Monthly Archives: April 2012
Is This Cat Fur Real?
April 30, 2012There is really only one way to react to seeing this cat, and it’s exactly like David After Dentist: Is this real life??? I’d like to thank FriendsWithYou for introducing me to Snoopybabe, an exotic short hair. You can follow … Continue reading
Custom Toys with Dril One, Jay222, Leecifer, Dan Fleres & Yosiell Lorenzo
April 30, 2012What could Dril One be so smiley about? Maybe it’s spending the day with fellow Bay Area artists and toy customizers, Leecifer, Jay222, Daniel Fleres and Yosiell Lorenzo. Hot on the wheels of Ford’s GoFurther campaign with Luke Chueh [previously], Kidrobot organized an all-day painting, sketching, sculpting and signing event in the … Continue reading
Huggable Vending Machines
April 30, 2012Let’s all stop for a moment and have a group hug. Recently, Coca-Cola installed a huggable vending machine at the National University of Singapore. The machine doesn’t want your money, it wants hugs. In exchange for a good hug, it dispenses … Continue reading
Manic Panic for Your Pubic Hair?
April 30, 2012Los Angeles based artist, Ali Kheradyar is “interested in the body and its potential to evoke action and thought”. Her 2011 photographic series, Dye, was based on her own research and experimentation with Betty Hair Dye, a European hair dye specifically designed … Continue reading
DUMENGLISH Toy Signing: Meet Chris Brown & Ron English
April 30, 2012I finally understand this collaboration and its title. It’s literal. It’s called “dum” because it’s dumb. The word “dum” is intentionally misspelled to really drive home the point that you are as dumb as a doorknob if you buy this … Continue reading
The Antique Toys Museum of Mexico [VIDEO]
April 28, 2012Roberto Shimizu is an eloquent orator on the subject of collecting objects: “There are collections made of visual objects. And there are collections made of emotional objects. The way I describe the objects is with a word which I personally … Continue reading
Awaken Cthulhu Propaganda Posters by Frank Kozik
April 28, 2012Frank Kozik has released Awaken Cthulhu, the first in a new series of propaganda posters supporting the National Chaos Program. Cthulhu is a science fiction character created by H.P. Lovecraft. Maybe if you hold this poster like an Ouija board, you’ll be able … Continue reading
Friday 04-27-12 Instagram Roundup
April 27, 2012This is my 8th week curating a niche-specific Instagram Roundup, and it’s the biggest one yet. (You people make awesome stuff, and take excellent photos.) Today, we find ourselves on a global adventure of toys, art, cats, and um, a … Continue reading
Kickin’ it with Kozik: Fresh Talk On the New Kozik Nike Sneakers
April 27, 2012Frank Kozik continues his extracurricular pursuits outside of toyland with a signature pair of military-inspired Nike SB Dunk Hightop sneakers. The Kozik Nike sneakers are “premium” “quickstrike” kicks, which, in vinyl toy collecting parlance translates to “high quality materials, great … Continue reading
Neil Gaiman and Amanda Palmer as a Crotcheted Blanket
April 27, 2012If you don’t know Neil Gaiman and Amanda Palmer, I can’t really help you understand this one. If you fully grasp the respective roles they play in literature and music (and as a complete pop culture / art unit), and … Continue reading
