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Amazing Stories Inside Insane Asylum Suitcases
April 2, 2013When I’m doing an interview, I often ask my subjects what items they’d bring with them to live out the rest of their days on a far away island. Most of us won’t actually find ourselves in that situation—unlike the … Continue reading
Jermaine Rogers Revisits Kurt Cobain via Sonic Youth and Ray Pettibon
March 14, 2013Today, we have a triple play. Read this post, and you’ll learn a little something about music history, art history and history history. This Friday, Jermaine Rogers will release a new art print, Rock-n-Roll Suicide (above), based on the iconic … Continue reading
A Rare Look at the Graffiti Inside West Oakland’s 16th Street Train Station
March 12, 2013West Oakland’s 16th Street train station was designed by architect Jarvis Hunt, and it opened for business (101 years ago) in 1912. In its early days, the station made Oakland a major transportation hub. In later years, Hollywood actors came … Continue reading
Welcome to the (Designer) Dollhouse
February 19, 2013In the solar system of designer toys, I’ve just become aware of a neighboring planet: modern dollhouses. The designer dollhouse planet is populated by meticulous, artsy, crafty collectors–just like the the fun folks on the designer vinyl toy planet! I … Continue reading
History Lessons Through 80s Music
December 31, 2012People like to throw around the adage that we should learn from history or be doomed to have history repeat itself. That’s all fine in theory, but what if–through no fault of your own–you were born into Generation X? If … Continue reading
Horrifying 1950s Reminders to Take Vitamins
December 31, 2012Waaaaaayyyy back before the dead celebrities depicted in Jason Mecier’s pill portraits had consumed their first capsules, and in an era that lacked the hipster irony of Desire Obtain Cherish’s dead celebrity pill portraits, an earnest vitamin maker thought THIS … Continue reading
Mark Gonzales’ Priest Toy (2012) Produced by Super7
November 29, 2012Super7 is about to release a new toy by Mark Gonzales, one of the most influential skateboarders of all time. Skateboard legend Mark Gonzales’ distinctive artwork has piqued the interest of skaters and art fans alike for decades. The Priest … Continue reading
Bob Dob Deploys His Mousekeeter Army Toys
November 15, 2012It’s been 5 years (seems like longer) since the release of Bob Dob‘s first vinyl art toy, Luey, and by the end of the month, his 2nd figure, “Will” of the Mouseketeer Army, should be activated. The Mouseketeer Army toy picks … Continue reading
Plastic 80s Rings From Argentine Cereal Boxes
October 30, 2012OK last post on these Argentine cereal premium toys (for today, at any rate). They’re just so good! Previously, we took a look at some inconceivable cinematic pinball toy pairings and also these goth and gay 80s bands whose … Continue reading
Three-Eyed Little Miss No Name Devolution Doll
October 16, 2012Little Miss No Name was a doll designed by Deet D’Andrade (who also designed Blythe) and released by Hasbro in 1965. The doll wore a burlap sac of a dress and had giant Keane eyes. Some of them came with a … Continue reading
