Kristin Bjornsen

When is a toy no longer a toy? When a middle-aged man pays a week’s wages for it and refuses to remove it from its packaging. Toys are for children; these are collectibles. And this weekend, collectors will descend upon the Broward County Convention Center for UltraCon of South Florida...

Forget their judicious recycling practices, stellar public transport, and beer dispensed in vending machines: The Japanese are masters of animation. Starting Saturday, Young at Art Museum will host "Japan: Kingdom of Characters," a traveling exhibition that showcases the country's decades of dominating all things kawaii. Saturday marks the exhibition's U.S...

Sunday will be your last chance to catch the comedy Captain and Co., which debuts at World & Eye Arts Center this Saturday at 8 p.m. The local play is written and directed by Helen Reynolds and chronicles three quirky characters -- Captain, Pip, and Og -- and their travels...

We’ve all dreamed of escaping to a remote island and starting a new life, far removed from today’s nonstop traffic and iHell. And while 2014’s barrage of ads, fads, and selfies is much greater than it was in the 1930s, even back then, society’s overload was enough to make two...

Forget the Mother's Day mad dash for a cheesy card and candy this weekend and score something you won't find on the shelves of a convenience store at Saturday's Art Rock 2014. About 60 vendors will be onsite at West Palm's Armory Art Center from noon to 6 p.m. selling...