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Pop Culture, Toys and Collectibles

Cuteness Alert: New Hatchlings and Springtime Moosh-Moosh Plushies Arrive Just in Time for Easter

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Here at the Worley Gig, we are ever on the hunt for extreme cuteness — the kind of things that make you immediately squee. To kick off spring, undeniably the cutest season of the year, we’re delighted to introduce the latest offerings from K2A (Kid2Adult) Brands and their irresistibly cuddly Moosh-Moosh line of plush pals.

Just try to resist these adorable new Hatchlings (a sweet nod to the Easter egg-decorating tradition), along with colorful springtime designs of the fully hatched Moosh-Moosh characters. If you’re looking for plush toys with the softest feel, the cutest faces, and built-in personalities, you’ve come to the right place. Continue reading Cuteness Alert: New Hatchlings and Springtime Moosh-Moosh Plushies Arrive Just in Time for Easter →

Arts and Culture

How To Become A Collector

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Becoming a collector is something that many people do as a way of satisfying a passion for a particular item or time period. When you start a collection, it’s important to do your research and to understand what the right amount is to pay for each and every item.

Each collection type is different from the next, whether it’s WW2 militaria for sale or you prefer to collect Pokémon cards. The research you do and the budget you have will likely look different, but the methods in which you acquire the items remain very much the same.
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Pop Culture, Toys and Collectibles

Rubik’s Cube Sculpture Made of Matchbox Cars By Mr. Brainwash

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All Photos By Gail

This oversized Rubik’s Cube sculpture in the exhibit Cars Are Beautiful perfectly captures Mr. Brainwash’s talent for transforming familiar cultural symbols into exuberant, large-scale spectacle. Constructed from thousands of tiny Matchbox cars — each meticulously painted to correspond with the iconic color blocks of the classic puzzle — the work fuses childhood nostalgia with pop-art bravado. From a distance, it reads instantly as the beloved brain teaser; up close, it dissolves into a dense mosaic of miniature automobiles, each one a self-contained object of desire. Continue reading Rubik’s Cube Sculpture Made of Matchbox Cars By Mr. Brainwash →

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Wrapped Toy Horse By Christo and Jeanne-Claude

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All Photos By Gail

Created in 1963, Wrapped Toy Horse is a small but telling early work by Christo and Jeanne-Claude that offers a glimpse into the origins of their now-iconic artistic language. Long before they wrapped bridges, coastlines, and monuments, the artists were experimenting with fabric and binding on an intimate, domestic scale.
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Pop Culture, Toys and Collectibles

Yes, It Exists: Starry Night Barbie

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While wandering through the Museum of Modern Art last week, I noticed something unexpected in the gift shop: a new collectible Barbie inspired by  what is arguably Vincent van Gogh’s most famous painting, The Starry Night.  The doll felt perfectly placed, considering the original painting hangs just upstairs as part of MoMA’s permanent collection.
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