Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Goldfish Training!

No. Way. Goldfish can play football?? All hail the geniuses at ThinkGeek for making the world a better place with the R2 Fish Training School Kit. Now all I need is a little finned friend.




FYI, Megan is a total SUCKA. This was an April Fool's prank from ThinkGeek. A very good one at that!

Three Toys For Boys

This evening I stumbled upon Vivre, a shop full of fanciful things most of us can't afford. But ooooh, aaaah—look at the cool guy stuff! The moto-hybrid bicycle is pure Italianate pomposity. You, too, can be the coolest dude in town for just $10,000.

More reasonable is the tricycle for awesome little boys. It's just $300, and when your kid outgrows it, you can keep it in your house as an objet d'art.

Speaking of art, check out the soccer ball designed by Ryan McGinness. McGinness first caught my eye a few years ago with his work at PS 1 and New York's MOMA—he does these surreal, colorful cutouts of fairytale-like images and layers them over one another in collages. I'm not sure why he created a soccer ball—it's not his best work, but it would be a great gift for a guy who appreciates both sports and art.

Drool-Worthy Bags



I admit it, I'm a handbag whore. Luckily I'm a somewhat sensible whore—I use protection (in the form of a disapproving husband). But if I had my druthers, I'd have a whole closet full of luscious bags in every color. Right now, I'm eyeing the light-brown, buttery leather tote bag from Francisco Biasia (top image—on sale at RueLaLa for just $229!) and this ladylike lavender beauty from Chloe. God, I love Chloe bags. I probably won't ever buy one, though, because they retail for over $1,200. A girl can dream....