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Japanese Salami Company mascot

One of the mascots in Juan Molinet's fake vintage Japanese ad mascot set. Via.

*Buy Idle Idol: The Japanese Mascot at Amazon.

Fuzz and Fur: Japan's Costumed Characters

Fuzz and Fur: Japan's Costumed Characters:

While adoration for mythical creatures and popular anime characters is nothing new in Japan, this pastime has spurred a new marketing took utilized by local government institutions: yuru-kyara. Roughly translated as "amateur characters" these costumes are based on local attractions and points of interest that help define any given area. The municipalities take advantage of their citizens' willingness to create these characters in a strange amalgam of hometown pride and cost-saving measures on the part of the city councils. These civic mascots brought to life in floppy, fury, fuzzy and homemade costumes. Citizens convene conventions of their very own, demonstrating how yuru-kyara devotees represent another enigmatic, yet utterly captivating, aspect of contemporary Japanese visual culture.

$11 at Amazon. Via.

Animated Thanksgiving spot for NBC (and some extreme gore)

Charming animated Thanksgiving spot by Nathan Love for NBC.

For a substantial contrast, here's the ludicrously gory Blood Trail:

And if you need something cheerful after those monsters, enjoy this ad for a Chinese MMO called Fantasy Westward Journey:

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Esquire Logo by Irma Gruenholz

Esquire Logo reimagined by Irma Gruenholz for Esquire's logoparade.

Here's Miguel Delicado's contribution:

*Buy logo collections at Aamzon.

Christopher Lee's mascots for I Heart Pies

Christopher Lee designed some really adorable mascots for I Heart Pies. He has several cheap prints on sale here:

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*Buy Idle Idol: The Japanese Mascot at Amazon.

Gallery of vintage food packaging

Some highlights from this gallery of 500 photos of vintage food packaging. Via.

*Buy Tony the Tiger toys at Amazon.

Ben Roethlisberger action figure to come with warning stickers

Three gems courtesy of Deadspin:

Appropriate warning sticker added to Ben Roethlisberger action figure.

The Trentonian gives a shout-out to "dog killer" Michael Vick. Here's videos of some of Vick's incredible highlights from yesterday.

Video of Ohio's Rufus Bobcat repeatedly attacking Ohio State's Brutus Buckeye. The Bobcat has been punished.

*Buy mascot bobbleheads at Amazon.

CrossFit's repulsive mascots

Meet Pukie the Clown and Dr. Rhabdo, mascots for exercise program CrossFit. Pukie is pretty obvious - - exercise programs for men commonly boast of pushing participants past tolerance. But Rhabdo was a new one for me. Wikipedia explains:

Rhabdomyolysis is the rapid breakdown (lysis) of skeletal muscle (rhabdomyo) due to injury to muscle tissue. The muscle damage may be caused by physical (e.g., crush injury), chemical, or biological factors. The destruction of the muscle leads to the release of the breakdown products of damaged muscle cells into the bloodstream; some of these, such as myoglobin (a protein), are harmful to the kidney and may lead to acute kidney failure.

CrossFit is used by the military, and at least one sailor has sued, claiming that participation in the program destroyed his kidneys.

T-shirts are available.

Here's my favorite parody of body-building supplement ads: