Death will come to all creatures great and small. It’s a topic not too often explored in books for kids. The whimsical approach by both Avery Monsen and Jory John is a refreshing look at extinction and other forms of termination. The inevitability is there but remote to young readers at this point in their […]
Andy Warhol immortalized Campbell’s Tomato Soup. Here is a letter he got from executive William P. MacFarland the product marketing manager from Campbell’s Soup. Tony M.If this article made you think, brought back a memory, or made you see something differently, I’d love to hear from you. Send me an email at sandboxworld@gmail.com. I read […]
Talk about tunnel vision. TV Hat looks like a platypus playing baseball or something. What a gimmick. Want to go clubbing? You will when somebody hits you on the noggin when you don’t see them coming. When the TV Hat is pulled it looks like a burqa. I know you are tempted to buy it. […]
When I saw this video, only one thought resonated loudly. BUBBLE BOY. Sly Lebulleur’s symphony of soap is a childlike wonder of delight. Tony M.If this article made you think, brought back a memory, or made you see something differently, I’d love to hear from you. Send me an email at sandboxworld@gmail.com. I read every […]
John F. Kennedy International Airport caters to the largest collection of international clients that depend on easy flow of human traffic. With such constant bustle, you are bound to run into unsavory characters or just oblivious individuals who have no respect for the U.S. Customs. It seems people import the strangest things into North America. […]
Imagine a cinematic fusion where the heartwarming charm of Toy Story 3 collides with the mind-bending complexity of Christopher Nolan’s Inception. It’s a testament to the boundless creativity of individuals who possess an extraordinary amount of time to spare. We wholeheartedly admire and appreciate your dedication to crafting these unique and captivating experiences Tony M.If […]
Early fairy tales were meant to terrify kids. They were sanitized many generations later. Gojin Ishihara didn't hold back any punches in the '70s when he drew some pretty gory pictures for kiddy fare books. The Illustrated Book of Japanese Monsters.
Boilerplate, History’s Mechanical Marvel is coming to the big screen. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the JJ Abrams’ production company plans to make a movie based on the one year old book for Paramount Pictures. For those unaware of Boilerplate, here is a synopsis. Boilerplate was a mechanical man developed by Professor Archibald Campion during […]
The Facebook page called “I’m lost. Help me find my family” has shades of a Family Guy episode where Rupert was lost and Stewie tried in earnest to find him at all costs. Cafe owner Liz Everett started the page after she found the raggedly bear abandoned in the Suffolk tearoom. There is Facebook like […]
When Beans Were Bullets: War-Era Food Posters is a great exhibition held at the National Agricultural Library. This collection shows how the government was able to enlist even the farmers to the war cause during World Wars I and II. Curator Cory Bernat opens a window to our past of how government propaganda used the […]
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth. Amulet Books, an imprint of Abrams, reveals today in a major press announcement the title, first-printing quantity, and cover of the fifth Diary of a Wimpy Kid book. The Ugly Truth will have the largest first printing to date of any title in the series, with more […]
Nature has an abundance of art just for the taking. All you need is a good camera and a little luck. Parisian artist Guido Mocafico has a knack for turning snakes into canvases of flowing colored fearful symmetry. His snakes are framed in obsidian black to extenuate his serpentine subjects. See more>> Tony M.If this […]