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Marvel Soap That Will Get Anyone Wanting to Clean Up

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Marvel Soap

Have a kid who is averse to cleaning up? When I say kid, I am not just referring to the age – you know what I mean? I remember someone saying before that women wash their hands after going to the loo less than men do. While I am not sure about the veracity of that statement, I know for sure that this set of Marvel soap will get anyone wanting to keep washing their hands. Or taking a shower. Or anything that will be a good excuse to use the soap. I have to admit that I am a sucker for liquid hand soap more than solid soap, but Read more »

Go Retro with Superhero Pin-up Posters

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Retro Harley Quinn

Who says pin-up posters are outdated? Definitely not artist Maria Danalakis! This gal certainly knows what she was doing when she creates these retro superhero pin-up posters. Based out of Brooklyn, New York, Danalakis works with oil paint, paper collage, and loves Adobe Illustrator. She is a graphic artist and illustrator by profession. No wonder her posters make you say “Want!” Thanks to Design Taxi, I discovered these really fun retro superhero pin-up posters. Take a look yourself. Retro Harley Quinn Technically a super villain, this retro Harley Quinn does not look so evil to me. She does look really sexy, though, doesn’t she? I think it’s the glasses. Retro Read more »

Heavy Metal Coloring Book for Grown Ups

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Heavy Metal Coloring Book Cover

Coloring books are a staple in a child’s life. They not only battle boredom, but they also help develop a lot of skills. From honing creativity to learning about colors to refining motor skills – coloring books serve all these purposes and more. Of course, kids are not the only ones who can benefit from coloring books. I know some adults who love to spend time with their own coloring books for whatever reasons of their own. Enter the heavy metal coloring book which, while I have labeled it as “for grown ups”, will do very well for kids of any age. The cover alone is enough to get anyone Read more »

Atomic and Microscope Pendants: Christmas Gift Ideas

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Atomic Symbol Pendant

It’s never too early to get your Christmas shopping done, especially if some of my friends can be believed. As usual, I have not gotten around to it, but something caught my eye today, and maybe you’ll be interested in these geeky accessories that will do any male or female proud. Last year, I discovered Boutique Academia for the first time, and I fell in love with their pendants. I still am yearning for the Pi pendant and the Fibonacci pendant, and I can only hope that I have been a good enough girl so that Santa will pay me a visit this year. If you liked those pendants, you Read more »

Punctuation Mark Lamps for the Grammar Geek

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Punctuation Mark Lamps

This discovery has got me all excited that I just had a difficult time writing this post. I am not passionate about interior decoration, but I do have my quirks and when I see something really cool for the house, I get all enthusiastic about it. And what can be cooler than these lamps which are shaped like punctuation marks? If you think about it, these punctuation mark lamps can go both ways. On one hand, just like me, you might go gaga over them simply because you work with punctuation every day. You’re a stickler for their proper use. On the other hand, you might stay clear of the Read more »

Helveticards for the Card-loving Typophile

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Helveticards

So what’s your favorite font? Sue me, but I am a Comic Sans lover. I still remember using this font as the default for my work e-mail back in the day. Needless to say, I got a lot of flak for that. I have since then graduated to Helvetica, but only because that is the default font of my laptop now. Speaking of fonts, if you are in dire need of a funny read, check out this monologue on McSweeney’s – I’m Comic Sans, Asshole. I read it yesterday and just read it now again for more laughs. Warning (as if you needed one): it might not be safe for Read more »

Direwolf Winter Lager

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Direwolf Winter Lager

So winter is coming. We all know that. We may not know what exactly is coming with winter, though we have five books’ worth of hints and clues. We’re even getting details about the casting for the second season of Game of Thrones. I am sure you’re all tied up in knots waiting for that season to commence, but there’s nothing we can do about it for now except to hang on to every morsel of news that we can get our hands on. We can also watch reruns. Alternatively, we can scour the web for cool stuff that tells us about the long and harsh winter that is coming Read more »

Not Your Everyday Superhero T-Shirts

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Domo Wolverine

So you like superheroes and you like t-shirts. News flash: you’re among the millions of people around the world who have the same interest! Not that there is anything wrong with that. With the superhero t-shirts being one of the most popular items worldwide, you can find all sorts of designs and styles. If you’re lucky, you might even find a unique one among the countless superhero t-shirts. Speaking of not-so-ordinary superhero t-shirts, I recently discovered Christopher Dooey, an artist from Warszawa, Poland. His renditions of superhero t-shirts are a refreshing sight, to say the least. How about a mashup of Japanese character Domo-kun and your favorite superheroes? So maybe Read more »

2012 Song of Ice and Fire Calendar Is Out!

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2012 Song of Ice and Fire Calendar Is Out!

Boys and girls of Westeros, this is the only calendar that you need for 2012 – the year of the dragon. The 2012 A Song of Ice and Fire calendar has been released, and if you are anything like me, your heart will be palpitating in anticipation. No exaggeration here. As one can expect, there are 12 drawings for each month of the year. Drawn by renowned artist John Picacio, the images may be different from what you might expect – thanks to HBO’s Game of Thrones. However, the differences do not really take away from the breathtaking effect of the drawings. SPOILER ALERT: I tried hard to make sure Read more »

Game of Thrones LEGO Minifigs – Want!!!

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Game of Thrones LEGO Minifigs The Stark Family

What’s better than A Song of Ice and Fire miniatures? Game of Thrones LEGO minifigs, of course! Now I understand that this is a debatable point, but one cannot deny that the thought of those characters from the incredibly complex story portrayed in LEGO is totally exciting. I actually cannot believe that I hadn’t seen this collection earlier – it has been on Flickr for about a month now; but since we’re all without new episodes of Game of Thrones, I thought it would be fun to take a look at these Game of Thrones LEGO minifigs. Technically, I think it should be A Song of Ice and Fire Minifigs, Read more »