Based on the Kmart CARS on cards available in the backdoor marketplace, the signs point to only 8 CARS in the 24-pack Kmart CARS case coming in June. “John in MO” got the case assortment from a backdoor seller. It looks plausible. The original listing implied all 11 racers plus the 2 regular CARS would [...]

Just when you think our we’ve seen all the weird sea creature … what the holy **** is this? Some people are sure it’s just floating flotsam from a whale … others think it’s just man-made flotsam but it sure seems to be moving about under it’s own power … I am scared. Tweet This [...]

Of course, the nice thing about an almost tragedy at Pixar is we get an animatic-animated version of the story … And a more detailed text version here at Quora. Tweet This Post

Thanks “Actmcar (Dan)” for the find and the nice pics. This box set has been listed since last December but has finally arrived. It also has a name … “Street of Japan.” I was bruised and battered and I could’nt tell .. What I felt I was unrecognizable to myself … after I saw the [...]

Another life’s mysteries explained with simple animation (so you can skip reading an entire book or chapter of a photo book). Tweet This Post

Another zen koan solved … Scientists yesterday claimed to have cracked the riddle of whether the chicken or the egg came first. The answer, they say, is the chicken. Researchers found that the formation of egg shells relies on a protein found only in a chicken’s ovaries. Therefore, an egg can exist only if it [...]

Thanks “Hostile Takeover Banker” for the early find and great pics – thanks! There are 7-packs listed for Target US but the actual contents and the names were unknown but presumably this will arrive in the US in the Fall or Christmas time. This is the first time Sally has been/will be available since 2010 [...]

Only problem of course is if you actually use the top portion, once you get to the white sheets, all is it are white post it notes. Via Rakuten. Tweet This Post

// Books

Disney Pixar CARS: Character Encyclopedia publishing date has been updated – it is now coming out July 30, 2012 (and not 2013). There is a cover photo on Amazon with a stand-in Lightning McQueen as the CAR included with this book – but here is the actual CAR you will get with the book. It is [...]

// Checklist

Many people have asked for it so here it is, a complete checklist of Mattel Disney Pixar CARS in chronological series order From Day 1 in 2006 to Day 1,826 in 2011. This checklist only shows each CAR once – in the series of release (unless there was a major variant re-release). To avoid confusion, [...]

// Video Games

Looks like the West wins the Arcade Video Game arms-thumbs race …the new Museum of Soviet Arcade games … Visitors are given a cup of Soviet-minted 15 kopek pieces and set loose to explore and play the various games, whether shooting down N.A.T.O. jets or playing goalie for the Soviet hockey team, it’s the standard [...]

// Retail

If you’re Disney Store has been holding them back, the official release day is today … and now they are available online – even a sale – 2 for $12. This is the first release of David Hobbscapp and the first release of these other racers as singles. There are also some “singles” on sale [...]