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July contest!
It’s time for another contest!We recently reached 500 members in our Facebook group, so we asked our members how to celebrate in a contest. One...
Analysis of LEGO Disney Princess – Part 2
by Stephanie TaylorIn the first half of our Disney Princess analysis, we looked at Disney Princess sets. We conclude the analysis by taking a closer...
Review: Periodic Table of the LEGO Colors
If you’ve been on social media at all over the course of the last few months, you’ve undoubtedly seen the ads for The Periodic Table...
Analysis of LEGO Disney Princess – Part 1
by Stephanie TaylorAs a building toy that generally markets towards children, it makes perfect sense that LEGO would want to partner with Disney. Afterall, Walt...
Which Actors Have the Most Minifigures? A Gender Analysis
Four to one. That’s the ratio of male to female actors included in the June 2020 analysis of “Which Actor has the most minifigures?” on...
Female Minifigures in lP LEGO Themes
In a previous article, we looked at people of color (POC) intellectual property (IP) minifigures. Next, we will be looking at how gender is treated...
People of Color representation in IP LEGO themes
For most of LEGO’s time creating IP (intellectual property) minifigures, they have been the only figures that were in human skin tones, as all other...
Set Review: 21326 Winnie The Pooh
The latest in the highly popular LEGO Ideas theme is 21326 Winnie the Pooh. This was a favourite of mine as a child and I...
Minidolls vs. Minifigures – Which Costs More?
By Emelyn ChiangIntroduced in 2012, LEGO minidolls are more intricate versions of the classic LEGO minifigure. They also are more expensive than LEGO minifigures, and fewer...
Celebrating International Women’s Day
There have been some excellent posts today from all corners of the internet celebrating women in LEGO. We would recommend that you check out Jay’s...
A History of LEGO Catalogs
Catalogs are published once or twice a year, and especially avid LEGO users can subscribe to the Club Magazines. Catalogs enable users to connect to...
Weaponizing Some and Fantasizing Others: Gender Bias in Custom Minifigures
As discussed in the last CMF based article, there is an unequal representation of female and male CMFs. Previously, we looked at the character categories...