I am not that big of a Harry Potter fan, but I can hold my own in a conversation. I can throw around names such as Ron, Hermione, Hagrid, and Dumbledore. I can even engage in talk about butterbeer and the Leaky Cauldron. What I had never imagined was a marriage of the world of Harry Potter and today’s most popular fastfood chains. Read more »
I don’t even know if that title is grammatically correct – that’s how disgusted I felt after seeing the photos that I am about to share with you. Somehow, I have this feeling that horror and zombie enthusiasts just might feel a little differently. Read more »
Legoland California is getting a major new addition. Come March 31st, LEGO Star Wars is finally making its theme park debut. This new themed Star Wars area at Legoland California is being added to the existing “MIniland” area, where it will contain a whopping two thousand Star Wars models built entirely out of LEGO Bricks. These models will be displayed chronologically, allowing visitors to journey through all six films and even some of the Clone Wars TV series. Special effects and sound effects are being utilized to bring the models to life, and visitors will also be able to pose alongside life-sized LEGO models of Chewbacca, R2-D2, and Darth Vader. Read more »
When Telltale Games landed the Universal account for making video games out of Universal film properties, Back to the Future was only the beginning. Also part of that deal: Jurassic Park. And now we know a little more about what that game will be like. Let’s face it. As charming as Telltale’s adventure games can be, they’re just not quite the best fit for an action/thriller franchise like Jurassic Park. And according to the latest issue of Game Informer‘s print magazine, Universal intentionally teamed with Telltale for this very reason. Universal wasn’t interested in slapping dinosaurs into another FPS engine and marketing it as a dino-shooter. Telltale is known for Read more »
Every Batman fan has dreamt about having his own batmobile – and quite understandably so. I am not that big of a fan, but who cannot help but admire the hunk of a car that was used in The Dark Knight? For people like me who need to be informed about the exciting evolution of this one-of-a-kind vehicle, there is a very comprehensive infographic that will do the trick. Be prepared to spend quite some time going over this image as there is a LOT of information to take in. Even diehard Batman fans might learn a new thing or two! DISCLAIMER: This is a 100-car image, so please bear Read more »
One of Sapporo’s largest annual attractions is the Sapporo Snow Festival, which takes place every year in February. The festival is famous for its snow and ice sculptures and even has a maze made out of snow. Most tourists that go to see the festival or obviously there to see the sculptures and sample some of the local and regional cuisine, but recently the festival has started attracting another type of visitor. Last year the Sapporo Snow Festival sold an exclusive nendoroid Snow Miku figure which attracted both Miku and nendoroid fans. The figure itself was based off of the original Miku nendoroid, but with a few alterations to the Read more »
When the Nintendo 3DS handheld gaming console launches in Japan on February 26th, eight games will be available for it. Surprisingly, the anticipated Kid Icarus: Uprising is not among them. The eight launch titles show varying prices that mostly range between the yen equivalent of $60 – $70. Nintendo’s Japanese hardware launches typically come earlier than their American counterparts, but the pricing and titles available are not always indicative of what North American consumers — or even European consumers, for that matter — will see on launch day a few months later. The official Japanese 3DS launch list includes: Combat of Giants: Dinosaurs 3D Nintendogs + Cats Professor Layton and Read more »
Ever wonder what happened to your lost LEGO Bricks? This (sort of) stop-motion short film explains where they’ve gone. (Spoiler: they’ve found a happy place.) The whimsical video takes you inside the mind of an inventor who cooks up ideas using LEGO Bricks as his inspiration. The Brick Thief is the second “LEGO Click” short film; the first can be seen below. Both were created by a company called Blue Source, which has made music videos and advertisements for the likes of Virgin Mobile, Pizza Hut, Snickers, Honda, and many more. Read more »
This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of LG. All opinions are 100% mine. Picking up steam in the new year is the slick looking, feature-rich LG Optimus One smartphone from LG. A perfect choice for a first-time smartphone owner, the Optimus One is loaded with Android 2.2, where users can enjoy Flash support and full voice control over the phone. A 3.2” touch screen and 3MP camera ensure that you have everything you need for a media-rich experience at your fingertips. Using the mobile Web is smooth sailing; sites respond quickly and information loads expediently. Sync with Outlook Calendar when conducting business or set up Read more »
Before focusing full time on Calvin and Hobbes, Bill Watterson drew cartoons for the school newspaper and yearbook. Later he went on to draw political cartoons for a quarterly political journal, Target and for the Cincinnati Post. Unlike the late Peanuts creator, Charles M. Schulz, there isn’t much known about Bill Watterson. He is the J.D. Salinger of cartoons. Now that there is an online collection of Bill Watterson’s early work, we can analyze a bit what he was aiming for with Calvin and Hobbes or just plain enjoy these rare cartoons. Charles M. Schulz once wrote that he didn’t draw Peanuts for children but for adults. Read more »
