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Lego CubeDude: Shigeru Miyamoto as Link (and more)

Shigeru Miyamoto as Link Lego CubeDude by Pierre.

Steve Austin Lego CubeDude by Angus MacLane.

Jason Voorhees, Freddy Krueger, Leatherface, and Chucky Lego CubeDudes by Legohaulic.

*Previously: Remember when money was being spent advertising the new Bionic Woman tv show?

*Buy Six Million Dollar Man toys at eBay.

Papercraft zombie (link roundup)

Download this zombie paper toy here.

And a few more links:

1. Nintendo might provide wireless service for an upcoming version of the Wii like Amazon provides for the Kindle. Via these sites.

2. Lego coin-operated candy machines. Also, Lego King Arthur from Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Via.

3. Can't say I really understand what happened, but the first sentence doesn't sound good: "A spokesman for California Atty. Gen. Jerry Brown has surreptitiously recorded telephone interviews with news reporters . . . ."

*Previously: The umbrella in the stone.

*Buy Lego minifigs at eBay.

Gran Turino - - The NES game

Gran Turino, one of three NES games of questionable taste posted here. Via.

*Previously: Advent Children on the NES.

*Buy Nintendo toys at eBay.

NYC Pasta (link roundup)

The Chrysler Building stars in this pasta design by Alex Creamer. More photos at the link.

And a few more links:

1. Metal Mario and Zero Suit Samus cosplay. Via.

2. "Total vacant land in Detroit now occupies an area almost the size of Boston." Via.

3. Amanda Visell is offering a special package to anyone who dresses as one of her characters for Halloween.

*Previously: Funny pasta ad.

*Buy Amanda Visell toys at eBay.

Lookouts t-shirt (link roundup)

Penny Arcade now has a Lookouts t-shirt on sale. There's a deal if you buy multiple shirts.

And a few more links:

1. Poster for Hitchcock's Vertigo.

2. I was recently reminded of wonderful advice, which makes it a lot easier to handle unfortunate events: "An adventure is an inconvenience properly considered."

3. Shigeru Miyamoto Lego CubeDude.

*Previously: Famous moments from Hitchcock movies reenacted for Vanity Fair.

*Buy Hitchcock movie posters at eBay.

Video shows how Burton snowboards are made (link roundup)

Video shows how Burton snowboards are made and also gives a glimpse of the rapid prototyping machine. Via.

And a few more links:

1. Nintendo already has a new DSi with larger screen on the way. Which doesn't change the fact that despite all the DSs it's sold, interesting games come out once a year at best.

2. Nuclear reactors occur in nature. Via.

3. Many-limbed bagpipe player.

*Previously: Snowboarder paper toys.

*Buy snowboards at eBay.

Starfox poster

Starfox poster by Matt Layzell. See also: His poster for To Hell and Bach.

*Previously: Tetris and Pokemon in the real world.

*Buy Nintendo gashapon at eBay.

Chomp-Chomp by Shepard Fairey? (and more)

Two new items by Glen Brogan on sale at the links below:

Obama-style Chomp-Chomp logo sticker.

Lightsaber glove holster t-shirt.

*Previously: Chomp-Chomp pencil pouch.

*Buy Chomp-Chomp toys at eBay.

Minimalist video game designs (link roundup)

Samus and Kirby - - two of the minimalist video game designs posted here. Two of the designs are also on sale on t-shirts here. Via.

And a few more links:

1. Funny Fark headline:

Coming soon to a Borders near you, free Wi-Fi. Well, great, that's what we need more of in our bookstores: cheap hippies with laptops drinking coffee and discussing the importance of Keroauc. Goddammit so much.

2. The first generation Taco Bell vinyl toys were so ghastly, I don't know why anyone even bothered mentioning them. The second generation is looking a little better, and the ad campaign directly targets Kidrobot.

3. The FBI made an arrest in the Erin Andrews video case. You can read the complaint here.

*Previously: Kirby/Team Fortress 2 Mashup.

*Buy Metroid toys at eBay.

Laughing origami frogs (link roundup)

Laughing origami creatures by Joseph Wu.

And a few more links:

1. Meet Teresa L. King, first woman to be the army's top drill sergeant. Via.

2. If your intro to philosophy class was sponsored, you'd get something like Ethical Dilemmas Involving Klondike Bars.

3. Zelda and the Minish Cap fan art. (I liked that game a lot more than Phantom Hourglass.)

*Previously: I regret what I did for a Klondike Bar.

*Buy Legend of Zelda toys and collectibles at eBay.

Xenomorph Cake (and more)

Giger cake with Alien cake toppers and Princess Peach cakes by Jet City Cakes. See also: Weighted Companion Cube, Castle under zombie assault, and Ghost pirate ship. Via this cake roundup.

*Previously: Princess Peach cosplay.

*Buy Alien toys at eBay.

Warp pipe socks (link roundup)

Mario Bros. warp pipe socks on sale here. Via these sites.

And a few more links:

1. Before and after concept images of a happy homemaker from Rapture.

2. The Leia as a vampire image I recently mentioned is available as a $40 print here.

3. New Spawn art by Todd McFarlane.

*Previously: Pipe cleaner Iron Fist.

*Buy McFarlane toys at eBay.

Bullet Bill as a Victorian Gentleman

Victorian Bullet Bill and Bob-Omb, or should I say, Bullet William & Robert-Omb by Glen Brogan. If you'd like the chance to buy it on a t-shirt, vote here.

*Previously: Bullet Bill t-shirt by Andrew Bell.

*Buy Nintendo toys at eBay.

Jell-O Metroid, Naked Mole Rat Cake, and more Halloween food ideas

Jell-O, strawberry, and apple Metroid. Via.

Naked Mole Rat cake - - one of several ghastly cakes on display here.

Which gives me a good excuse to post the spooky food ideas I've amassed during the last year: