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Darth Vader orders the penne alla arrabiata

I saw this today on a friend's Facebook feed (two of them, actually) and I cracked up laughing. Given that "Lego" and "Star Wars" are categories in this blog (see below), how could I not?

The setup: someone took a few minutes of British comedian Eddie Izzard riffing on how there must have been a cafeteria on the Death Star ... and animated it to Lego.

A warning: This is not safe for young children. Naughty language. A shame, since my kid would really get a kick out of this.

A device combining two household hobbies

As seen on Make this morning, here's a device that combines the Lego obsession of our son and my wife's craft hobbies. It's a yarn spinner (my wife says it's called a swift), made in a store in Portland, Oregon.

Attention, Lego parents

Have your kids watch this. Cool.

The Bible, retold in Lego

Retelling popular movies and comic books with Lego? Old. The Brick Commandments takes on the Bible, with scene by scene recreations in brick format ... even with Moses hearing directly from God.