Link roundup

1. Where Did the Korean Greengrocers Go? - - great article about the rise and fall of Korean immigrant-owned grocery stores in New York.

2. Shannon Tindle gave a long interview to Slate about why certain animated characters look so unappealing. (The article starts by taking shots at the look of the gnomes in Gnomeo and Juliet, but honestly, who cares what they look like? Who wants to see a movie about garden gnomes? It's a nonstarter.) Via.

3. If you'd like to work up some righteous nerdy fury, check out this Gawker post on the X-Men First Class trailer:

there is nary a glimpse in this trailer of January Jones as Emma Frost, the disaster casting that your typical American Everynerd has been up in arms about. (At least I don't see her, do you?)

(How could someone know the names January Jones and Emma Frost and think she's not in the trailer? It's almost likes he's trolling for comments to boost page views.)

Photos and video from the New York tornado

Photos and videos from the New York tornado. The bros in the second video are extremely excited about the tornado. Via.

D'oh, I'm behind, one of the photos was fake. Thanks, Vince.

*Buy emergency supplies at Amazon.

Link roundup

1. Larry Fishburne's daughter is releasing a sex tape specifically in the hopes of achieving Kim Kardashian-type fame.

2. Photos of New York City from above. Via.

3. Chris Sims's manga recommendations.

Gotham (link roundup)

Apparently a great photo of New York skyscrapers from the Life gallery, but I couldn't find the image.

And a few more links:

1. Abe Sapien sculpture/diorama.

2. Mr. Freeze redesigned.

3. Jabba and Slave Leia Twitter icon.

*Previously: Slave Leia pillow fight.

*Buy Mr. Freeze toys at eBay.

Superjew t-shirt (link roundup)

Superman logo/Star of David mashup t-shirt (worn by Seth Rogen in Funny People) on sale here.

And a few more links:

1. Why people who live in Manhattan live in Manhattan. (I think it would be a little more compelling before everyone had the internet).

2. Great photo of a guy diving near a waterfall.

3. Most Traveled Man.com is a site that allows people to track how many of the world's "762 countries, territories, autonomous regions, enclaves, geographically separated island groups, and major states and provinces" they've visited.

*Previously: Dwight Howard as Superman sculpture.

*Buy Superman wind-up toys at eBay.

Website devoted to Soviet-era arcade machines (link roundup)

Museum of Soviet arcade machines.

And a few more links:

1. Colorful dragon cake.

2. An Oompa-Loompa stars in the Crazy for Cult 3 poster.

3. I'm not really into Suckadelic's Land of the Lost figures, but Sucklord's comments about the project are pretty funny:

The Movie is gonna suck, and Will Ferrell is a total douche for making it into some stupid asshole comedy. For real. The show, as cheezy and flawed as it was, had some pretty serious Sci-fi themes going on. There was a real charm to the low budget effects and the hoakey over acting. There is for sure a lot of opportunity for comedy there. I'm not mad that it's a comedy. It just looks like a very lowbrow, typical Will Ferrell show that shows no respect for the integrity of the source material or it's fans. I hope I'm wrong, but that awful clip they showed on Conan the other night was not encouraging at all. Stupid potty humor. That's why these figures are coming out now. To act as a salve to the heartbroken fans that are being screwed by Mr. Ferrell and his bullshit, self-serving stinkeroo. Enjoy!

4. The Manhatta Project: New York as it looked before colonists.

*Previously: Soviet giant robot.

*Buy Soviet propaganda at eBay.

20% off at Tenacious Toys (link roundup)

Now through April 20th, everything at Tenacious Toys is 20% off with the code HAPPYDAY20, plus free shipping in the USA with orders of $100 or more, plus a free Tokidoki Moofia figure with every order.

And a few more links:

1. Strange tale of a "hipster grifter" who burned a whole lot of people in Utah and New York.

2. Cruise ships are designed to make the middle class feel like they belong to the upper class.

3. Funny story of one subway car full of strangers in New York bonding together to screw over another subway car full of New Yorkers. Via.

4. FYI, websites have to pay to be nominated for a Webby award.

*Previously: Mecha-octopus takes on a cruise liner.

*Buy Doktor A. toys at eBay.