Burt Meyer, 99, Dies; Made Lite-Brite and Rock ’Em Sock ’Em Robots

Starting in the 1960s, he collaborated on the designs of classic toys like Mouse Trap, Toss Across and Mr. Machine.

Damaged by multiple hurricanes, Useppa Island getting millions in repairs from new owners

The News-Press/Naples Daily News took a tour with Useppa Island Partners LLC Chief Executive Officer Steve Mezynieski and ...
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When Paul Scheer Totally Bombed at the ESPYs

When comedians like Nikki Glaser or Ricky Gervais killed it at awards shows, their riotous performances took their careers to ...

Toy inventor Burt Meyer, who dreamed up Lite-Brite and Rock ’Em Sock ’Em Robots, dies age 99

Born in 1926 as Burton Carpenter Meyer, he enlisted in the Navy and served for two years as an aircraft mechanic. After retiring from toy making, he moved to Downers Grove, a suburb of Chicago, where ...

The 100 Best Comedy Movies of All Time: Critics' Pick

Laughing matters. It always has. But laughing may matter even more in modern times. Does anyone think that during the Middle ...

Randy Jones, the San Diego Padres' first Cy Young Award winner, dies at 75

Randy Jones, the left-hander who won the Cy Young Award with the San Diego Padres in 1976 during a 10-year major league ...
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15 Must-Read Paranormal Books That Will Haunt You Long After the Last Page

Ali Hazelwood is the prolific writer of rom-coms such as Love, Theoretically, and she first experimented with the paranormal romance subgenre with this 2024 novel. The book follows a vampire forced ...