For smartwatch devotees who still want a piece of luxury on their wrist—notwithstanding that there is nothing luxe without the mechanical movement loaded with jewels—TAG Heuer still has you covered. The Swiss luxury watch brand has renewed its commitment to have the rich’s need for a smartwatch covered with the […]
Watches don’t usually make me thirsty, but here we are. The latest Hublot collab with American artist Daniel Arsham is called the Hublot MP-17 MECA-10 Arsham Splash, and yes, it looks like someone froze a water splash and then trapped a Swiss movement inside. It’s an equal part “tell me […]
In the 1:64 die-cast car collecting communities, some people make custom parts like, say, a roof tent for its miniature Toyota Land Cruiser. But with the Hot Wheels Elite 64 Mod Shop 1982 Custom Toyota Land Cruiser FJ45 Trophy, your miniature camping-in-the-wild diorama is ready out of the box. Not […]
Mattel has never been shy about taking Barbie into unexpected territory, but this one hits different. Forget Malibu Barbie or Astronaut Barbie. This is Barbie with baggage—ancestral, supernatural baggage. Folks, meet the Barbie Día De Muertos La Llorona Doll, a spectral beauty inspired by one of Mexico’s most chilling folktales. […]
Mattel has done Lunar New Year Barbie for years, so it’s about time they turned their eyes to one of the biggest festivals in India: Diwali. To be fair, down south, it’s Deepavali, which shares similar vibes but comes with slightly different lore. With much of Southeast Asia (hello, Malaysia […]
We just realized we’ve talked about the Transformers Studio Series The Transformers: The Movie Coronation Starscream twice. Why? I have no idea. Anyway, that Starscream is not a great toy, btw. I had it. It was essentially a retool of the Earthrise Starscream, which isn’t great to begin with, IMHO. […]
Hasbro has perfected a way to openly take your money twice for the same product. That’s right, my friends, I’m talking about the ol’ retool/repaint. But here’s the thing: Hasbro doesn’t just do repaint/retool out of thin air. The toymaker almost always bases them on cartoons or comics, and in […]
Well, it looks like Optimus Prime and Starscream won’t be the only bots chugging coal and blowing steam anymore. Joining them in the brass-and-cogs club are none other than Megatron and his pint-sized headache of an Autobot, Bumblebee. Pulled from IDW’s Transformers: Hearts of Steel comic miniseries, these two are […]