Sure, last night’s episode of The Walking Dead was pretty intense, but this new TV spot for Dawn of the Planet of the Apes was easily the highlight of the evening for me… Can. Not. Wait.
There’s art and then there’s this…
“Planet of the Apes Crossing the Delaware.” Can you imagine how amazing the original painting of this image would look hanging in a gallery? I don’t know enough about this painting or the artist, other than it appeared in a 1974 issue of Smash Magazine. If anyone out there has any info, I’d love to […]
So this is 2014?
Hello. Is this thing on? It’s been a while since I’ve been around these parts. It’s time to clear away some of the cobwebs — and would it be possible to get a vacuum cleaner in here? Hello 2014. You haven’t been very good so far. Let me just say that I am now intimately […]
Cool & Collected’s Want List
When I hit the yard sales and antique shops, I don’t really have a specific list of items I’m hoping to find, but I do have specific categories. Granted, I tend to stray from that list fairly often, but when it comes to things I really want to add to my collection, they tend to […]
I went a little ape at the Big Flea Market
The D.C. Big Flea Market made another visit to town last weekend, and I had a pretty good day of hunting. Surprisingly, most of the items I found were at booths that had no reason to even have toys — most of their stock was antique furniture, handbags, glassware — you get the idea. When […]
The League has spoken: Knock it off!
Last week, the League of Extraordinary Bloggers was asked to write about bootlegs, knock-offs, and third-party products, and we pretty much touched upon all the bases… The Nerd Nook Rediscover the 80’s Poe Ghostal Tupa’s Treasure Goodwill Hunting 4 Geeks Diary of a Dorkette Cool & Collected pt.1, pt. 2, pt. 3 Neato Coolville Pop Rewind Dork […]