Crazy to think it, but it was just a year ago that the whole world was up in a tizzy over the royal wedding of William and Catherine. Heck, we even blogged about it on the special day last April 29th. As the new Duchess of Cambridge, Catherine, or rather, Kate Middleton stepped into the international spotlight with her exchange of vows to the heir apparent, Prince William.
So on April 29th, 2012, William and Kate will celebrate their 1st wedding anniversary – which, by all accounts is a momentous occasion for the royal family. There is one occasion, however, that would have that beat.
What’s that you ask?
When The Duchess gets pregnant!
Just like you, we’re wondering when Kate will have that famous baby bump, and we’ve got the costume kit to celebrate it!
Stake in the ground, no joking – if the election were to happen today; Thursday April 12, 2012, Obama would win it. And, we predict that in that instance the losing GOP nominee would be former Governor Mitt Romney. That’s what we’re calling based on the numbers in our 2012 Presidential Mask Poll as they stand right now (you can read our official press release here).
With conservative Rick Santorum pulling out of the race on Tuesday afternoon, the path has been paved for Mitt Romney to receive the inevitable GOP nominee. Sure, Rick put up a great fight (and maybe they’ll be running mates), but much to Newt and Ron’s despair, it’s clear to nearly all involved that Romney is sure to finally have the GOP nomination he so covets. It’s for that reason, we’re comfortable in calling it that Mitt Romney will be the GOP nominee in the 2012 presidential election.
As of today incumbent Barack Obama holds the lead with 22% of the total votes. While Mitt Romney trails with 21% of the total votes, and Ron Paul is polling 2 percentage points lower at 19%. Newt Gingrich, the 3rd remaining GOP candidate is actually polling 2 percentage points under Santorum at 14% – despite Santorum withdrawing his candidacy.
Not pleased with the numbers? Well, unlike other elections, you have the power to change this one with $1, or $10, or $100. Every mask purchase counts as a vote, and voters displeased with the results can still make considerable change by buying more masks for the candidate of their choice until the poll is reset for the general election. At that point, it’ll be Obama & Biden vs. Romney & Santorum?
I know, I know, Easter is over, but Halloween is just beginning. The day after Easter marks the extremely unofficial halfway to Halloween mark (give or take…well, in this case give a few extra days). So, in honor of the egg-hunting holiday, and more importantly, the halfway mark to our bread and butter (Halloween), I thought I’d take a moment to examine the darker side of the most bizarre of holiday ‘mascots’ – the Easter Bunny.
Before we get into creepy though, let me interject with some cute.
There, digest that adorableness, take it in. Because it won’t last long.
Easter bunny costumes are historically very, very unreliable. Too often is it far too easy to pick up a seemingly innocent Easter bunny costume only to find out that once it’s put “on to the field” so to speak, things all go to hell (and quite possibly come from there, too).
Think of the terrifying rendition of the Easter Bunny from Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey but without the benefit of Keanu Reeves (or, well, young not Keanu Reeves in the context of the video).
Anyways, my point is that there is no shortage of terrifying Easter bunny costumes in the world, and more photographic evidence of this haunting phenomenon than you can shake a stick at. The folks over at Buzzfeed have compiled a list of The 65 Sketchiest Easter Bunnies and I’ve handpicked some of my personal favorite creepy pics in honor of it being, again, halfway to Halloween!
♫ Spider-Man, Spider-Man, does whatever a spider can.
Going places, swinging there. He might even – visit the fair.
He’s Spider-Man, Spider-Man, doing stuff that I spider can. ♫
OK, so you may have noticed – I don’t know the lyrics to the Spider-Man theme song. Well, I’m fairly certain that I got “Spider-Man, Spider-Man” correct. That’s about it though.
Do you know the words? Yeah, that’s what I thought, nobody does.
That’s OK though, because in light of The new Amazing Spider-Man trailer debuting yesterday, we’re pulling back the curtains on our new Amazing Spider-Man costumes too. They’re not available on the site quite yet, but that’s OK, you can peek at them anyways.
Enough with the commentary, lets get to the juicy bits. Check out the trailer…
This ‘re-imagining’ of the Spider-Man series forgoes angsty tap-dancing Tobey Maguire in favor of The Social Network‘s Andrew Garfield in the titular role. Emma Stone (Easy A, Zombieland) as Spidey/Peter Parker’s love interest Gwen Stacy (who was played by Bryce Dallas Howard (Terminator Salvation, 50/50) in Spiderman 3) and Welsh actor Rhys Ifans (The Replacements, The Boat That Rocked) as the Dr. Curt Connors, whose transformation into the Spidey villain The Lizard, will serve as the film’s protagonist.
It’s a different approach to the material than the last three films took, essentially restarting the series. I for one welcome this, as Mr. Maguire and co. were starting to wear thin in their roles (with the notable exception of J. K. Simmon’s portrayal of J. Jonah Jameson – which was SPOT ON)
And now, check out just some of of the Amazing Spider-Man costumes we’ll be offering up in the coming months…
Remember, this is just a taste. The Amazing Spider-Man 3D hits theaters on July 3rd, 2012 and The Amazing Spider-Man costumes hit our digital shelves soon!
Have you ever watched Arrested Development? It’s a brilliant comedy from the mid-2000′s that was woefully under-appreciated when it aired and was canceled before it’s time. If you haven’t watched it, you should get on that right away. Either way, today in the Chop Shop, I’m taking you down a different path all together. If you know the show, then you know the character of Tobias Funke and his NeverNude affliction. If you don’t, or would prefer a bit of a refresher course, the video below should do just that (please try refreshing the page if it says the video is unavailable).
Basically, a NeverNude is exactly what it sounds like, someone who is compulsively terrified of being completely naked, which means, that even in the buff, Tobias, along with other NeverNudes still rocks a pair of cut-off Daisy Dukes. Just…watch the video, to understand, and check out the steps below it for how to make an awesome NeverNude costume for yourself!
So, basically, depending on how comfortable you are with exposed skin, there are 4 or 5 pieces you need to make your own NeverNude Costume. They are as follows…
- An appropriate Tobias Funke mustache if you’re not awesome enough to have one already. - Some Spirit Gum to paste on that badass stache. - Unless you’re willing to shave your head, a bald cap -(Optional) If you’re a little on the jolly side (like yours truly), a Flesh Skin Suit – trust me, that sounds far more morbid than it actually is. - Finally, a pair of ugly blue jeans primed to be cut offs. We don’t actually sell blue jeans (for a wealth of reasons, including the fact that they’re not actually a costume), but I’m sure you can find a pair yourself. Or maybe you already have a pair of cut-offs, then you can just use them…wait a minute, why do you already have a pair of those?
After you’ve got your materials, there are just a few quick steps to piece it all together.
- Step 1: Assemble the parts (we already went through this). - Step 2: Unfold your pants. - Step 3: Chop off your pants legs, make them as short as can be while still keeping them as shorts. - Step 4: (optional) If you’re the jolly type, or suffer from a stronger affliction of NeverNudism, this is where you can cut down your Flesh Skin Suit to what you deem as appropriate bodily coverage. - Step 5: Dutifully remove any other headgear you may have adorned upon yourself and replace it with a fancy-dan bald cap – or, shave your head. - Step 6: If you haven’t grown it already, break out your Spirit Gum (don’t chew it, it’s not really gum), and use it to apply your mustache to your face. - Step 7: Channel your inner Tobias Funke (read: be awkward).
Here, I demonstrate in a video (yes, this is me):
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Have you heard of The Hunger Games? Maybe you have, maybe you haven’t. Either way, you owe it yourself to check it out. It’s a fantastic story, and it’s going to be a movie next year.
Now if you’re a lady that’s fond of the protagonist, Katniss Everdeen – this might be an easy costume for you this Halloween. You can ride the hype wave, and be rocking the costume BEFORE the movie makes it big. You’ll just need four things.
Take our Robin Hood Adult Costume – yes, I know Robin Hood was a dude – but a lady could totally rock this costume with a little customization. You’ll want to tweak it a bit, and maybe wear a pair of darker khaki’s instead of black slacks. If you read the book, you’ll know exactly what you need to do to look the part.
There’s an oldie out there, by Mitch Ryder. Devil with a Blue Dress On.
Are you familiar with it? Want to spice up some otherwise ‘typical’ costumes this year? Well now you can buy a boombox, crank those beats, and be a devil with a blue dress on – in just three easy steps.
And, with a little craftsmanship (read: removing the wings), our True Blue Fairy Light Up Costume is a perfect blue dress – it even has that light-up sparkle to add a little flavor to your spice.
And just like that, you’re a Devil with a blue dress on.
We’re diving into specifics this week, looking at some of our top sexy costumes from the movies, and…well…check out the second costume.
Our Top Gun Mens Flight Suit makes a returning appearance from last week. Just when you thought you escaped the Tom Cruise wannabe, he and his pink lipstick came back…
I’m not really sure what to say about this sexy Edward Scissorhands costume. I always thought that Johnny Depp looked kind of effeminate in the movie, but this is just outright accepting that fact.
Pirates never go out of style, and that’s proof positive here. The interesting thing about this costume, like many sexy/sassy costumes, is that it’s the female version of a male costume. Thus proving that everybody and some mothers do, in fact, want to be Johnny Depp.
Wait, what was that? Well, aside from a pretty poor attempt at an onomatopoeia, it’s the sound that you’ll hear if you happen to be around anyone who chops together the Sexy Killer Bee costume we’re assembling in this week’s Chop Shop.
It’s pretty simple really, depending on how far you’d like to go with it, there are a number of options at hand.
You can’t buzz unless you’re a bee (or a contestant on a quiz show, but…well…yeah). So you need a bee costume – we’ve got that, and here are three costumes in particular that might just be perfect for you.
