Cool Toys

BoingBoing actually lives up to its slogan as "a directory of wonderful things" today. First up is a 7-minute reel of toy commercials from 1972 and thereabouts. "Bing Bang Boing" looks like Mousetrap on steroids, and stick around till the 6-minute mark for "Masterpiece," a great ad for an art auction game that appeals to kids' desires to be grown-up and sophisticated.

There's also a company that sells cartoon-style distorted treehouses.