In the minutes following launch, there’s a fun and surprisingly useful way to tell when a spacecraft reaches weightlessness: a small stuffed animal starts to float. This “zero-g indicator” is an easy ...

The best part of Andy Weir’s Project Hail Mary? Rocky the alien. The best part of Phil Lord and Chris Miller’s big screen adaptation of the novel? Also Rocky the alien. And now, the best collectible ...

Jazwares has released a new plush collection for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The collection includes mascots for the USA, Mexico, and Canada, which are available for $12.99. Fans can also purchase a ...

On shelves crammed with cuddly toy native animals in an Australian airport gift shop, one fluffy possum stood out: Its big brown eyes were moving. A browsing passenger first spotted a living ...

The Dallas Stars came to town, showed Calgary who was in charge, and left, defeating the Flames by a 6-1 score. It’s a Team Game – From the moment the puck was dropped the Dallas Stars looked like the ...

The Pokémon Company has released a ton of new merch for the series’ 30th anniversary in Japan, including a retro Pikachu plush that was so popular overseas that its stores were ransacked by fans and ...

A seven-month-old Japanese macaque named Punch, abandoned by his mother, found solace in a plush orangutan toy. Viral videos show the baby monkey clinging to his fuzzy friend, highlighting the power ...

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With Sirāt, you’re waiting for the beat to drop. It’s a film set within the rave scene that’s also constructed like an EDM track, the suspended, thwomp-thwomp tension of Kangding Ray’s score ruling ...

Punch the Monkey became an internet icon after he appeared in a video running toward a plush orangutan, which serves as his surrogate mother, after he was "scolded" by another adult monkey. Punch's ...

A sad baby monkey that went viral on TikTok turned an Ikea plush into a global must-have. Ikea's Djungelskog orangutan is flying off shelves and out of stock in most stores in the US. The $19.99 toy ...

Every product we recommend is chosen through a combination of Primary Research and Secondary Research. Punch, a young Japanese macaque born in July 2025 at Ichikawa Zoo near Tokyo, captured hearts ...