Welcome again to another edition of Your Weekly Japan. This week we are focusing on Yo-Yos

With The Fourth of July just a day away, there’s no better Muppet to highlight than the most patriotic one of all, Sam The Eagle. So without further ado, We present: Stars and Stripes Forever.

A vintage Mattel ad from December 1967 featuring Barbie and her Mod Squad and the token black member of her group.

According to “Sin City” actress Alexis Bledel, the “Sin City 2″ script is complete and that as far as her character, Becky, is concerned, it will be a prequel.

“Watchmen” fell to #2 in the monthly report on bookstore graphic novel sales, replaced by Vol. 27 of Tite Kubo’s “Bleach” manga.

“In this day and age, it’s critical that brands entertain and capture people’s imagination. This campaign is about Budweiser getting back to its roots.”

Hasbro has revealed official images and information regarding the return of their 6″ Marvel Legends line.

Brüno has alvays been ein trendsetter…

Get your first look at Chloe Moretz in costume as the 11-year-old vigilante Hit Girl!

Hasbro has revealed official images and information regarding the return of their 6″ Marvel Legends line.

In celebration of Comic-Con and the upcoming release of the game, CAPCOM is proud to announce that an exclusive Dark Void collector’s edition resin statue

For the last few years, one of the hottest exclusives at Comic Con is the Mini Raygun from Weta. The Full sized pieces are so amazing, but they will cost you an arm and a leg. This year’s mini, the Unnatural Selector is their biggest mini yet and it looks amazing.

This new series from Quantum Mechanix is looking just as sweet as their Firefly statues. I can’t wait to get my hands on a cute little Cylon!

The concept is loosely based on the scene in The Phantom Menace when Qui-Gon melts through the doors on a ship.

NECA is proud to unveil these two new lines of Harry Potter action figures, the first based on the new movie and the next step in the life story of the wizard who changed the face of magic forever.

Depicted bursting from the chest of its hapless victim, the Chestburster already demonstrates the same aggression and ferocity of it’s full grown siblings.

So many of the vampire movies out there suck… no pun intended. It is all just recycled plots, bad make up and even worse acting. I think that’s why Daybreakers looks like it might be good to me.

These new figures include Colossus and Logan with interchangeable hands.

Inspired by Spaltro’s real life struggles as an aspiring filmmaker, “…Around” is not just a good coming of age story but it is also a great film.

The Ramen Girl staring Brittany Murphy is about an American woman who searches for direction in life and decides to become a ramen chef under a tyrannical Japanese master.

The artist Tony Cipriano has done a great job of capturing the feel and overall look of Conan as if he’s hopped straight off the pages.

Every company says they produce detailed collectibles, but through the Iron Man Mark III, Hot Toys Shows that everyone else is in the minors and they’ve already won the world series.

What do you get for the person who has everything? How about a street wise gang member in a diaper with a heart of gold?

Adventureland, Greg Mottola’s latest teen flick, is both foreign and very similar to Superbad, which involves an over abundance of teen boozing, pot smoking and “sexual intercourse.”

Others have tried to immortalize the beast from gummy candy to stuffed animals, but no one has quite captured the horrific majesty of Cthulhu like SOTA Toys.

For many, Gran Torino will certainly not be one of Clint Eastwoods’ best films, nor will it be one of his most memorable performances. But as a movie and a drama, it is beautiful and poignant, solemn yet optimistic.

I really like gorillas… not in a bad way, just in a gorillas are cool kinda way.

YBMW talks to the always cool Patrick Duffy about crabs, comic books, Battlestar Galactica and how to sell a million albums without having any vocal talent…

Dear Michael Jackson… When I was little, I thought you were a good guy and nothing more. I couldn’t figure out how the words “Smooth” and “Criminal” applied to a good guy but now that I’m older, I know what you really were.

There are certain people you never want to piss off. The cop writing you a ticket, your boss and the people who have direct contact with the stuff you’re about to eat or drink… I’d like to give you list of what NOT to do to piss off your bartender.

A look inside at the day and life of five young women who are “The Hungry Cosplayers.”

Why do people get all butt hurt when they lose to a girl? I don’t get it. And why is it that all things girly are portrayed as being negative?

I swear I’m not a dominatrix, although I think the innate skills I possess in my specialty could afford me a very lucrative gig moonlighting as one should I choose.

A look inside at the day and life of five young women who are “The Hungry Cosplayers.”

Being “otaku” instead of a geek for a day, YouBentMyWookie attends our first ever anime convention at the San Jose Convention Center over Memorial Day weekend.

Why are people like OctoMom and Jon and Kate Gosselin celebrities? I’m serious. Who ARE these freaks and why do people care?

“Watchmen” fell to #2 in the monthly report on bookstore graphic novel sales, replaced by Vol. 27 of Tite Kubo’s “Bleach” manga.

“In this day and age, it’s critical that brands entertain and capture people’s imagination. This campaign is about Budweiser getting back to its roots.”

Brüno has alvays been ein trendsetter…

Get your first look at Chloe Moretz in costume as the 11-year-old vigilante Hit Girl!

According to the report, Aykroyd is writing a story where the original Ghostbusters hand over control of the business to ities to a team of hot young ladies.

Variety is reporting a whole bunch of changes on just when you can expect to see some of the big movies that everyone is looking forward to next summer.

“Forgotten,” from WBTV and producer Jerry Bruckheimer, is a mystery drama revolving around a group of amateur detectives led by a former cop (Slater) whose 11-year-old daughter was kidnapped three years before.

By the time the show begins, some time in the 2020s, the alien population has multiplied from a few thousand to 3.5 million. And much of the “newcomers” live their own segregated existence

The only thing creepier than CGI Squirrels are pubescent CGI squirrels in love.

With The Fourth of July just a day away, there’s no better Muppet to highlight than the most patriotic one of all, Sam The Eagle. So without further ado, We present: Stars and Stripes Forever.

A vintage Mattel ad from December 1967 featuring Barbie and her Mod Squad and the token black member of her group.

Here’s a nifty chart measuring alcoholic intake that illustrates beer consumption in per capita terms. Check out Montana, it’s like a frat party state!

Can you take a guess at what Tango With Added Tango tastes like?

Alien life found in the sewer? Mutant alligator? Clever viral marketing? Regardless, we’ve all taken the proper precautions by wearing our tinfoil hats.

Much like how vegetarian is a first world luxury I can only image what people in third world nations are thinking when they see food being turned into art for the sake of being artsy and creative.

Detroit Tiger’s slugger Magglio Ordonez is currently auctioning off his trademark Samson like locks for charity. The starting bid for his dark brown curls? A mere $5,000.

Rumor is, even Shaq, who recently got traded to the Cleavland Cavilers, has reportedly tweeted about wanting to challenge him to a game of Horse.

Can anyone tell me what Dean Cain says? I lose track after Hairy Vagina…

On Sunday a different kind of celebrity passed away, Billy Mays. If you don’t know him by name, then you’ll recognize blue shirt and boisterous voice

“Never can say goodbye. No no no no, I Never can say goodbye.”

Olivia Munn host of G4’s “Attack of the Show,” unveiled last week that she posed for Playboy but in a Maxim sort of way…

Twilight star clipped by a cab while filming in NYC, trying to escape hordes of rabid fangirls.

Last night’s Tony Awards were a huge hit, but for Bret Michaels from Poison, it was a little more literal than he expected.

Oscar-nominated actor David Carradine, was found dead in his hotel room in Bangkok where he was filming his lastesr movie. He was 72.

Successfully pitying fools for 57 years strong.

Gordon, who has appeared in ‘Spider-Man 3,’ ‘Serendipity’ and ‘Frost,’ was found dead on Wednesday. She hung herself following a friend’s recent suicide.

“I’d like to offer an apology to remarks I made recently…. most people understood that this was a joke…. However, I do apologize to anyone who took offense.”