The question no parent wants to be asked. Ever. I nervously agreed, ready to be told the time and location of said meeting. She came up close and said: “I’ve banned the fidget spinners.” As she spoke, ...

Fidget spinners -- much like Rubik's Cubes, pet rocks and Tech Decks (aka fingerboards) -- are the newest way to distract yourself with something other than your phone. Since December, the finger toys ...

Protruding from its round body are six square ball-bearings highlighted with three colours; red, blue and green. These heavy weights are what causes the contraption to spin. When it does spin, the ...

A friend who lives in a different state recently asked me if my children had "fidget spinners" yet. I had never heard of a fidget spinner, so she showed me a picture of the palm-sized gadgets and told ...

When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters — and what to do about it. At Vox, our mission to help you make sense of the world has never been more vital. But we can’t do it on our ...