NxtUp...Illustrations

Big Arse Robot

Fffound posted this from the site below.

kooch-e-koo.com/

NxtUp...Retro-gizmos

Big Trak

I owned one of these things in the early 90s. I was quite cool. Big Trak was the programmable electric vehicle created by Milton Bradley in 1979. It was a six-wheeled tank with a front-mounted blue "photon beam" headlamp, and a keypad on top. The toy could remember up to 16 commands which it then executed in sequence (such as "go forward 5 lengths", "pause", "turn 30 degrees right", "fire phaser" and such.

Video via retrothing.com

NxtUp...Comics

The Legion of Super-Heroes

The fantastic site io9.com praises the LSH. I am not sure if it sarcasm, but all the same...I love the LSH.

"With the 50th anniversary of the characters this year, and three different versions of the team in existence (two different versions being published as we speak, in Action Comics as well as the actual Legion of Super-Heroes series), rumors are that the franchise is going to get a significant (and multiple-Earth-spanning) push later this year in a mini-series that may tie in with Grant Morrison's Final Crisis, as well as a special collection of some of their greatest hits for newcomers. All I can say is, it's about time. When the world can't recognize the genius of a team with members called Bouncing Boy and Matter-Eater Lad, then something has gone terribly, terribly wrong."

io9.com

NxtUp...Comics

The Legion of Super-Heroes

Thanks for the link io9.com!

legiononline.net

NxtUp...Orange Eye®

For the Baseball Guy

"I got it! I got it!"

Via stephenrader.blogspot.com/

NxtUp...Music

"Smell Yo D*ck"

By Riskay...I could not make this up even if I tried. I do like the hook though. Turn your volume down if you are at the office and listen at the link.

MySpace

NxtUp...Trends

In Fashion

Advice from WWD.

wwd.com

NxtUp...Jordan

Queen Rania on Stereotyping

Jordan's media savvy Queen Rania has launched a YouTube channel calling on young people to engage in a global dialogue to dismantle stereotypes of Muslims and the Arab world.

The Palestinian-born Rania, who married Jordan's King Abdullah in 1993, is a big promoter of education, micro-credit financing, and strives to lift Jordan out of poverty. She is an advocate for the protection of mothers and children against family abuse and promotes women's rights. Visit www.queenrania.jo or click below.

Via Klinka