I visited my mom’s house a few weeks ago and happened upon a container of old toys, many of which i thought were lost to time. It was lovely to take a walk down memory lane and say hello to them again. Posted after the jump are many more photos for your pleasure. Feel free […]

Whoa, i was trying to show a coworker Japan’s favorite Holy Poop Shinto cellphone strap charm when i came across this wonderful R2-D2 soy sauce dispenser. this is definitely a must have! They even have other astromech droid styles available along with star wars shampoo dispensers, doo-rags, key covers and more. God Praise Nippon! more […]

Amigurumi is the Japanese art of knitting or crocheting small stuffed animals and anthropomorphic creatures.
I found an etsy seller who makes awesome Star Wars Amigurumi. Keep reading for more, plus other nerdy arts and crafts.

This weekend is the 5th annual Bent Festival in NYC. May 1st it’s in Minneapolis. I wish I could go to this, but I’m going LARPing out of town instead (for serious).
The Bent Festival is an annual art and music festival celebrating DIY electronics, hardware hacking, and circuit bending. Each year we invite artists […]

Do all of you know about etsy.com? It’s a rad website where you can buy handmade stuff straight from the seller and not bother with auction madness. I hereby pledge to wade through the billions of wares sold on etsy to periodically bring you the best in nerdy arts and crafts. After the jump: cthulhu, […]

My boy Edro showed me these works of art this morning. One of his boys left ye olde Playmobil Pirates on the radiator and viola! now they are art. Interestingly, they feel more brittle now and would probably break if you dropped them. Feel free to click on the image for a larger version […]

This is part of a new series i’m going to do because i read, see, buy, and listen to a lot of shit every week / month but i’m too lazy and too distracted to sit and write something about each thing cohesively. Now i will give you only the info you need to […]

As requested: awful and nerdy videogame tattoos. This is the first of what I am sure will be many installments: console and controller tattoos.
Please keep in mind that these are in the category “good execution, bad idea” — the artist did a good job (although those stars up top look really squished and weird and, […]

Once again Labuda has skirted his duties as the weekend advisor so I’ here to ruin all your fun once again with the Hermit Edition®. Tonight is first friday but guess what, I don’t care! I’m certainly not going to cram myself into the tiny sidewalks and galleries of Olde City along with the […]

“Just leave it. we got it.” Yes, this is the motto for the shit pioneers of Sprinkle Brigade. Established in 2005, Sprinkle Brigade is a group of basement dwellers with a sick, but humorous affection for fecal matter. As stated on the site, their mission is to put a shit-eating grin on all of the […]

I know you guys are thinking that maybe this has something to do with Pacman Jones but alas i am actually talking about Pac-Man. Pac-Man Championship Edition to be exact. Pac-Man CE is an all new game for the Xbox360 Live Arcade. At first i thought it would just but another half hearted Pac Man […]

Today is Go Skateboarding Day.
I don’t really know what that is or means but I do know that “Weakness” is THEE BEST skaterock song ever and that Philly rules! Take some time out of your busy schedule to get outside and practice those ollies.

Discriminating parental units take heed. Some cartoons are directly preaching the glories of Satanism to our youth. This public service announcement should help educate you to which shows are not kosher for the chillenz. Cross yourself and then click the jump for the video.

Our dear friend at Reference Library hooked us up with a link to some sweet bike reflectors at kioskkiosk.com. This site is really my cup of tea so i thought i’d share. Very clean and simple design. The dude that runs it seems to buy some cool little doo dads on his travels then puts […]

Sit down and I’ll tell you a tale involving magical creatures, crying children, The US Department of Agriculture, and the man who brought you the Fiji Mermaid. The story of the most disappointing X-Mas present ever given to a 10 year old girl.