Weirdness

The San Diego Comic-Con began humbly in the year 1970 when some 300 people gathered in the basement of the US Grant Hotel to promote the burgeoning world of comic books. It has now grown into the largest convention of its kind in the world, with over 150,000 people flocking to the beach metropolis generating […]


Had too many shots of Chocolate Whiskey? Sipped one too many slurps of 58-proof Sam Adams 10-Year Utopias? If you’re worried you might’ve indulged in too much happy juice at the local pub, Kisai’s Breathalyzer Watch offers an easy way to verify the level of your wastedness and let you know when to slow down… or […]


We know what you’re thinking: you love your Blowpops, but you’re sick and tired of them melting all the time in the hot summer sun. Us too! That’s why we were so stoked to run across Yoji Okada’s premium saddle leather and African mahogany lollipop cases. I mean, how many times have you been carrying […]


So you pre-ordered Random Access Memories way back in 2012, and have been playing it on loop since it arrived in your inbox. You’ve bought the MEDICOM Action Figures for yourself and the LEGO-like MEDICOM Toys for your little cousins. You have a tattoo of the dancing mummies from “Around the World” wrapping around your calf (arguably […]


8 May
Jim Henson's cult 1980s TV show in poker playing form

If you grew up in the 80s then chances are you watched more than your fair share of Fraggle Rock, Jim Henson’s cult favorite TV show about a group of mythical Muppet-like creatures (which was also produced by HBO). The Spare Room obviously remembers too. Located inside Hollywood’s beloved (and haunted) Roosevelt Hotel, the cocktail […]


Balkan Vinyl’s limited edition Rave Wars 7″, repressed on translucent red vinyl, are only for pilgrims of the heavyweight nerd variety. Rave Wars alludes directly to one of almost everyone’s favorite films (except mine), blending the action figures from the original Star Wars movie with hardcore/breakbeat techno, often overlaying sound effects from the film. Only […]


If you’ve ever wondered what goes on in the mind of a teenager left alone to his thoughts in a giant mansion, then we have your answer. Is Tropical’s video for “Dancing Anymore” matches their imminent summertime dancefloor staple with CGI effects from MEGAFORCE, who digitize his every fantasy with Grand Theft Auto-like NSFW visuals. […]


17 Apr
Everyone's favorite icon of anarchy... in Smorkin' Labbit form

You ever watch A Clockwork Orange and wish you had a tiny Alex you could put on your desktop? Maybe not so rapey and murderous but perhaps in, oh I don’t know, rabbit form? Who hasn’t. Frank Kozik has your back. The artist and toy maker teamed up BlackBook Toy to fashion this 11-inch Smorkin’ Labbit […]