Sugar Sugar Feature

We're so happy that we got a mention in this month's latest issue of Sugar Sugar magazine. It's a fantastic up-and-coming publication that shares a lot of our sensibilities. The team behind this magazine is the same group of sistas behind Pink. This time around, they've been given more creative freedom and a bigger budget. It really shows as each page flip is a bolder step-up in artistic direction and content. Good news is that quantity goes up with quality. It's a monthly dose of Sugar now compared to the two-month wait for Pink. Also, the editorial staff is a dream to work with!

Educathon Photos

Here are some photos from Educathon, a public walk to raise more awareness for this country's need of more quality education that we've written about in the past. Thanks to our partner, Pathways for Higher Education for giving us a chance to support such a great event and sending us photos to share!

Adorable Videos

Here are a couple of songs we want to share with you today in video form. The first is a song called "Be Gentle with Me" by an indie group called The Boy Least Likely To. Love the use of the cute puppets to convey the soft, touchy-feely message. An added bonus is that actress Rashida Jones, who stars as the whip-smart Karen in The Office, is featured in this video showing a lot of chemistry with one of the puppets. The second song is "Fidelity" by Regina Spektor. This just captures the vibe that we want all our customers to feel each time they see/hug one of our toys =)

Kanye West & Kawaii

Rapper Kanye West is having an intense love affair with Japanese pop art and kawaii these days. He loves kawaii so much that he wants to produce it in expensive bling form. To let us know that he's serious, he's teaming up with the modern day Andy Warhol and kawaii innovator Takashi Murakami to design the jewelry line.

This is a really strange but great idea. We'll being keeping our eyes on this one.