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Cartoon Characters Reimagined in Haute Couture

By Alison Herman on

New York designer Jerome Lamaar, known online as Style Monk, recently brought together animation and fashion by depicting classic cartoon characters in outfits from the Spring 2013 runway shows. Lamaar isn’t the first to unite cartoons and couture — remember the Barneys-Disney collaboration last month? — but his sketches stand out for their inventiveness and spot-on pairing of characters and brands. The series, which we discovered via Style Bubble, includes all five Sailor Moon girls, Daria Morgendorffer and Jane Lane, and Adventure Time’s Princess Bubblegum. Read on to see Lamaar’s reinterpretations of these animated heroines. … Read More

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A Selection of Pop Culture-Inspired Hair Tutorials

By Victoria McNally on

YouTube is a huge and diverse place, but over the years, certain types of video content have proved more popular and widespread than others. There’s the cat videos, the dudes-playing-bass-guitar videos, the teenage vloggers — and then there are the hair and makeup tutorials, which may just be the best things to ever come out YouTube that don’t feature adorable animals. In fact, for the pop culture-obsessed among us who’ve always wanted to look like our favorite characters without having to spend money on wigs, hair tutorials are a must. We’ve rounded up the coolest hairstyles we could find, and surprise! Most of them are pretty easy to do, provided you have a lot of hair and a lot of time. … Read More

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Happy Super Moon: A Brief Overview of the Moon in Pop Culture

By Emily Temple on

Werewolves, it’s time to lock yourselves up extra tight (probably in the library cage, if you’re Oz) — tonight, the full moon will be a “supermoon,” that is, even bigger and brighter than usual. The phenomenon is caused when the moon becomes full at the same time as it comes closest to the earth in its orbit, and has been linked to various natural disasters — though science tells us that’s all nonsense. To celebrate the lunar event, you’ll probably be wanting to indulge in some moon-related pop culture, so we’ve collected 30 culturally relevant moons and moon-related phenomena for your perusal. Click through to check out the moon in all its phases in pop culture, and let us know if we’ve missed your favorite lunar shout outs in the comments. … Read More

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A Collection of Bizarre Bootleg Toys from Foreign Countries

By Victoria McNally on

Let’s face it: official merchandise is expensive, and a good chunk of the time it’s pretty crappy-looking anyway. As long as you’re committed to buying cheap toys of your favorite superheroes and video game characters, why not invest in some low-quality bootlegs? Translation errors, bad paint jobs, weird accessories, shoddy workmanship — these will all keep you entertained for ages, at bargain prices! The specimens below are only a few of the odd gems out there. Oh, and if you’re easily creeped out by weird children’s toys, be prepared; some of the products at the end of the list are total nightmare fuel! … Read More

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