What do you get when you cross Darth Vader with a starchy vegetable that goes good with gravy? Darth Tater. It's a new toy that Hasbro has planned for a release in February, a few months before the latest installment of the Star Wars saga arrives in theaters. It's Mr. Potato Head, but with a dark side. He comes complete with the standard issue eyes, nose, and mouth, but also a light saber, cape, and helmet. I'm sure that this toy is geared toward kids, but I can't help but wonder how many twenty- or thirty-something nerds (like me) will buy one for themselves. Under the guise that it's for a …
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Every year, right around Christmastime, some new fad assumes a stranglehold on parents everywhere. They push, pull, stretch, and sometimes even kick and bite their way to the last Dancing Cabbage Patch Elmo Ruxpin doll on the shelf. It makes me wonder who the gift is really for. And I wonder how long it will take for that fad to fade into oblivion. The best things about Christmas are classic: the aroma of Mom baking cookies, the twinkling lights on the tree, and Bing Crosby crooning in the background. And the best toys? They're classic, too. …