Here’s a kickass toy with a Kickstarter campaign in need of some love! At the heart of the Myachi story is a frustrated and disillusioned Wall St. career. And that’s never before seemed more appropriate or topical than right now! Take a short break from your Occupy Wall Street protest […]
**Be sure to scroll to the bottom for photos from last night’s Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure launch party in New York City with Amar’e Stoudemire of the New York Knicks** I admit it. I’m easily impressed. Especially in the area of technological advancement and its related gadgetry, I can quickly turn […]
As I revealed last month here on OWTK: I use chick deodorant. And I refuse to apologize for it. For years it’s been my Secret (get it?) formula for picking out gorgeous drapery and fab dishtowels. The folks from Dove Men + Care must’ve been following along because they’ve sent […]
Hello KRE-O! This summer Hasbro launched a new brand of construction block toys called KRE-O along with KREON, the accompanying figures. Sounds a little bit Star Trek-y but it’s not, it’s actually a whole lotta Transformers. LEGO enthusiasts and Transformers lovers alike will become quick fans of these well-built blocks […]
My first thought: This couldn’t have come at a better time. With the Mrs. having just last month discovered a Twilight Zone-esque stain covering as much of her favorite khakis as water dominates the planet Earth, I embraced the idea of receiving a batch of OxiClean Versatile Stain Remover like […]
Waaaaay back in the day (like 6 months ago) I saw Squinkies only on end cap pegs; bubble packs of 16 impossibly small and thoroughly charming critters relegated to the perimeter of toy department aisles. Now when I enter the toy section of my local Target, Squinkies dominate approximately 30 […]
If you ask the Mrs. and my two kids, they’ll likely tell ya that I’ve gone label crazy. I wanna label everything. I put a “label maker” label on the label maker (see below). It’s kind of outta hand. I can’t really be blamed for this unbridled enthusiasm. The Brother […]
Smart or dumb. Strong or weak. Brains or brawn. We’re often reduced to an easily labeled and picked-apart thing regardless of how complex an individual we may be, tending to get compartmentalized by a single trait or personality quirk. It’s the product of the sound byte world in which we […]
