Ok, this is pretty great.

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Not pictured: Data the robotic Starfleet cat, and Spot the Human.

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I mean, yeah. I'd steal that, too.

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In a confounding new development, artist Karl Kershcl says that a Metroid-inspired strip he designed for a book featuring Hello Kitty art from illustrators around the globe was censored because, "Sanrio doesn’t want Hello Kitty associated with an actual cat in any way. "

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A Large Evil Corporation (excellent name is excellent) has produced three sets of highly-detailed vinyl figurines to honor Nick Frost and Simon Pegg's characters in each installment of the beloved Cornetto Trilogy.

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Yesterday the Internet (save for hardcore Sanrio fans—you'll have to forgive the rest of us) flew into an existential frenzy as it was revealed by a Hello Kitty historian in a LA Times interview that the famous Sanrio character is not to be referred to as a cat. But then... what is she?

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Up is down! Black is white! Cats are... well, they're not dogs, but they definitely aren't cats either, apparently

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Man, if this Redbubble t-shirt were real and the Doctor had given Samurai Jack a lift, that whole "undoing the future that is Aku" thing would have been so much easier.

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DeviantART user Andihandro created fully functional Pikachu and Hello Kitty samurai armor. If you didn't think armor could be adorable, this just proves you wrong.

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Last year we posted a fantastic Hello Kitty/Star Trek Borg mash-up cake created for a special birthday girl's celebration. Laura from Star Cakes shared with us another Hello Kitty creation she made for the same girl this year. This time our fabulous cat is a Terminator! It even comes with a little Cyberdyne logo! I'll be back...I just need to go get some milk. Are you following The Mary Sue on Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, Pinterest, & Google +?

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Sure, it's a little long and it's only in Japanese, but this anime video about the new Hello Kitty mecha that Bandai is releasing to celebrate the 40th anniversary of both Hello Kitty and it's Chogokin "super-alloy" metal is pretty great. The only downside is that it makes me want to pilot my own Hello Kitty mecha. Are you following The Mary Sue on Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, Pinterest, & Google +?

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To create their Random Oscar Winner Generator, TIME took the IMDB keywords of the 233 movies nominated for Best Picture since 1970 and plugged them into an algorithm. My favorite is “A movie star and a film producer in the 1860s cope with fame and adultery,” because time travel. Share yours in the comments.

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Redditor RagamuffinGunner13 gave Sif from yesterday's new Thor: The Dark World poster a wondrous transformation. (@scarletsherlock)

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This new Hello Kitty line of booze, available only in China, has half the alcohol content of regular beer and comes in six fruit flavors, including passionfruit, lemon lime, and (urk) banana. (io9)

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You can expect WeLoveFine to add more leggings in the coming weeks, but for now their new Adventure Time, Marvel, and Sanrio designs are decidedly purchaseable. Go on. Show off your lumps. Are you following The Mary Sue on Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, Pinterest, & Google +?

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Do you enjoy a good slice of melon with your breakfast, but can't stop wishing it was branded with the face of the world's most adored cartoon cat? Well, the weirdest problem in your life has just been solved, as a Japanese food company has just released a very special Furano melon with the visage of Hello Kitty etched into it, and it will only run you $50.

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There's no doubt that people like to take the distinctive silhouette of Hello Kitty and wrap it in the colors and accessories of other media properties, particularly ones with tones wildly divergent from "cute animal people doing cute things." Sometimes those mashups are even created by Sanrio themselves, like when they created Hello Kitty merchandise in the likeness of each member of the band KISS. And now, as Sanrio partners with KISS and The Hub television channel for Kiss Hello Kitty, a cartoon show, announced today, which is apparently already in production.

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