Super Mario Bros

The Fascinating Inspirations Behind the Names of 8 Famous Video Game Characters

By Jennifer Lewis on Jan 17, 2013 2:15pm

Did you know that Princess Zelda was named after Zelda Fitzgerald, or that Luigi’s name was inspired by pizza? If not, you’ve come to the right place! We’ve always been curious as to where our favorite video game characters got their names, so we did a bit of digging and found some interesting results. After the jump, you’ll find the name inspiration for everyone from Kirby to Guybrush Threepwood to Solid Snake. Check it out, then hit the comments to share your fun character facts. … Read More

Web

What’s On at Flavorpill: The Links That Made the Rounds in Our Office

By Alison Nastasi on Jul 24, 2012 9:00pm

Today at Flavorpill, we found out what our burlesque name was. We were glad “goat man” doesn’t really exist. We met our hipster dream date and visited the Hipster Olympics in Berlin. We used Selena Gomez’s 20th birthday to predict her entire career arc. We saw… Read More

Web

What’s On at Flavorpill: The Links That Made the Rounds In Our Office

By Alison Nastasi on May 1, 2012 9:00pm

Today at Flavorpill, we browsed a list of canceled TV shows for the 2011-2012 season — and there are many. We survived a tweet-by-tweet update of the National Zoo’s artificial insemination of panda Mei Xiang. We listened to a dark remix of the song of the summer (you know which … Read More

Pop Culture

Heartwarming Illustrations of Famed Pop Culture Rivals

By Caroline Stanley on Apr 17, 2012 4:30pm

If you were a fan of Ingrid Aspöck’s sugary drawings of pop culture’s most legendary rivals burying the hatchet and hugging it out, then we bet that you’ll also enjoy Versus/Hearts, a new Tumblr project that got its start with a “Ninja … Read More

Pop Culture

A Collection of Incredibly Weird Pop Culture Bras

By Jennifer Lewis on Mar 19, 2012 12:30pm

Once upon a time, we were Google image searching “Pokémon” (why yes, it’s 1998 and we’re a bunch of nerdy 12-year-olds) and a wild Pokébra appeared. That’s right, a bra that makes breasts look like Poké Balls. The discovery piqued our curiosity and a little bit of research yielded the realization that there are a lot of unusual pop-culture bras out there, folks, and it’s our civic duty to round some up and present them to you in one handy collection. If the Pokébra isn’t quite your style, we’ve got everything from Where the Wild Things Are to Vincent van Gogh-themed undergarments. Catch ‘em all after the jump. … Read More

Web

What’s On at Flavorpill: The Links That Made the Rounds In Our Office

By Alison Nastasi on Mar 5, 2012 9:00pm

Today at Flavorpill, we learned that Japan has a cat curfew. We loved these stylish animals wearing scarves. We thought an Animal House musical didn’t sound like a terrible idea. We smiled at Rémi Gaillard’s elevator prank. We wondered why it took so long for Indiana … Read More

Pop Culture

The Peculiar Inspirations Behind 10 Cartoon Character Names

By Jennifer Lewis on Mar 5, 2012 11:30am

There are pretty much no rules when it comes to cartoon character names. So, if you had the exciting opportunity to name one, where would you look for inspiration? Your favorite weird friends? Your favorite politicians? Your favorite songs? Every now and then, we’ll come across a well-known cartoon’s truly peculiar background story. Really, who would’ve thought that Scooby-Doo would be the direct result of a Frank Sinatra song? Check out the fun inspirations behind ten cartoon character names after the jump, and hit the comments to let us know about the others that you’ve discovered over the years. … Read More

Design

Realistic Fast Food, Video Game Characters, and Household Objects Made of LEGO

By Judy Berman on Jan 27, 2012 3:30pm

If you are a geek and feel like killing some time this Friday afternoon, we can think of no better way to do it than by browsing Bruce Lowell’s massive Flickr archive. Using only LEGO, he recreates everything from video game characters to the Ghostbusters Ectomobile to entire In-N-Out Burger locations — and the results far surpass anything you may have constructed as a child. Click through to see some of our favorite Lowell sculptures, and then, seriously, check out some of his other work, because there’s tons of it, and it’s pretty much uniformly unbelievable. … Read More

Pop Culture

'Super Mario Bros.' World Map Illustrates the 'Plumber's Empire'

By Alison Nastasi on Dec 8, 2011 6:30pm

We thought it was a good time to indulge in a little Nintendo-inspired fandom with this Super Mario Bros. world map, since it was just confirmed that videogame legend Shigeru Miyamoto will not be retiring. Miyamoto designed the popular game, and we think he’d approve of Ian Gibson’s Plumber’s Empire. The design was made… Read More

Pop Culture

The ‘Super Mario Bros.’ Theme Song on Accordion (in Bulgaria)

By Alison Nastasi on Nov 29, 2011 8:00pm

On our list of things we wished existed and the Internet made come true is this video of a group of Bulgarian accordion players performing the Super Mario Bros. theme song. Vintage Nintendo meets Slavic charm in this boy band’s rousing rendition of the instantly recognizable tune. Our only hope is that they wear these outfits while playing their NES. Click past the break if you want to dance. … Read More