Author: Mike Flacy

    Editor-in-Chief for The CheckOut. During my free time, I love to write about pop culture, home theater, digital photography, social media, mobile technology and cool gadgets!

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  • The World's End Simon Pegg
    12 Fantastic Fan-Made Posters for The World’s End

    Are you as excited to see The World’s End as I am? I really enjoyed Shaun of the Dead, but Hot Fuzz…is absolutely brilliant. It’s incredibly re-watchable, especially the climax where Simon Pegg’s character rides into town...

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  • The Little Mermaid Grumpy Cat "Under the No"
    This is What Happens When You Mix Grumpy Cat and Disney Films

    It had to happen at some point, right? Forget the Disney Princesses as fierce Jedi warriors. Combining Grumpy Cat with classic scenes in Disney animated films is just brilliant. Developed by digital artist Eric Proctor (otherwise known as...

    • Posted 13 years ago
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  • beer-vending-machine
    Yes, Please: The Vending Machine That Rewards Apathy With Free Beer

    Helping us take another inevitable step towards Idiocracy, a creative agency and Dutch beer brand Amstel partnered up to develop and launch a promotion that offers up a free can of Amstel beer to the public. The catch? To...

    • Posted 13 years ago
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  • Luke and Leia
    What if Star Wars Characters Attended High School in the Eighties?

    While you may have seen this floating around in the Internet tubes already, it’s definitely worth a refresher look as back to school time is upon us again. Created by Denis Medri (the same artist that created these awesome Justice...

    • Posted 13 years ago
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  • Skoda's manly baby stroller
    As Seen on the Internets: SKODA’s Steroid-Infused Baby Stroller

    Tired of always losing the baby stroller races in the park to the other dads? Are you disappointed that you can’t take Junior off-road for a little mountain strolling action? Are you pissed about the general lack...

    • Posted 13 years ago
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  • The Joker Typography
    Eight Superheroes and Villains Created with Gorgeous Typography

    Developed by digital artist Midu1995, this collection of art builds popular superheroes and villains from the DC and Marvel universes out of the words that truly define them. Designed out of stunning typography, characters depicted within the...

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  • LEGO Bender from Futurama
    Eight Fantastic Character Sketches Using LEGOs, Markers

    The Force is strong in this young LEGO master. Developed by illustrator and photographer Chris McVeigh, this collection of art combines famous pop culture characters with LEGOs. Using LEGO Digital Designer, McVeigh creates a LEGO brick canvas of 12 x 16...

    • Posted 13 years ago
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  • Saturday Morning Weekend Warrior
    Bust out the Lucky Charms for this Saturday Morning Cartoon Art

    Currently on display at the Ltd. Art Gallery in Seattle, this collection of Saturday Morning Cartoon inspired art depicts pop culture elements from various cartoons, shows and cereals that will make you incredibly nostalgic about those days when the...

    • Posted 13 years ago
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  • death-wish-coffee
    Have a Death Wish? Try This Coffee

    Tearing through the coffee community with highly caffeinated aplomb, the makers of Death Wish coffee are marketing their brand of java as the world’s strongest coffee and 200 percent more powerful than a typical chain store coffee...

    • Posted 13 years ago
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  • Pixar playing card boxes
    Stuff We Wish We Could Buy: Pixar Playing Cards

    Created by illustrator and artist Chris Anderson, this one-of-a-kind product combines the majority of the most popular characters within the Pixar universe and a standard deck of playing cards. As you can see from the product pictures below,...

    • Posted 13 years ago
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  • Breaking Bad Walter White
    How to Throw an Absolutely Killer Breaking Bad Viewing Party

    I must confess, I had trouble getting into Breaking Bad a few years ago. After watching the first few episodes of season one on AMC, my attention was drawn to other shows like Game of Thrones and...

    • Posted 13 years ago
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  • Yoda
    15 Gorgeous Minimalist Star Wars Character Posters

    Created by Lucas Abl of Rio de Janeiro, this collection of illustrations depicts a variety of popular Star Wars characters from the original trilogy and more recent films in a distinct minimalist style. Characters included within this set...

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