Wednesday, July 9, 2008

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Vintage Magician Posters

Posted: 09 Jul 2008 02:32 PM CDT




In honor of Presto, the terrific Pixar short that's airing before Wall-E, I wanted to point out that AllPosters.com has a nice selection of vintage magician posters and prints.

*Here's more Pixar links.

Mimobot flash drive recycling program

Posted: 09 Jul 2008 02:23 PM CDT



Mimoco says:
Simply send your old, outdated, broken or otherwise useless and unwanted USB flash drive to us here at Mimoco headquarters and we'll ship that sucker off to the recycling center to be reincarnated. Every USB flash drive sent to us scores a discount towards a more eco-friendly MIMOBOT proportional to the capacity of the recycled drive (see below). Remember that every MIMOBOT designer USB flash drive also doubles as an awesome collectable art toy; so even after its memory capacity no longer meets your data storage needs, you can still proudly show off your MIMOBOT to your friends as part of your toy collection.
To claim your GreenBot discount send your old USB drive with a note including your name, email address and the capacity of your flash drive to:

Mimoco
ATTN: GreenBot Recycling
119 Braintree St. #106
Boston, MA 02134

GreenBot Discounts:
Up to 1GB (or defective unknown flash drive size) = $5 off coupon
2GB = $10 off coupon
4GB = $15 off coupon
More than 4GB = $20 off coupon

Video of a Lion hugging and kissing a woman

Posted: 09 Jul 2008 12:49 PM CDT

This is really incredible. I watched it several times and, instinctively, I still cringe each time he leaps up:

Papercraft Monsters by Brian Gubicza

Posted: 09 Jul 2008 12:23 PM CDT



Download here. Here's his Etsy store. Via.

*Like monsters? Buy Yokai Attack!: The Japanese Monster Survival Guide.

Posters, t-shirts by El Jefe Design

Posted: 09 Jul 2008 08:03 AM CDT

Stormtrooper cheating on exam

Posted: 09 Jul 2008 07:50 AM CDT

Channel 4 recreates the filming of The Shining...

Posted: 08 Jul 2008 11:04 PM CDT

To promote the fact that it's going to show a bunch of Kubrick's movies this month. The long shot is intended to depict Kubrick walking through the set:



Via.

*Previously: Martin Scorsese's Hitchcock homage.

Video of the Star Destroyer stage from SoulCalibur IV

Posted: 08 Jul 2008 10:33 PM CDT



I'm hoping three months or so after the game comes out, LucasArts/Namco will announce an all Star Wars version of the game. Via.

Homeless encampment found suspended under Los Angeles overpass

Posted: 08 Jul 2008 10:10 PM CDT

Here's video of firemen cleaning out some of the stuff they found:



Via.

Alltime 10 worst baseball all-star selections

Posted: 08 Jul 2008 10:07 PM CDT

Jason Varitek, hitting .219 this year, is number five. Via.

Lou Romano's dark take on Shrek

Posted: 08 Jul 2008 09:45 PM CDT



And here's his depiction of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull:



High-res images of these and more here.

*Previously: Shrek papercraft.

Song Summoner, the great iPod game I've been waiting for?

Posted: 08 Jul 2008 08:59 PM CDT



The official description:

# Transform your iPod songs into "Tune Troopers" to combat the evil Mechanical Militia
# Tune Trooper types and abilities are determined by the songs used to create them
# Your Tune Troopers can be powered up even outside of the game--just by listening to the songs you used to create them!
# Control Ziggy, a "Conductor" that creates warriors out of music, and guide him through his journey to save his brother Zero from the Mechanical Militia
# Experience a turn-based tactics battle system, divided into player and enemy phases where each side takes turns maneuvering their forces
# Deploy the right troopers at the right time, and use contraptions found on the map effectively to achieve victory in battle!
# iPod Click Wheelallows players to play the game as easily as selecting music

Available at the iTunes Store. (66 reviews give it an average 4 out of 5 stars.)

"Evil Skaters" mini figures by Touma

Posted: 08 Jul 2008 08:56 PM CDT




Available at Kidrobot now. Hopefully someone will have opened blind boxes soon. I want the dog.

*Buy designer vinyl toys at Fugitive Toys.

World leaders enjoy 6-course lunch and 8-course dinner while discussing global food shortage

Posted: 08 Jul 2008 08:54 PM CDT

Disney's new "Extreme Vacations"

Posted: 08 Jul 2008 08:51 PM CDT

Vince Licata for McSweeney's:
African Safari

Hang upside down from a juniper tree while coated in chicken blood as part of "Lion Encounters." Sober, clean-shaven sharpshooters have got you covered, just in case Simba gets too playful. Spend your evenings in a malarial haze dining with aplomb on various tubers and roots. Throw back a few dozen East African millet beers, dance a traditional Masai war dance until you can no longer feel the pain in your badly infected feet, then slip into the fuzzy comfort of your complimentary Lion King slippers. $2,200 per person.

Many more extreme vacations described here.

*Previously: Plush Jack Sparrow.

Rumble Monsters' Bop Dragon (Clear)

Posted: 08 Jul 2008 07:29 PM CDT



Click through to see a photo of the tanks stored in his stomach.

*Find kaiju toys at eBay.

Bart Simpson as Lobster Johnson

Posted: 08 Jul 2008 04:49 PM CDT



Custom Qee by "Lobster Johnson." Recently posted at my toy customizing blog.

*Previously: Hellboy custom toy roundup.

Desktop Wallpaper: The history of Grimlock

Posted: 08 Jul 2008 04:12 PM CDT

How to make sunglasses that make it impossible for someone to photograph your face

Posted: 08 Jul 2008 04:12 AM CDT

This video shows how to make "anti-paparazzi sunglasses." Basically, insert leds into your sunglasses, turn them on, and your face will simply disappear into a white blur. Via.