Earlier today, we read the news that FAO Schwarz is pulling out of Macy's stores across the country and then we read this. It got us thinking about the most iconic giant piano scene in film history. Unfortunately, we couldn't find a decent version of that scene so we've placed what we found after the jump. Instead, check out this even more impressive, though Tom Hanks-less giant piano demonstration. more ›

We know that our nostalgia over the former FAO Schwarz on Michigan Avenue is probably matched by the tortured remembrances of those we dragged into the store as a chorus of terrifying little voices sang "It's a Small World After All." Even so, we maintain that the American Girl Place is 100 percent more aesthetically upsetting than any other toy store that has ever existed. That's why we have some sick, sick pleasure in hearing... more ›