Have you thought about Holiday cards yet? I’m still cringing over last year’s fiasco in our house. I organized the photos, set up the cards, placed the order… but somehow I typed my credit card number incorrectly and I missed the email that told me that fact! By the time my irate-customer personality kicked in […]
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Tasty Le Toy Van treats
The latest products from Le Toy Van’s range of wooden toys all seem to be centred around one theme: eating.
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TMNT Classic Collection Rocksteady and Bebop Should Be Hitting Stores Soon
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles fans haven’t had any shortage of turtle action in recent years with Nickelodeon’s animated TMNT show which airs every Saturday. Following successful shows...
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TMNT Classic Collection Rocksteady and Bebop Should Be Hitting Stores Soon
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles fans haven’t had any shortage of turtle action in recent years with Nickelodeon’s animated TMNT show which airs every Saturday. Following successful shows there is just about always toys. Playmates Toys has the license to make all Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles toys from the animated show, including toys and action figures […]
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TMNT Classic Collection Rocksteady and Bebop Should Be Hitting Stores Soon
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Toy Companies Take Cyclical Dip with Competition from Apps and Video Games: A Wall Street Transcript Interview with Gerrick Johnson, an Analyst in BMO Capital Markets Corp.'s Equity Research Group
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Stephen Jones does Barbie: The Mad Hatter is in town for the holidays!
One of my two favourite hat designers in the world (the other one being Philip Treacy) is the indomitable Stephen Jones. His extravagant and outré objets d'art (it seems unfair to call them simply hats) are always sure to catch the eye and be the centre of attention when the wearer appears in an event. His new project is a collaboration with Mattel: he designed five Barbie dolls for them, with his unique vision and flamboyant style making them coveted collector's items.
The talented designer says that "Barbie is the most fabulous private client. She came into the salon for her Christmas morning hat and left with five glamorous outfits! Barbie and I have the same design vision; we love tradition, but have an eye for the future." The dolls will cost £250 each (ouch) and will be available from Selfridges London's Toy Shop on November 15, where Barbie opened a space earlier this year. "We're enamoured with the idea of truly one-of-a-kind gifts this Christmas," said Selfridges' head of accessories, children's wear and toys, Erin Moscow. "More than ever before we're aware of the demand for pieces which offer something really special. These pieces don't necessarily come with a million-pound price tag - they're not about ostentatiousness - their beauty lies in their rarity. All of the storytelling and fantasy of Stephen's work, realised with fun and witticism that's synonymous with Barbie, has gone into these beautiful dolls."
Of course the designer also commented on each doll. Above is Holly Barbie, his favourite: "This is my personal favourite, using the contrast of soft velvet and spiky holly leaves. Barbie also has her very own pet Robin to give her a Christmas peck."
On Santa Baby Barbie (pictured above): "Every Barbie needs a fabulous Christmas outfit, so I used the idea of a Santa hat to make a fantasy cocktail dress, dedicated to Mrs Santa."
And how about Snow Globe Barbie? "There is nothing more magical and glamorous than floating snowflakes encased in a snow globe."
Yes, there is a Christmas Tree Barbie too: "I ensured the drama and volume of a full pine tree by illuminating the multicolour baubles within her Christmas tree headpiece."
Luckily the last one is not named Rudolph, the red nosed Barbie doll but Toffee Ice Barbie: "Rudolph, Prancer and Vixen are some of Santa’s reindeers, so I wanted to make Barbie an outfit in which she can dance and prance on the ice rink."
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If you think it is the first time Stephen Jones has done something with the iconic doll, think again. He has presented a collection of hats on Barbie mannequins in the past and this August he made the headband shown above, for a short clip titled "Punk: Not Clueless" starring himself. The headband is sold for a hefty £1000 + VAT on the Showstudio website. I bet you can make one for much less.
If you think it is the first time Stephen Jones has done something with the iconic doll, think again. He has presented a collection of hats on Barbie mannequins in the past and this August he made the headband shown above, for a short clip titled "Punk: Not Clueless" starring himself. The headband is sold for a hefty £1000 + VAT on the Showstudio website. I bet you can make one for much less.
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Watch This 8-minute Short Film Wes Anderson Made For Prada In...
Watch This 8-minute Short Film Wes Anderson Made For Prada
In this short titled Castello Cavalcanti, Jason Schwartzman plays a race car driver who crashes in the middle of a village during the Molte Miglia rally in September 1955 and when a bus arrives to pick him up, he decides to wait for the next one. It’s a simple story told only in a way Wes Anderson could tell it: with lots of pan shots, an intricate set, and lots of primary colors.
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8 must-have holiday toys
Some of the coolest toys this year are from small toy makers. Here are eight hot toys that just might be the smash hit of the holiday season.
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ALBOTAS Needs Writers As I’m sure you’ve noticed, A...
ALBOTAS Needs Writers
As I’m sure you’ve noticed, A Little Bit on the Awesome Side struggles every now and then with posting cool shit. Unfortunately, this blog doesn’t pay our bills. It pays us with network connections, occasional free comic books, video games, films, and download codes, Amazon gift card money, and friendships. Eventually, we’d love to make this first priority in all of our lives, but with full time jobs, significant others, and tons of bills, it’s diffucult crafting an internet geek-blog into a source of income.
Right now, ALBOTAS is run by three people: gorillashit (myself (Kevin)), Brownkidd (Robby), and el-marc (Marc). We all frantically do work outside of this, so it’s hard to constantly cover the massive span of gaming, comic books, movies, design, technology, gear, culture, anime, and pretty much every geek crevice imaginable in between.
We think it’s about time we ask around if anyone is interested in contributing for us.
Right now, we’re looking for people who specialize in the topics of film, anime, gaming, comics, and pretty much a bulk of what we cover now, but with an open mind of everything we already dabble in. We need people proficient with Tumblr and HTML, as well as social networking and promoting posts.
If this interests you, or maybe even someone you know, give us an email. Please contact: cortez@albotas.com or brownkidd@albotas.com if you have interest in contributing and growing with us, and we will be more than happy to discuss benefits and opportunities we have open for writers.
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Michael Leavitt’s Banksy Art Army
Michael Leavitt's first vinyl toy is now available to purchase exclusively through Magic Bodega. Replete with his entire Guantanamo Bay prisoner diorama, the 10" tall Banksy Art Army vinyl figure is officially unauthorized and a limited edition run. Each figure includes a banana, rat bobby, Guantanamo Bay detainee, Disneyland terrain (land, fence, cactii). You can […]
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Toy Break Episode 284: Rub The Monkey Butt!
Jerome joins Ayleen and George for a new episode of Toy Break. For Episode 284: Rub The Monkey Butt!, he brings along some Hyperactive Monkey goodies. They look at Monster Jam Mighty Minis, Cupcake Keepsakes, and much more.
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Sheriff Callie’s Wild West on Disney Junior
Sheriff Callie’s Wild West is a new animated television show that will debut on the Disney Junior app on smartphones and tablets, and to verified uses of WatchDisneyJunior.com on Sunday, November 24, 2013. Callie the cat (voice of Mandy Moore), is the sheriff of Nice and Friendly Corners. Along with her horse “Sparky” and […]
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Give The Gift Of Help This Holiday Season With Chores Market #HelpWithChores
This holiday season I know we all have so much to get done. From raking the leaves from the gutter to hanging Christmas lights there’s always chores around the house to be done. Chores Market is an online marketplace where you get your chores done by qualified, skilled people who you our friends already know… [read more]![]()
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Anna Chambers White G.I.D. Plush
Anna Chambers will soon be releasing a new set of GID plush figures! There are 3 super cute styles to choose from, Spark Tiger, Blinky Cat and Pop Lion. Each are limited to 150 pieces and stands 12” tall! Each pieces features a white canvas with G.I.D. stitching. Just let...
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CE x Ultraman Figure Now Available Online
About a month ago we mentioned that the CE x Ultraman platform figure from Thailand had been completed. Now we’re back with an update on availability. The standard red version (600 pcs) is available via an Amazon channel for $19.99 +7.99 for shipping.
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myplasticheart Presents: Andrea Kang in Pretend Sleep (11.15)
Taking place this Friday, November 15th at mypasticheart is a solo exhibit featuring the artworks of Andrea Kang in “Pretend Sleep”. Andrea will showcase a wide variety of mixed media, which will explore moments that occur between memories, dreams, and reality. The opening reception will begin at 6PM. Be sure...
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Michael Lau x How2work Garden(palm)er
Michael Lau, widely considered to have started the Urban Vinyl movement with his legendary 12” Gardener figures, has long wanted to find a way to create affordable versions of his signature figures –- so that a large number of collectors could actually contemplate owning each and Gardener. His new Garden(palm)er...
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Play As Classic Snake in MGS V: Ground Zeroes This new trailer...
Play As Classic Snake in MGS V: Ground Zeroes
This new trailer for Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes reveals an exclusive PlayStation mission titled “Deja Vu,” in which players can play as the original classic Snake. Completely untouched by next-gen graphics, the original Snake looks hilarious and adds a nice exclusive feature to those with Sony consoles.
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Mutant Vinyl Hardcore x Paul Kaiju @ Designer Con
Mutant Vinyl Hardcore and Paul Kaiju were holding it down over this past weekend at Designer Con! It’s safe to say they sold out of everything and it’s no surprise when you have these two titans in one spot. There were so many amazing pieces available for raffle. So we...
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Joker DC Mystery Mini Vinyl Figure Review
Mrs. Nerd subscribed me to Nerd Block a couple months ago and the second one struck all the right notes with me. The first thing was a really cool Darth Vader t-shirt. The second was a DC Mystery Mini blind box. While it would have been nice to get a Batman, this Joker wasn’t a [...]![]()
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