Category: Editorials
Adopt a 150-Year Old Human Skull from the Mütter Museum!
May 16, 2012My love for Philadelphia’s Mütter Museum is no secret, and now there’s a great opportunity for those of you who also love the Mütter, preservation of oddities or skulls in general to help the Hyrtl Skull Collection. You can help conserve and … Continue reading
How The Other 1% Lives
May 10, 2012Thanks to Instagram, I’ve recently become fascinated by the lavish lives of custom clothiers and jewelry makers, who largely serve a clientele of rappers and young Hollywood. They seem to have no moral qualms sharing photos of penthouse suites, expensive … Continue reading
R.I.P. Maurice Sendak
May 8, 2012Beloved author and illustrator, Maurice Sendak, passed away today of complications from a recent stroke. He was 83. I grew up loving (and living) Sendak’s classic children’s book, Where the Wild Things Are. The New York Times has more on … Continue reading
R.I.P. MCA of the Beastie Boys
May 4, 2012Very, very sad news this morning. The Global Grind has confirmed that Adam Yauch, better known as The Beastie Boys’ MCA, has succumbed to cancer and passed away at the age of 47. In 2009, Yauch was treated for a cancerous … Continue reading
Real Talk About Custom Toys 2: The PLAYSAM 500
May 1, 2012The PLAYSAM Streamliner car is an iconic Swedish desk toy that’s been in production since 1984. The company describes itself as ”a haven for contemporary, cosmopolitan, classic design. Simply put, Playsam are Scandinavian design at its finest.” Wikipedia describes Scandinavian design as “a design movement … 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
Tokidoki is Hiring a Toy Designer!
April 26, 2012Do you like unicorns? I mean really like unicorns? Can you defend the fact that the tokidoki Barbie was trending higher than Muammar Gaddafi on the day of his death? Have you committed yourself to tokidoki permanently? If you answered … Continue reading
Pretty Ugly LLC Announces New Uglydoll Brand Licensing Partnerships
April 26, 2012Pretty Ugly LLC, the parent company of the Uglydoll brand, just announced a panoply of licensing partnerships across multiple categories. The arrangements include Uglydoll branded balloons, backpacks, luggage, zipper pulls, umbrellas, mobile apps, tableware, flatware, giftwrap, ceramics, T-shirts, fleece apparel, … Continue reading
Chris Brown Draws Like John Wayne Gacy
April 24, 2012Hipster John Wayne Gacy? No it’s the artistic stylings of Chris Brown (“American Entertainer”), who, aside from sharing self portraits and sneaker pics, also posts original drawings and character designs on Instagram (as @fuckyopictures). Not your thing? A little too … Continue reading
