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In the six weeks since Lego launched their controversial (and pink) Friends line aimed at young girls, pushback has been strong. But sales are strong as well, and the company's response to criticism has been consistently clumsy, exacerbating rather than calming the problem — a problem, of course, that they fail to see. Sales are sales! More »
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Lego is universally beloved because it's a toy that's fun and surreptitiously educational. Instead of just allowing kids to reenact scenes from superhero movies or shoot their sister with a foam dart, Lego bricks let children develop their motor skills, solve problems, and use their imaginations to create anything they want. There's nothing gendered about the most basic sets, which just contain colored blocks in different sizes, yet Lego is considered a toy for boys. Now after extensive research, the company is releasing a new line to woo girls, but the way they're going about it may give you the urge to kick over your brother's Tatooine playset. More »
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The Morning News compiled a chart of different families' Lego nomenclature, so next time you're building a Lego masterpiece your friend won't hand you a "two-piece one stud" when you clearly asked for a "one piece." [Morning News via Buzzfeed] More »
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If you've ever wanted to live in an extremely uncomfortable but easily renovated home, now's your chance: a house made completely of LEGOs is being built by James May in Surrey, England, using over 3.5 million blocks. More »
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Legoland in California has created an intricate model of the inauguration using thousands of Lego bricks, complete with a model White House, motorcade, and lines for the port-a-potties. More »
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• Apparently Thierry Mugler's doing Beyonce's tour costumes. This could go in one of two directions. [Style.com]
• Diddy: “I’m only about five minutes late because I was running around and spraying people." We think he's talking about his new "I Am King" fragrance — a monarch's gotta mark his territory! [WWD]
• Let's continue to pretend we have some impact on Michelle's inaugural gown selection and evaluate these choices. [Forbes]
• We kind of assumed it was confirmed, but yes! Katie Holmes for Miu Miu. She was shot by "Mert and Marcus," our new band name. [ElleUK]
• Not a trick question: what do moddles eat on Thanksgiving? Food! [New York]

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It's been an extraordinary week. We've watched the first African-American president give his acceptance speech to a crowd of thousands in Chicago, watched him give his first press conference as President-elect, and watched our country's reputation rebound across the globe, as America finally seemed to do something right in the eyes of the rest of the world. There were definite downs to the week, as well: the state of California voted in favor of Proposition 8, effectively banning gay marriage across the state and stripping thousands of a right they had just been given months before. With so much emotion, elation, and heartache in just a few short days, it's hard to properly wrap this week up, as our country has taken steps forward and backward, all at the same time. And so, in order to provide a general stress release for everyone, let's end this Sunday night with the help of this amazing Lego Fashion Show, which shows Lego people of all shapes, colors, and styles coming together on a bright rainbow catwalk. Video after the jump. More »
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• Zookeepers at the Milwaukee County Zoo are attempting to lure Zero the polar bear out of the moat surrounding his habitat after he fell in the moat on October 13. • A Wisconsin man needed eight stitches in his head after his wife tied him to the bed and pummeled him with a dumbbell on Monday night after he refused to lower his voice during an argument. • A recent survey conducted by Hotels.com found that 84% of British women planning their first getaway with their male SO expect the man to pay for the cost of the trip. • In bizarre study news: A recent Canadian study found that men prefer to use the "extra hour" they gain when they turn back clock this weekend for sex while women prefer to use it for extra sleep time. • More »
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Here's exactly what your small child should be playing with: an Amy Winehouse Lego. For its 30th anniversary, the plastic brick-manufacturer has decided to render Winehouse, Madge, Posh, Brangelina and other such wholesome staples of contempo culture in boxy plastic. Although maybe the most horrifying things we've ever seen, the Legos are for some reason uncannily recognizable and one can only imagine the fun they'll have frolicking in Lego mansions and rehab centers. Sadly, the figures are not actually available to the public, so you're gonna have to keep teasing that Cabbage Patch's beehive to meet your daughter's proto-US needs. [WOW Report] More »
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The CEO of Lego claims the building block company has trouble conquering the chicks. "We'll never stop trying," Jorgen V. Knudstorp says. "I think there is something that genetically skews us towards boys, but we can do better." The company will launch an online Lego Universe next year, hoping to appeal to children who spend more time online and less time playing with basic toys these days. But, Knudstorp claims, "There is something about the idea of constructing and deconstructing or destroying which frankly is an important part of Lego play that is a very boys-type of activity." Having a girlhood that involved plenty of Lego, this writer begs to differ. And guess what? It wasn't pink. Anyone else? [Reuters] More »
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