Beats by Dr. Dre being recently acquired by Apple may or may not have something to do with the “Samurai” version of the Studio V2 headphones designed to have appeal to its international Japanese audience. The “Samurai” headphones’ classic Japanese aesthetic is implied by the deep indigo blue and bright red derived from ancient traditional Japanese […]


Maybe a piece of you is kind of over the supehero blockbuster, as Grantland opined. And maybe a part of you wrote off Disney as a lot of lame sauce long ago. But that was probably before you heard that Disney had decided to tap its Marvel resources for the most Disney-esque property in their […]


26 Aug
Protect your copy of "Cat's Craddle" like a Samurai

OK, we’re definitely geeking out here when we correct the makers of these Katana Bookends that ninjas did not actually use katanas, but rather wielded ninjato swords. Ninjatos are straight, katanas are curved and used by samurai. So you can’t really live out your ninja dreams with these protecting your books, but you can at […]


Seeing as Keanu hasn’t made anything decent since Devil’s Advocate, it’s kind of a surprise to see just how watchable his latest film looks. 47 Ronin tells the tale of a somewhat Akira Kursawa boilerplate conflated with a Zach Snyder masturbation fantasy. The Seven Samurai aping film also stars Oscar winner Rinko Kikuchi and that […]


17 Jul
Sand bags, flame throwers, machine guns, samurai swords, etc.

This evening at a pre-event for the famed Comic-Con in San Diego Hyundai unveiled their latest cross collaborative vehicle, The Walking Dead Veloster Zombie Survival Machine. Unveiled at The Future US Booth, the Zombie Survival Machine would make perhaps the ultimate vehicle for Sheriff Rick Grimes and his motley crew of apolocolyptic survivors. The Vitamin […]


23 May
Jean Grey, Viper, The Silver Samurai & more

By far the most revealing Wolverine clip to date, this new video teases more characters than any trailer we’ve previously posted. Look out for for the first appearance of Jean Grey and Viper, as well the very first glimpse of the Silver Samurai and his legendary energy blade. Man oh man, this gets the comic […]


8 Dec
Lost In a Supermarket breaks down our best ART of 2011

It’s about that time that we begin looking back at the year that was at LOST IN A SUPERMARKET. A whole year means a lot of amazingly awesome and amazingly bad crap we’ve found floating around this Great Existential Supermarket we all live in, so it’s time to get things going. We’re gonna kick off […]


17 Aug
Huck Gee brings the Samurai to life, one blind box at a time

Artist Huck Gee, a native of the UK but currently based in San Francisco, is well known for the work he does with Asian pop art. His work has been released through Kidrobot numerous times in the past, and his latest creation is sure to be a hot ticket for collectors of limited edition toys. […]