Kurt Andersen and the legendary comics artist Gary Panter embrace and subvert the disposable plastic junk of childhood. We hear from fans of the Pixelvision camera, the first — and only — toy camcorder. A Lego collector sets out to depict every story in the Bible in nothing but Lego. And pianist Margaret Leng Tan plays the classics, from Beethoven to John Cage, on an instrument just big enough for Schroeder. Plus, the actress Diane Keaton.
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