The word alone is enough to make some people break out in a cold sweat, and it’s hard to blame them. These fuzzy, diminutive creatures, complete with a stare some have described as demonic, became ...

You know those small, gremlin-like plushies called Labubus that have taken over the globe by storm, launching a Beanie Baby-esque secondary market with soaring prices? While “blind boxes” — where ...

Show producers: Samata Joshi, Dean Russell, Paul Vaitkus, and Frannie Monahan. Mixer and sound designer: Emily Jankowski While some people find Labubus terrifying, millions of others find their big ...

If you ever get the feeling that your kids have a better grip on the state of the world than you do, maybe that’s because they understand Labubus better than you do.

Politically, culturally, spiritually, let’s face it: 2025 has been a pretty weird year. 2025 was the year of the Labubu. In April, the toothy, fluffy monsters from Hong Kong toy company Pop Mart ...