Do you remember that ol' lullabye?

Crusty ol' Out Magazine cover gallery -- also Japanese Starlog . . .

Hattip: Matt Alt.

Hot Old Cars



I'm pretty sure that some of these concepts saw the light of day as "Hot Wheels" cars.

H/T Pink Tentacle

Magoo goes stag

Truth in Advertising


"Cheap and Ugly"

We could all go for a little more truth in our ads, and 66 MPG ain't bad -- take that SMART Car!

I need a shower . . .


After all this sofubi and delicately hand-painted plastic, that is.

P.S. The most exotic Japanese toy stuff I recall from the late 1970s/early 1980s was Godzilla monsters in local gumball machines!

Commerical Beer - Fine Art

These folks in Oregon are even more nuts about their spendy beer hobby than I am! They're much better artists than me, though, so maybe they can afford to buy all of that beer with all of the paintings that they do on commission?

I wonder how much it would cost to commission a can of Black Label . . .

Just because . . .


The Yellow Fever is runnin' wild in the comments section here, but I found this one somewhat interesting nonetheless.

I like the .33 cent kind . . .


cool noodle
Uploaded by togo555togo. - Have a look at more lifestyle videos.This article and video on ramen is making me drool . . .

Yamato Movie English Website

Yamato live-action film website in English. Hat tip: Jeff Blend

China Wins


In the battle over nautical excursions, ramming procedures and saving face, China will win. They are too damned-big not to.