show.

[h/t 13th Dimensiom]

Here are five children’s toys that were invented by government scientists.

[h/t Cracked]

Eye Candy: This trailer for the new Time Bandits’ TV series coming to Apple+.

[h/t Apple TV+ (YouTube)]

Check out Hardware Wars, the very first Star Wars parody, released in 1978.

[h/t Open Culture]

Hasbro has launched Furby Wuz Here, a series of themed activations across New York City.

[h/t The Toy Book]

Lena Dunham is no longer making the Polly Pocket movie.

[h/t Vulture]