What Lego Lost When It Grew Up
The company’s overt outreach to an adult market has changed the nature of its products.
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Sophia Nguyen
Sophia Nguyen is a staff writer at The Atlantic. Before joining the magazine in 2026, she was a reporter and editor at The Washington Post.
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