So a couple weeks ago, in lieu of posting actual gossip, Sasha over at my favorite celebrity gossip blog posted this unbelievably cute video. In it, a tiny young French girl with ridiculously long eyelashes tells her mother a long story about a hippo and a crocodile and a lion and magic and who knows what else. Turns out mom posts videos of little Capucine to Vimeo with fair frequency, each one subtitled in English. ...

Instructables – Pac-Man Pumpkins (via)

I confess that I have recently avoided blogging about my favorite video game baking site, Snack or Die, because it seems unfair that I post whenever Jocelyn posts, stealing all her photographs. But Jocelyn’s brilliant Day of the Tentacle sugar cookies simply cannot be ignored. Sugar cookies themselves seem especially autumnal. The icing itself should be a cinch to mix. Apple Jacks cereal O’s make for perfect Purple Tentacle and Green Tentacle suction cups. All ...

You guys. This is maybe more amazing than the Tatooine bento. Apparently, this work of Incredible Genius was made for Derek Lieu by his girlfriend. Sheez, nice lady. Lieu posted more detailed photographs, along with plenty of annotations, on his Flickr, here. (The Yoshi egg is an actual quail egg!) Tiny Cartridge – Super Smash Bros Brawl bento lunches

Ooh, what a great find. Never mind the existential agony of the ‘wait’ icon: this is top-notch design. It’s US$89.00—a lot of dough, but worth it, I think. Wonderland – Icon watch