The LEGO community is lucky to have so many blogs, magazines and channels that create amazing content about our hobby. Here at BrickNerd, we celebrate getting nerdy about the bricks!

This past month, we celebrated our birthday and launched an awesome pirates contest. We visited Bricks by the Bay and Brick Féile in Ireland. We took a deep dive into LEGO lighting, model ships, lost themes, and the economics of inflation. We even published instructions for making a cheese slope mosaic, looked at Atari and Camaro MOCs, counted bricks one by one, played with cubes, and looked at the impact one builder can have on the AFOL community. We’ve published so many interesting articles, that we’ve included an interactive calendar of them at the bottom of this post so you can make sure you didn’t miss a thing.

But there are many more fascinating stories to be told from within the LEGO community, so here are some of the best LEGO articles that caught our contributors’ attention throughout the month of July. We applaud the effort that went into each of these features, so click on the headlines or photos to head to each story or video. They are well worth your time!

Beyond the Brick: Complete Tour of Brickworld Chicago 2022 LEGO Convention

Beyond the Brick's Joshua Hanlon, Brian Saviano and Kirk Wilson show you around the entire Brickworld Chicago 2022 LEGO convention show floor.

Blocks Magazine: From Classic Space to NASA – The LEGO Astronaut Minifigure

Braving the stars are astronaut minifigures equipped to fly brick spacecraft and explore distant planets. Who was the first astronaut minifigure? When did LEGO go to space? And what did Benny from The LEGO Movie do?

Brick Fanatics: How To Build a Complete LEGO Architecture Great Pyramid of Giza With Just One Set

LEGO Architecture 21058 Great Pyramid of Giza only builds into half of its historic landmark as standard, but a little modification can get you a full pyramid with a single set.

BrickCentral: Tumblr Quick Start Guide For Instagram Photographers

Instagram has always been problematic for photographers, but now it’s downright hostile. Tumblr, on the other hand, not only welcomes images, they love fandoms. LEGO toy photography is a perfect fit!

Jay’s Brick Blog: Is This The End For LEGO San Diego Comic Con Exclusives?

San Diego Comic Con is back for 2022, after a 2-year hiatus, and LEGO is once again occupying quite a large booth at the mecca of all things geeky and pop culture. Despite a triumphant return, LEGO did not bring any SDCC exclusives this year which caught a lot of LEGO fans (and Con attendees) by a bit of a surprise.

New Elementary: The LEGO 1x1x2/3 Plate with Open Stud

Is it a brick? Is it a plate? No, it's…both? Last December we were introduced to a new member of the 1x1 family: the LEGO Minecraft candle, aka Plate 1 x 1 x 2/3 with Open Stud (86996). My initial reaction to this stocky newcomer was that it would undoubtedly be useful, but how exactly?

slow: The Making of Bionicle Part 1 and Part 2

We're taking a look at the products and circumstances that led to LEGO's development of Bionicle - one of the most popular toy franchises of the 2000s. This is parts 1 and 2 of a continuing docuseries that dives into the story of Bionicle's inception, its lifecycle, and its legacy.

SpitBrix: The Rise and Fall of LEGO Power Miners

In this video, we explore the dramatic rise and fall of LEGO Power Miners: a thriving, extremely popular theme that went extinct after only three waves of LEGO sets. Why did LEGO abruptly cancel LEGO Power Miners? Are there plans to relaunch the theme?

The Brick Blogger: Alternate Versions of the LEGO Encanto The Madrigal House

The Encanto The Madrigal House is only 587 pieces, but it gives a perfect template for larger builds. Today I would like to show you a few more.

The Brothers Brick: BrickCon 2022 Collab - MOCing Memories

This year, the 90th anniversary of the LEGO brand gave us an idea for a collab at BrickCon. The rules are simple. Build a MOC inspired by a favorite set or part of a set from any LEGO theme, past or present. That’s it.

The Rambling Brick: Introducing Minifigures On Parade - A Modular Minifigure Diorama Format

It’s the LEGO Group’s 90th anniversary, and I think it is time we hold a parade. Get our minifigures out onto the streets, or the paths and roadways, and bring them together. But how?

Tips&Bricks: Favourite Brick Friday - The Banana

This week's favourite brick is the banana piece! Released in 1998 with the Pirate theme, since then it's appeared in 162 sets to data in a variety of colours from the classic yellow to dark bluish grey and even gold!

Tips&Bricks: Global Celebrations - Disability Independence Day

Today we are discussing Disability Independence Day, which honors the 32nd anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) into law. Learn about the history of this holiday, and how LEGO is taking disability representation seriously within their sets and their company as a whole.

TrickyBricks: Brick Rodeo Recap

We're back after attending multiple LEGO conventions including Brick Rodeo in Austin, Texas. We're excited to have Best in Show winner, Steve Laughlin, with us discussing his fantastic Fabuland layout.

Toy Photographers: The Call of a Collab

A very pleasant part of such cooperation is the energy that is generated from the activity of several people; sharing your work progress, advice, but also watching how others build, seeing how their ideas gradually take shape. The feeling of community, being part of something bigger, is really very rewarding.

Zusammengebaut: Looking for LEGO in Japan (translated)

Where is LEGO available in Japan? Well, I visited the LEGO Store at Tokyo Station. As with all other LEGO stores in Japan, it is not operated by LEGO itself, but a "certified" store: in cooperation with LEGO, a retailer runs the store in which only LEGO products are sold.

If all of those amazing features weren’t enough to satisfy your LEGO community craving, here is an interactive calendar of everything that BrickNerd has published this last month to make sure you didn’t miss a single article.

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