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Wow – this looks really yummy.
Fast food Japanese burger spot LOTTERIA with the help of ramen restaurant Menya Musashi will introduce the ramen burger for a limited time. The burger contains ramen noodles of course, BBQ pork in a brown sauce, hamburger buns and fish sauce. If you’re in Japan, this ramen burger will be on sale until June 2013.
Our team Eddie & Ramon of Ramen and a Half podcast show will hit the ‘cons this May 2013 in the Bay Area.
Big Wow! Comicfest – May 18-19, 2013 @ San Jose Convention Center
Go to: www.bigwowcomicfest.com
FanimeCon – May 24-27, 2013 @ San Jose Convention Center
Go to: www.fanime.com
Arrested Development is back with season 4 exclusively on Netflix on May 26, 2013.
Not to be out done by ABC Network picking up Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., NBC has the Princess of Power – She-Ra starring Aussie Princess of Pop – Kylie Minogue. Okay, so it’s only a parody by Funny or Die but this looks really good as a live-action program. Check out the video below:
Launching this Fall 2013 is the BBC Black line of apparel by Pharrell and Mark McNairy. The theme is all black and military inspired and GQ gets a first look and interview.
Here’s a question – what if you take famous abstract paintings and envision these people as real life and what would it look like? Artist Flora Borsi (FloBo) does just that.
Motor Trend’s Ignition show takes a look at all 4 generations of the iconic BMW M3 sports coupe from the E30, E36, E46 and E92 models.
My nerdcore hip-hop tune for the week – MC Frontalot with “I’ll Form The Head” featuring Dr Awkward and ZeaLouS1. A cool tribute to the iconic ’80s Voltron Lions cartoon.
This is one lean mean Subaru Impreza and it’s challenge is to be the fastest Sooby around Germany’s iconic track – the Nürburgring. This Impreza features a 2-door conversion, aggressive looking aero parts, and over 500 horses built by UK aftermarket company Revolution.
Adidas has been rocking a solid PR campaign with “Unite All Originals” line-up of kicks and apparel wear.
A couple of weeks back, Adidas sponsored a concert featuring rapper Snoop Dogg and Kpop power girl group 2NE1 who are known to rock Adidas Originals x Jeremy Scott sneakers and clothing.
Are you are fan of Cartoon Network’s Adventure Time and the board game Monopoly? Now you can put the two together and play Adventure Time Monopoly Collector’s Edition by USAopoly, Cartoon Network and Hasbro.
Well, after months of fanboy speculation and rumors, Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. is a reality. ABC network has picked up the series and here’s the teaser trailer:
‘Nuff said!
This maybe the priciest one-seat exotic supercar in history. Lamborghini celebrates its 50th anniversary with this one-off concept that features a 5.2L V10 pumping out 600 horses.
All time manga and anime favorite Sailor Moon returns for it’s 20th anniversary this year. Naoko Takeuchi & Kodansha Comics have announced the simultaneous worldwide release this Summer 2013 and Momorio Clover Z will provide the theme song. In light of the celebration, here’s some cool Sailor Moon makeovers by artist Abraham Cruz.
This Street Fighter-inspired stop-motion animation short “Maker vs Marker” is by Jonny Lawrence and music by Brian Sadler.
He’s a designer, artist and collector – he’s Brian Flynn of Hybrid Design and Super 7. In this short docu, Flynn talks about how he got into collecting Japanese monster toys, LEGOs and his inspirations from just designing.
If your mom is a super nerd, then she should enjoy this 8-Bit Flower Bouquet from ThinkGeek for this Mother’s Day Weekend. The great about this, it never needs to be watered.
Yes, there’s a con for almost everything. Sneaker Con 2013 kicks off tomorrow in Chi-town. This convention will feature lots of cool sneakers and collectibles. A wallet-busting day for shoe collectors.
This is Adidas NEO line’s Spring/Summer 2013 Lookbook. Colorful active wear with style.
A couple of members on our Retrenders team loves playing the ukulele all day all the time and especially our host Eddie for Ramen & a Half. I bet you he will DVR this new documentary showing on PBS about ukulele maestro Jake Shimabukuro. Filmmaker Tad Nakamura took 3 years filming Jake on his ukulele journey.
Petrol cars really capture my imagination and I just love the sound of the engine roaring and the exhaust noises. Here’s a collection of cool videos featuring JDM cars around YouTube.
Xcar takes a look at a collection of JDM cars in Thailand @ Speed Garage. It’s all passion here.
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The last of the great 3rd gen Mazda RX-7 and 2002 Spirit R was sold only in Japan. Ignition Episode #31 goes in-depth on a one-of-a-kind US street legal left-hand Mazda RX-7 Spirit R.
Who doesn’t like Arizona’s Arnold Palmer canned ice teas? I’ve been drinking their various Arnold Palmer ice teas, the Half & Half Lite, Zero Calories, and the regular version for a couple of years. And it’s super refreshing on a hot day, but I digress, here’s a guy that really likes his Arnold Palmers!
Detective Comics #400 Batmobile
So there’s no Batman flick this summer, but these cool Batmobiles can hold you over until the next film. All the die-cast Batmobile cars are in the 1:43 scale with scenic backdrop and case. And each comes with a 12-page magazine on details of the specific Batmobile.
Buy it @ Entertainment Earth – Detective Comics #400 Batmobile.
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