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We designed our Sherlock Holmes mug with plenty of details for the keen observer.

Holmes quotes, rules of deduction, intriguing images, and Sidney Pagets' portrait of the world's only consulting detective!

14 oz. ceramic coffee cup with a comfortable handle.

Measure for Measure, this doll is as cute As You Like It so you'll want to get a cuddly Shakespeare for yourself and you'll remember All's Well That Ends Well.

He stands about 11" tall and is handsomely decked out in Elizabethan garb, from his boots right up to his ruffled collar. The Shakespeare Little Thinker makes a perfect gift for any student, writer, or actor.

Our dolls of famous figures, politicians, artists, scientists, and philosophers are educational, fun, and seriously cuddly!

The Jane Austen mug is just the thing for women of independent means and superior men.

It features her image, as well as a pleasing collection of quotes and excerpts from her work.

14 oz. ceramic coffee cup with a comfortable handle.

Featuring 24 opening lines of some of the greatest works of literature.

12 oz. mug. Dishwasher and microwave safe.

From the Unemployed Philosophers Guild. Don't worry. We are employed, just not as philosophers. We're a small, Brooklyn based company specializing in gifts for the sophisticated gift giver. For whatever you need, we have presents of mind.

A beautiful little notebook for communing with the universe.

Complete with constellation maps, a schedule of total lunar eclipses, a guide to the moon's phases, and a tear-out simple astrolabe.

This small journal measures 4.75" x 7" and has 48 pages to write on.

When it's cold, the mug is encircled with elegant silhouettes of birds on a wire.

Pour in a hot beverage and watch as 18 bird species appear in full color. Go ahead and tweet about it!

12 oz. ceramic coffee cup with a comfortable handle. All of our disappearing mugs come in a beautifully designed, colorful box.

A pack of sticky notes in the shapes of ointment and assorted bandages-everything you need to remedy your writing: fix the wording, mend a sentence, and make your documents all better. Perfect for script doctors.

Each pad is full of hundreds of colorful self sticking sheets.

Measures 3 1/4" x 4 1/4" and will fit in your purse or back pocket.

When you add hot water, Captain Kirk, Mr. Spock, Lieutenant Uhura, and Dr. McCoy leave the Transporter Room on one side of the mug and materialize to explore the planet surface on the other side of the mug.

Energize!

14 oz. BPA-free ceramic coffee cup with a comfortable handle. All of our disappearing mugs come in a beautifully designed, colorful box. Heat activated color changing mugs are microwave safe, but not dishwasher safe. Hand wash only. Don't soak.

Each attractive booklet is filled with an assortment of sticky notes that will bring an element of karma to even your most mundane tasks. Some of the sticky notes are shaped like a golden Buddha statue. Others look like a field of clouds with checkboxes for Out Of Body, Out of Mind, and Just Out.

Each pad is full of hundreds of colorful self sticking sheets.

Measures 3 1/4" x 4 1/4" and will fit in your purse or back pocket.

Thanks to this clever Disappearing Dino Mug you can watch eons pass before your eyes over a cup of coffee.

When you pour in a hot beverage, the dinosaurs transform into fossils in a museum exhibition.

Disappearing mugs are not dishwasher safe but are microwave safe.

Introducing our new line of porcelain cups made in the style of a yunomi (traditional Japanese tea cup) and debossed with original portraits!

Own a work of art-one that employs a bold, minimal palette to depict 65 great modern artists from Courbet to Warhol.

9 oz. mug.

Hey, math fans! Since you can't actually listen to a mathematics greatest hits album, we decided to create the next best thing -- meet the Math Mug. It's a deep black ceramic mug covered with some of history's most famous and important mathematical formulas.

You get gems such as Newton's Second Law, Planck's Equation, Hubble's Law, the Fourier Transform, and the mother of all equations, Einstein's General Theory of Relativity. The Math Mug is covered with formulas like this, making it a superb gift for any mathematician, physicist, or math teacher. All in all, it adds up to a pretty terrific coffee mug.Holds 12 oz. Dishwasher and microwave safe.

12 oz. mug. Dishwasher and microwave safe.

A colorful tutorial with fossils and key events for 26 eons, epochs, and eras. 4.56 billion years in the making.

14 oz. ceramic coffee cup with a comfortable handle.

All of our mugs come in a beautifully designed, colorful box.

Show your devotion to St. Edgar, the patron saint of Bohemians, a cryptographers, and detectives.

The front of the devotional candle features Poe's image. The back shows his patronage, saint's day, and a unique prayer to inspire and enlighten.

Made in America. Measures 8.5" tall, 2" diameter. Unscented. Made of glass with a satisfying matte textured image and faux gold leaf accents.

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's opinion: "I dissent."-Bush v. Gore 531 U.S. 98, 144

Set of two collectible pins with strong black rubber backing.

Made of brass with nickel plating, and hard enamel coloring.

Show your devotion to St. Carl, patron saint of neighbors, long voyages, and calling Home.

The front of the devotional candle features Sagan's image. The back shows his patronage, saint's day, and a unique prayer to inspire and enlighten.

Made in America. Measures 8.5" tall, 2" diameter. Unscented. Made of glass with a satisfying matte textured image and faux gold leaf accents.

Whether you're feeling like the strangest person in the world or as if you have wings to fly , it's time to down your supplements and remedies and get back to your art!

Keep this pill box close by, with its two handy compartments and feverish, surreal vision portrait of Frida Kahlo.

A fine chrome pillbox with a high-gloss image, and reliable spring latch clasp to keep your meds safely inside.

Justice for your locker! Justice for your fridge! You can dress Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in her black robe (with gavel), casual jeans (with black leather jacket), superhero garb, opera costume, or workout attire (with weights).

There are dozens of props and wardrobe pieces, including a crown (so she can become the Notorious RBG)-and her famous dissent jabot.

Includes two sheets of clothes and wardrobe accessories measuring approximately 7.5" x 12" each.

When the mug is cold, the image of Bob Ross reminds you to be calm and find time in your life to create.

When you pour in a hot beverage, a Bob Ross painting appears to inspire you. Officially Licensed by Bob Ross Inc.

A 12 oz. ceramic coffee cup. All of our disappearing mugs come in a beautifully designed, colorful box.

The largest of the Freudian Slips features Sigmund Freud himself, while another looks like his personal stationery. It makes a perfect, inexpensive gift for all the psychiatrists, psychologists, and psychos in your life.

Each pad is full of hundreds of colorful self sticking sheets.

Measures 3 1/4" x 4 1/4" and will fit in your purse or back pocket.

Introducing our new line of porcelain cups made in the style of a yunomi (traditional Japanese tea cup) and debossed with original portraits!

This drinking vessel depicts all the Kings & Queens from Alfred to Elizabeth II... and one unfortunate Interregnum-more kings and queens than any other cup! We are amused.

9 oz. mug.

The Mister Rogers mug features several quotes from the beloved television host, and when you add a hot beverage, Mister Rogers changes into a comfy sweater.

14 oz. ceramic mug. Comes in a colorful box.

Color changing cups are microwave safe, but not dishwasher safe. Hand wash only. Don't soak.

Oyez! Oyez! Oyez! All persons desiring breath that is Honorable are admonished to draw near and give their attention, for these mints are Supreme!

Keep one under your robe. Keep a spare in your chambers.

Contains 1 tin of sugarfree breathmints. No aspertame. Kosher, sugarless and gluten free.

A crash course in the world's greatest art since the beginning of time. The bottom of the mug has detailed information on each of the works of art.

The 24 images on the mug represent the evolution of Western art over the millenia-from the cave paintings of Lascaux through Da Vinci and Degas and Picasso and all the way up to Jackson Pollock, Andy Warhol, and Jeff Koons.

16 oz. ceramic coffee cup with a comfortable handle.

When you've written 38 plays and 154 sonnets, you have to be really organized. The Bard stayed on top of things, and you can too, with these Much Ado About Nothings Sticky Notes.

Each pad is full of hundreds of colorful self sticking sheets.

Measures 3 1/4" x 4 1/4" and will fit in your purse or back pocket.

Watch John Cleese distort himself as the hours pass. No taxpayer money was used to develop this watch. Quartz movement. Water resistant - not waterproof. Not for use during The Fish Slapping Dance. Officially Licensed by Monty Python.

Features a 33mm diameter face, genuine leather band, and Japanese quartz movement.

Battery included, and comes boxed in a beautiful tin display case.

Besides his famous couch, Sigmund Freud always kept a few cherished toys in his office. There was a Jack-in-the-box, a yo-yo, and a board game called Rutsche und Leiters (Chutes and Ladders) which he would play with patients if he was particularly pleased with the dreams they shared.

Freud knew the importance of toys, and if you do, too, then perhaps you should purchase one of these Sigmund Freud Little Thinker Dolls. This cute and cuddly Sigmund is about 11" tall and dressed in suit, tie, and eyeglasses. You can ask him for advice whenever you want, and like a real therapist, he won't say a word in return.

Our dolls of famous figures, politicians, artists, scientists, and philosophers are educational, fun, and seriously cuddly!

The Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Magnetic Personality is a progressive puppet on your finger or a feisty magnet on your fridge or locker in the congressional gym.

A Magnetic Personality is a puppet on your finger and a magnet on your fridge or locker.

Each design is a detailed, original plush portrait with a mini bio tag of essential dates, key facts, and a quotable quote.

Whether you're meeting Mudd's Women or transporting the Federation ambassador to Eminiar VII, these genuine pink peppermint Dilithium Crystals keep your breath fusion-fresh.

Officially Licensed by CBS Consumer Products.

Contains 1 tin of sugarfree breathmints. No aspertame. Kosher, sugarless and gluten free.

Celebrate six immortal literary figures who are as famous for their drinking as they are for their work. Down a shot in the company of Lord Byron, Oscar Wilde, Dorothy Parker, Winston Churchill, W. B. Yeats, and Charles Baudelaire.

Features an illustration of the author along with a memorable quote about drinking. (For example, Yeats' shot glass includes the quote "The problem with some people is that when they're not drunk, they're sober.")

Six dishwasher safe 2 oz. shot glasses packaged in a fun colorful box.