Best Christmas Toy Ever! Part IV

Ok this may actually be, hands down the best toy ever.  Please don't hate on me that I still own my original NES with the Mario Brothers/Duck Hunt game and gun. How many hours of your childhood did you waste away trying to save that bitch ass Princess from that motherloving King Koopa, only to get hit by a fireball or fall down into the molten lava? With no memory card!

Best Christmas Toy Ever! Part III
Best Christmas Toy Ever! Part II
Best Christmas Toy Ever! Part I

Legendary!

Dorothy Dandridge was born today, November 9th. If only we could all be this fabulous.

New Disney Store NYC

Ok I admit, it took me a few months of walking directly past the old Disney Store on Fifth Avenue to realize that it wasn't there anymore, and yet I was a little saddened.  Turns out Disney Corp had plans to open bigger, better, and highly interactive store in the heart of tourist central, Times Square (the former Virgin Megastore building).  Anyone who has ever been there knows how HUGE the location is. The new store is said to contain an entire princess neighborhood, full scale versions of the characters from Cars, a pixie dust trail, and a storytelling theater.

The new Disney Store, which is located at 1540 Broadway, opens its doors today at 9:30am. The grand opening is being hosted by Mayor Bloomberg with special guests Jordan Sparks and Brooke Shields.

25th Anniversary of Nintendo's Mario Brothers!

It's been 25 years? Man you are old! In celebration of the grand re-opening of Nintendo World at Rockefellar Center and the 25th Anniversary of Mario Brothers, Nintendo is hosting a huge celebratory event on Sunday, November 7th from 12-5pm.  This is a free event.  It's my understanding you'll be able to play all of the different Mario Brothers games and take photos with Mario himself.  Awesome!

Nintendo World
10 Rockefellar Plaza
48th Street between 5th/6th

The Rent Is Too Damn High...the video?!

1. Why am I late on this?; and
2. Where did dude get those white hipster girls from?

Lanvin for H&M

Another high fashion house has decided to create an "affordable" line.  Lanvin for H&M hits stores on November 20th.  However, with retail prices at $199+ for the dresses, I think the definition of affordable got lost in translation.  There are some really cute pieces, but I can't see myself paying that much at H&M. What do you think?

Movies Opening November 5th

Tyler Perry's For Colored Girls...his first adaptation based on the play For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow is Enuf by Ntozake Shange.  The movie stars Janet Jackson, Thandie Newton, and Kerry Washington.  I more than likely won't be running to check out this flick because 1. it's a chick flick and 2. it's a Tyler Perry film.
Check it out for yourself. It may be your type of movie.



127 Hours. Danny Boyle's (Slumdog Millionaire) filmstarring James Franco about that real life dumbass mountain climber who got trapped under a boulder and had to cut his arm off.  Really not sure why they had to make a full feature film about this. However, I hear the arm cutting scene is brutal!

Due Date.  Robert Downey, Jr. and Zach Galfianakis' road trip movie. Eventhough I feel like I've seen this premise before, I'm sure there will be more than a few laughs. Just not enough to make me want to pay the full movie ticket fee or even use one of my discount passes.

Megamind.  Dreamworks 3D Animated film about a super villan's several attempts to conquer the city. I haven't seen any promotion for this film, which leaves me to believe it probably sucks. But if you have little ones, its probably the only thing for them to see. Voice talent includes Will Ferrell, Tina Fey, and Brad Pitt.