Link roundup

1. Trying to take a Yo Gabba Gabba character surfing.

2. Grant Theft Auto IV modded to allow Superman to fly through the city. Via.

3. Flying drone cracks Wi-Fi networks and impersonates cell phone towers (so your cell phone is tricked into connecting to it (and being recorded) instead of a legit tower). Via.

*Buy Yo Gabba Gabba! toys at eBay.

Mechtorian cosplay

The Baroness posted lots of photos from DragonCon including:



Doktor A with someone dress as Doktor A's Stephan le Podd Mechtorian.



Zombie DJ Lance from Yo Gabba Gabba.

*Buy Doktor A toys at eBay.

Lard Lad and DJ Lance Rock vinyl toys

New vinyl toys from kidrobot available at Comicon - - Lard Lad ($45) and DJ Lance Rock Dunny ($11).

*Buy Yo Gabba Gabba! toys at eBay.

Yo Gabba Gabba cake and Brad Pitt as DJ Lance

Yo Gabba Gabba cake by Chocolate Moose Cakes.



Brad Pitt as Yo Gabba Gabba's DJ Lance.

*Previously: Brobee cake.

*Buy Yo Gabba Gabba! toys at eBay.

Yo Gabba Gabba cake and Brad Pitt as DJ Lance

Yo Gabba Gabba cake by Chocolate Moose Cakes.



Brad Pitt as Yo Gabba Gabba's DJ Lance.

*Previously: Brobee cake.

*Buy Yo Gabba Gabba! toys at eBay.

Yo Gabba Gabba t-shirt (link roundup)

Yo Gabba Gabba t-shirt by Zachary Trover on sale at the official store.

And a few more links:

1. How to make your own playing cards. Via.

2. Feist is a side-scroller with pretty graphics. Via.

3. ARG site for Inception. Via these sites.

*Previously: Brobee cakes.

*Buy Yo Gabba Gabba! toys at eBay.

Yo Gabba Gabba t-shirt (link roundup)

Yo Gabba Gabba t-shirt by Zachary Trover on sale at the official store.

And a few more links:

1. How to make your own playing cards. Via.

2. Feist is a side-scroller with pretty graphics. Via.

3. ARG site for Inception. Via these sites.

*Previously: Brobee cakes.

*Buy Yo Gabba Gabba! toys at eBay.

Brobee cakes (Yo Gabba Gabba)

Brobee cakes by Chocolate Moose.

*Previously: Muno cup.

*Buy Yo Gabba Gabba! toys at eBay.

Muno cup

Muno cup spotted in this photo gallery from a tour of Yo Gabba Gabba! studios.

*Previously: Robert Englund (Freddy Krueger) arm-wrestles Brobee from Yo Gabba Gabba!.

*Buy Yo Gabba Gabba! toys at eBay.

Muno cup

Muno cup spotted in this photo gallery from a tour of Yo Gabba Gabba! studios.

*Previously: Robert Englund (Freddy Krueger) arm-wrestles Brobee from Yo Gabba Gabba!.

*Buy Yo Gabba Gabba! toys at eBay.

Miskatonic Medical School t-shirt (link roundup)

The newest t-shirt at Last Exit to Nowhere is Miskatonic Medical School from Re-Animator.

And a few more links:

1. Robert Englund (Freddy Krueger) arm-wrestles Brobee from Yo Gabba Gabba! (scroll down). Via.

2. I don't understand why the site's so slow loading, but swell art and an even better exhibit name at "Geometry of Ruins."

3. Just a joke, but the design's good enough for a genuine product - - Pork in a a Bottle.

*Previously: Delightfully-cheesy ad for Geometry Wars.

*Buy vintage medical equipment at eBay.

Metropolis and Robot Monster plush creations (link roundup)

Lots of wonderful creations in Lindsay Mays' Flickr gallery and Etsy shop. Above, you can see False Maria from Metropolis, and Ro-Man from Robot Monster. Don't miss her plush Tauntaun and Hobbes (of Calvin and Hobbes).

And a few more links:

1. Classic Transformers Soundwave Nikes. Via.

2. Lego artistic nudes. Via.

3. Stormtrooper Maneki Neko/Lucky Cat.

4. DJ Lance seems rather ominous in this Yo Gabba Gabba cake.

*Previously: Music video based on Metropolis.

*Buy Yo Gabba Gabba! toys at eBay.

Lego Muno (link roundup)

Lego Muno from Yo Gabba Gabba by Peter Aoun.

And a few more links:

1. Michael Dell clumsily tries to solicit business from Vladimir Putin. Putin respond with anger.

2. Read about Kurt Warner's life story and you'll care who wins the Super Bowl.

3. Factory safety-themed screensaver by Art Lebedev.

4. Long Beach City College in Los Angeles is overrun by rabbits.

*Previously: Photo of a four-foot-long rabbit.

*Buy KGB collectibles at eBay.

Win a Yo Gabba Gabba! Plex toy by Kidrobot

(Yo Gabba Gabba! opening theme)

Yo Gabba Gabba! is the kid's show cool enough for adults. It's been featured in Print, features guest stars like Tony Hawk, Mya, and Amar'e Stoudemire dancing, and regularly earns mentions on The Soup:



The Yo Gabba Gabba! soundtrack is now available in stores



The track listing:
1. Party In My Tummy - Yo Gabba Gabba!
2. Hey, Won't Somebody Come Out and Play - The Little Ones
3. I Like To Dance - Yo Gabba Gabba!
4. Train Ride - Tahiti 80
5. Get The Sillies Out - Yo Gabba Gabba!
6. Happy Birthday - The Ting Tings
7. Biz's Beat of the Day - Biz Markie
8. Be Nice To Animals - The Salteens
9. I'm So Sorry - Yo Gabba Gabba!
10. Lovely, Love My Family - The Roots
11. Pool Party - The Aquabats
12. Goodbye Song - Yo Gabba Gabba!
13. Bedtime Lullaby - Mark Kozelek

The cd is available at iTunes and also at Amazon.

Appropriately, the first Yo Gabba Gabba! toys were high-quality figures by Kidrobot. And I have a Plex to give away:



For a chance to win, simply comment on this post by 8:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time on Sunday, January 25. Make sure your comment either includes your email, or a link to a site with your email so I can contact you easily. Sorry, the contest is limited to USA residents. I'll pick a winner at random and announce the winner next Monday morning.

UPDATE: Plastic & Plush is also giving one away.

*Previously: Yo Gabba Gabba Lego; Cupcakes; Brobee amigurumi; desktop wallpapers; Muno amigurumi.

*Buy Yo Gabba Gabba! toys at eBay.

Zombie paper toy and more Halloween links

(For previous Halloween ideas, go here)


Go here to find out how to make an Uglydoll costume. Via.



Use household items to make a robot costume. Via.



Simple instructions for making a spider with LED eyes. Via.



Yo Gabba Gabba pumpkins.



Use chalk symbols to tell other kids what candy they'll find at a home. Pictured: "Open porch bowl." More here. Via.



Palin and McCain are the scariest costumes ever in this New Yorker cover. Via.




Zombie businessman paper toy. You can download the template for the man and the dog.

*Find more papercraft projects here.

*Buy zombie toys at eBay.

Yo Gabba Gabba! cupcakes by Amanda Anderson

DJ Lance, Muno, Foofa, Brobee, Toodee, & Plex at Flickr. Via.

*Previously: Yo Gabba Gabba desktop wallpapers.

*Find Yo Gabba Gabba plush and vinyl figures at eBay.

Yo Gabba Gabba Toys

More photos here.

Yo Gabba Gabba Lego

Link. Via.

Crochet your own Muno amigurumi

Directions here. Via.

*Previously: Yo Gabba Gabba desktop wallpapers, Brobee amigurumi.

*Buy Yo Gabba Gabba! toys at eBay.