This Sand Shark (Attack) Bar Puzzle by Janet Hill Studio (via the New York Puzzle Company) turns beachside bliss into a hilarious scene of seaside peril. The 500-piece puzzle depicts a whimsical beach bar shaped like the gaping jaws of a Megalodon, where carefree cocktail drinkers lean against the counter while shark fins slice through the sand around unsuspecting sunbathers. Look closely and you’ll even spot the flailing legs of an unlucky diver half-buried in the background! Equal parts cheeky and charming, this one’s sure to make puzzle time a splash.
Photographed in the Gift Shop at the Legendary Hotel Del Coronado, in San Diego.
During a recent visit to the BrooklynMuseum, I was excited to see that they’ve relocated their rather ad hoc gift shop from a tiny corner tucked away at the front of the lobby to its own main-floor gallery space that is absolutely massive! In the new shop, they have all kinds of very nice but crazy expensive shit that you can spend way too much money on, not the least of which is this Kiki Big Doll oversize plush by Japanese superflat artist Takashi Murakami, who currently has a show at the museum. Continue reading Pink Thing of The Day: KiKi Big Doll By Takashi Murakami→
This Hot Pink Gnome defiantly flipping the bird is officially known as a Sponti Activist Gnome Sculpture by German conceptual artist Ottmar Hörl. It sells for $120 in the gift shop at the newish Orange County Museum of Art (OCMA) in Costa Mesa, California. Because, Eff You.
Are you someone who enjoys pinching people, but you feel like you are missing elements of surprise, mild terror, and undeniable cuteness in your passive-aggressive assaults? Fear not, for assistance is on the way in the form of this Great White Shark Pincher! Yes, it exists! Continue reading Shark Attack Pincher Toy!→
On the back end of my recent and very fabulous cruise to Alaska (!) I spent two days seeing the sites in beautiful Vancouver BC. It was at the wildly impressive Vancouver Aquarium that I spotted this Shark Attack Mug in their extremely well-appointed gift shop! Fierce! Continue reading Shark Attack Mugs!→
