Lego is having the best year ever and it's all because girls want to pretend-shop, beautify, and pet puppies during playtime: the company said today that its sales soared 25 percent last year thanks in part to its new "Lego Friends" series of very pink and girly building blocks.
Let's Swap the Audio for Girls' and Boys' Lego Commercials and See What…
We've been talking a lot about Lego Friends, the new Legos for girls that, while remarkably
Girly Lego Sucks, But It's Selling Like Hotcakes
In the six weeks since Lego launched their controversial
Lego Targets Girls With Pink Blocks, Cute Figures, & No Creativity
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 …
A Lego By Any Other Name
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]
Zack The LEGO Maniac Rejoices As Plans To Build A LEGO House Move…
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.
4" Obama To Be Sworn In As President Of Legoland
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.
Thierry Mugler To Make Beyonce His Angel?
- 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 …
We Laughed, We Cried, And Now It's Time To Lego
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…
