“A Common Nomenclature for LEGO Pieces”
Giles Turnball charts the names 4 children, British and American, use for various Lego pieces. (He also includes the Lego company’s names for them). (via Neatorama).
MAURICE SENDAK! I’M WITH YOU IN ROCKLAND
Spike Jonze’s adaptation of Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are is not, thank god, a film about growing up.
The Details that Make Life Real and Beautiful
“My inspiration comes from the details that make life real and beautiful to me.” Illustrator, printmaker and zinester, Aijung Kim is interviewed by Pikaland. Check out the lovely art they include.
“My First Book of Noir”
People in the 1950s knew what was important, getting their children reading noir young: “‘Mom was right!’ Sweat Weasel thought. ‘I am the world’s worst blackmailer ever!’”
The Gamer Generation’s Parenting Style
In Properly Molding the Gamer Child: “I strongly encourage both girls’ fascination with Pokemon. Pokemon provide fulfillment to every human being’s basic desire to have an army of monsters. Also, Pokemon spend all their time fighting each other, which is good. For what other reason would one want […]
A Town Called Panic
A stop-motion plastic cowboy, Indian and horse all live together. In Belgium. And they’re adapted by Aardman Animations. And they have a movie, too. Here’s part of an episode of, A Town Called Panic.
The Cultural Gutter 