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One of the hit cartoons back in the 1980s was Jem & the Holograms and the action figure dolls by Hasbro were pretty cool. Each character came with their individual musical accessories, the figures were poseable and it came with a rad cassette tape of songs from the cartoon series. With the approval from Hasbro, Integrity Toys has been making high-end Jem & the Holograms figures and just announced their line of the girl-band – The Misfits, arch-rivals of Jem & the Holograms.
Here’s a What If? take of the popular sci-fi film series Star Wars. Artist Denis Medri drawings showcases Star Wars characters in 1980 settings and clothes. Cool.
Check more artwork from Denis Medri @ Deviant Art – DenisM79.
Exclusive video from Funny or Die has actress Anna Kendrick joining super Kpop girl-group F(X). I have to admit it’s funny, especially when she’s playing Starcraft.
Minnetonka launches it’s Spring Summer 2013 line-up of shoe wear with moccasins, boots, lined boots, sandals, and slippers. You can never get enough boots!
April 2013 two retail giants Target vs Kohl’s will battle it out with budget price fashion with limited edition designer capsule collections.
Kohl’s will be teaming up veteran designer Derek Lam and will drop their exclusive collection first on April 5th, 2013. From all the press photos, the collection’s theme is a touch of mature chic with simplicity & solid color combinations. Derek’s collection has lots of variety of dresses and skirts, so if you’re looking for various evening event wardrobes, you may want to break out your credit cards on this collection!
This LEGO DUPLO is fun for everybody – kids and adults! From Disney animated film Toy Story comes the Pizza Planet delivery truck. It’s only 13 pieces, since the DUPLO line is for kids from ages 2 to 5, but it comes with a Buzz Lightyear and alien figure.
MSRP: $19.99USD
Buy it @ Entertainment Earth – LEGO DUPLO – Toy Story – Pizza Planet Delivery Truck.
Image via Baking Bites – Vodka & Marshmallow Peeps
Baking Bites has got some party cocktails for your adult Easter Egg hunt! Instead of buying vodka flavored bottles for your party, you can now make your own. First recipe is a vodka infused marshmallow Peeps cocktail. Take the 30 sugar sweet Peeps and put it in a large jar and pour vodka into the jar. When the jar is filled, put it the fridge for 3-4 days and you’re good to go.
For more details and images, go to: Baking Bites – Vodka & Marshmallow Peeps.
Image via Blastr.com
What’s trending for Japanese schoolgirls in Japan lately? Photographing anime-inspired fighting moves and it looks pretty awesome.
Image via Blastr.com
Award-winning author Kim Newman’s Jago was published back in 1991, and now Titan Books has just re-release this classic horror story. A hippie music festival takes place in the small English town of Adler. Like any big rock music festival it divides the town into two camps, those who want the money it brings in and those who hate it, because of all the property damage and troubles it causes lead by Adler villager Danny Keough. Many young people like Dolar and his caravan of friends attend the festival to party. On vacation in the town of Adler, Paul is working on his “end of the world” thesis, while his girlfriend Hazel a potter, runs a pottery shop for a family on vacation. And we find out that this rock festival is run by a religious cult the Agapemone and from within, Susan a British Secret Service agent is trying to find out who is the mysterious figure – Anthony William Jago. As the music festival begins, urban legends, darkness, and evil is unleashed on the town of Alder.
Artist Jules Julian teamed up with designers Alan Temiraev & Volodenka Zotov to create an awesome looking pencil set box. The 8 graphite pencils come together as a portrait of Russian Mathematician Grigori Perelman. The package box looks amazing too.
Art can communicate thought provoking conservations and human emotions, like this art piece “This Is Not A Game” by artist Lorenzo Quinn. This sculpture features life-sized green army men and giant hands. The piece using a real Russian T55 tank was installed back in 2011 at San Servolo Island, Venice, Italy.
Buying and collecting Casio G-Shock watches can get really expensive and if you need to match the watch with your outfit, you might need to buy several color G-Shocks. But now you can buy SlingShox’s silicone watchbands that fit most Casio’s G-Shocks and Baby G-Shocks. Now you can roll and rock out many different color flavors. SlingShox also offers various customs and designer collabs, so check out the site!
With the growing popularity of EDM (Electronic Dance Music) in recent years, everybody wants to be a DJ now – and even Paris Hilton (I won’t post any video links because it’s just tragic, but if you are curious, you can find the clips on YouTube.)! Now back to the subject at hand, Numark made a super popular beginning all-in-one DJ USB controller – the Mixtrack Pro in the past and it was a hot seller. The company just released it’s latest earlier this month with the Mixtrack Pro II. For me, I think this is a great starter set for anybody wanting to know more about DJing and having friends over a house party.
MSRP: $300.00USD
For more info, go to: Numark Mixtrack Pro II.
The Internet been buzzing about this new manga project by Japanese artist Mari Yamazaki (“Thermae Romae”). The Japanese magazine “Kiss” will delivered the first chapter of this Steve Jobs fantasy driven biopic. It’s too bad I can’t read Kanji characters! I need a translator.
For many years now, LRG has been consistently turning hip urban streetwear with a full line-up of pants, jackets, shoes, and other accessories. Check out their Spring 2013 Lookbook.
Are you looking for Spring swimwear from the top labels? Check out online retailer Tilly’s swimwear Spring 2013 Lookbook.
If you weren’t able to attend Kaskade’s appearance at the Ultra Music Festival (UMF) 2013 then the EDM DJ star uploaded his full DJ jam session on his YouTube channel. It’s pure stadium dance bliss.
SoCal based HEX makes trendy chic backpacks and iPhone cases are back with their Spring 2013 Lookbook. The 4-piece collection: Laptop Duffel, Messenger Bag, Laptop Tote and Cloak Backpack. The prices start @ $40.00USD and up to $100.00USD.
If you are budget minded for the Spring, you might want to check the Kohl’s exclusive the Daisy Fuentes Spring 2013 Collection. This large 120-piece collection features dresses, skirts, tops, pants, capris, shorts, sweaters, bras, jackets, jeans and underwear. Prices range from $5.00USD and up to $35.00USD and that’s a deal!
Footwear and jewelry accessories help bring out an outfit, but of course handbags can make your wardrobe look stylish and trendy. Check out Harveys Seatbeltbags for Spring 2013 with their many different styles like the Black & White Polka Dot and Grapefruit Collections.
Accessories can make or break an outfit, you might want to check out J Crew’s Jewels Collection. The jewelry line-up features bright vivid color necklaces, bracelets, earrings and rings. The prices start @ $38.00USD and up to $495.00USD.
Spring maybe about looking for that trendy new wardrobe, but it’s also about accessories that will make your outfit standout. How about these cool eco-friendly UVA/UVB protected sunglasses from Proof Eyewear. These glasses are NOT made from plastic, but are “hand crafted from sustainably sourced wood.” and other green materials. The sunglasses start @ $95.00USD and up. Way cool!
Reebok was founded in the UK but now it’s owned by competitor Adidas – who knew? But lets move on by checking out Reebok Classics Spring/Summer 2013 Collection. It’s all about Reebok’s classic kicks, so kick it!
UK retail apparel company River Island kicking their Spring/Summer 2013 Women’s Collection is 1950s-1960s retro-chic but also modern.
Do you need inspiration for the Spring and Summer? Bored with your outfits in the dusty closet? How about some Italian flair with MAX & Co. as they drop their Spring/Summer 2013 Lookbook.
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