There are several clues that the holidays are upon us. For one, EVERY retailer has already flooded the shelves with stuff slathered in glitter. Second, the premium car companies have started their annual “you don’t really love your spouse unless you bought him/her a car” campaigns. But most importantly Chris McVeigh has unveiled his first ornament of the season! It’s also a compliment for one of my personal favorites from a couple years ago, the burger. Head over to his website to download instructions and start the season off right, with some building! Original linkOriginal author: Tommy

Professor Dumbledore is one of my favorite characters from the books and movies of Harry Potter (but I will say, I preferred Richard Harris’ portrayal over Gambon’s). He was a total badass and knew it, but didn’t let it go to his head or flaunt it. There was a reason you-know-who was afraid of him. Builder Pate-keetongu has crafted a fitting version of the powerful wizard, and his venerable phoenix Fawkes. Original linkOriginal author: Tommy

Science has not been able to adequately describe or justify the popularity of Boba Fett. When The Empire Strikes Back came out in 1980 he was already a legend, having been the subject of much anticipation as an mail-in action figure. Then he was in the movie for a grand total of less than seven minutes and spoke 27 words…And we didn’t care at all, he was AWESOME. Speaking of awesome, check out this bust by bruceywan, he did the bounty hunter justice. Original linkOriginal author: Tommy

The digital generation will probably look back on this time in 20-30 years and shake their collective heads in embarrassment. When life accomplishments were only real with photo documentation, and everyone’s dinner was never so well cataloged. And when concerts were enjoyed through a 5” screen at arms length and self worth was measured against countless other attempts at a perfect life through selfies. This is pretty well illustrated by this piece by builder 74louloute, real life has never been so not real. Original linkOriginal author: Tommy

The 2019 Toy of the Year award winners will be announced ahead of the New York Toy Fair in February and you can now vote for your favorite nominees. As usual, LEGO has been nominated for a few categories so head on over to the links below to vote for them. Collectible of the Year LEGO Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts Collectible Minifigures (71022) Construction Toy of the Year LEGO Star Wars Kessel Run Millennium Falcon (75212) LEGO Harry Potter Hogwarts Great Hall (75954) License of the Year LEGO Jurassic World Playset of the Year LEGO Creator Roller Coaster (10261) LEGO Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom Indoraptor Rampage at Lockwood Estate (75930) Preschool Toy of the Year LEGO DUPLO Steam Train (10874) Specialty Toy of the Year LEGO Star Wars Betrayal at Cloud City (75222) LEGO Wizarding World Harry Potter Hogwarts Castle (71043) Vehicle of the Year LEGO Technic Bugatti Chiron (42083)...