Email Author Gendy Alimurung

Awards

• 2012 - Education Reporting Awards/National Education Writers Association, published June 16, 2011

  "Bad Lunch"

• 2012 - National Society of Newspaper Columnists

  "Parents, Be Very Nervous"

• 2012 - National Society of Newspaper Columnists

  "Coming (Back) to America"

• 2012 - National Society of Newspaper Columnists

  "Interview with a Corpse"

• 2012 - National Entertainment Journalism Awards/LA Press Club, published April 12, 2012

  "The Death of Film"

• 2012 - National Entertainment Journalism Awards/LA Press Club

  "Never Grow Up"

• 2011 - Maggies: The Magazine Awards of Western Publishing, published March 11, 2010

  "The Fight of His Life"

• 2011 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published April 1, 2010

  "The Man Who Wants Another 'Life'"

• 2011 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published April 22, 2010

  "Maggots and Aliens and Clowns, Oh My"

• 2011 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published July 1, 2010

  "Giddyup"

• 2011 - Southern California Journalism Awards/LA Press Club, published March 11, 2010

  "The Fight of His Life"

• 2010 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published December 17, 2009

  "Man on Man"

• 2010 - Southern California Journalism Awards/LA Press Club, published December 17, 2009

  "Man on Man"

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2008 Stories by Gendy Alimurung

• Star Trek Fashion Smackdown: Old vs. New, Plus New Movie Trailer

  published Nov 20, 2008

  New Star Trek Trailer: Who had better styler The old 1960s Star Trek crew members or the new 2009 Star Trek crew membersr By "new" I mean "new version of the old." The movie drops next year. I know ... More >>

• How To Look Good In Pictures: Carson Kressley Teaches You

  published Nov 19, 2008

  You can't go anywhere these days without someone busting out with their digital camera and taking your picture (i.e. stealing your soul) with it. Maybe you always look like crap in them. Maybe you alw... More >>

• LACMA Deconstructed

  published November 20, 2008

  For photographs of the LACMA Machine Project, view the slideshow here. ... More >>

• Cat Cafe: Los Angeles Needs One, STAT

  published Nov 18, 2008

  Here is a business idea for those casting about for things to do in the economic downturn: start a cat cafe. Japan has one. No, correction, they have seven. Seven places where visitors to the cafe pay... More >>

• Retainer Necklace vs. Gum Necklace

  published Nov 17, 2008

  Kinda sick, yet kinda cool. That could be said for a lot of creepy fashion these days. Especially for this 14K gold-plated Retainer Necklace by 24-year-old wunderkind designer Kiel Mead. He cast the p... More >>

• Machine Gallery Takes Over LACMA This Saturday...Will All Hell Break Looser

  published Nov 13, 2008

  Maybe you've heard about Machine Galleryr If you live in Los Angeles, if you like strange and strangely beautiful events, if you like being buried alive, if you like secret galleries that you peep int... More >>

• Furniture Your Imagination Vomited Up

  published Nov 13, 2008

  It must be one of the best jobs in the world to work for Droog, the Dutch design collective that creates furniture like this Log Bench (which you can buy for $20,932 from Retromodern). Or maybe it's o... More >>

• Last Supper Lunchbox for Dire Economic Times

  published Nov 12, 2008

  How about those layoffsr Those of you who still have jobs, do you still have lunch at restaurants or buy takeoutr Magazines and various lifestyle segments on TV "news" programs are saying that to sav... More >>

• Japanese Schoolgirls at the Museum

  published Nov 11, 2008

  They were at the Getty Museum this past week. Masses of them. I was there with my dad and all of a sudden we were surrounded by a crowd of uniformed students. I went to Catholic school as a kid. It br... More >>

• Puppy for Obamar The Ultimate Presidential Accessory

  published Nov 10, 2008

  There's been much to-do about Obama's future dog. Screw the economic crisis. This dog's got to be hypo-allergenic, because Malia is allergic. It's got to be from a shelter, preferably. The American Ke... More >>

• Buy the Gossip Girl Closet: Only $38,560!

  published Nov 06, 2008

  If you've been watching Gossip Girl, maybe you too have fallen in lust with their outfits. I've always had a soft spot for the preppy, WASP-y, schoolgirl look. Bluefly.com has been doing a promotional... More >>

• Even The Otter Voted

  published Nov 05, 2008

  Even the otter cast a vote. This guy is in Sea World in Orlando Florida. No hanging chads for Opie, the Asian small-clawed otter! ... More >>

• Michelle Obama's Election Night Dress

  published Nov 05, 2008

  America did the right thing at the polls this time around. I'm so happy, even Michelle Obama's odd election night dress is looking good right now. The crisscross empire waist and side panels are meant... More >>

• Welcome to the Dollhouse: From Tumbleweed, a Rolling Home That Gathers No Moss

  published November 6, 2008

  A bunch of people are standing around in an old Kmart parking lot in Atwater Village looking at a tiny house on wheels. The... More >>

• Evita Peron Notebook & Angry/Happy Salt Shakers

  published Nov 04, 2008

  Man, oh man. The day is finally here when the nation elects a new president. In honor of the occasion, here are two great items from a fantastic online store called LAMA, which stands for Latin Americ... More >>

• Is the Entire World For Obamar Yes. Have a Button.

  published Nov 03, 2008

  Does it seem like the entire universe is for Obamar If you haven't already seen/bought/stolen/derided/spit upon/lusted for these buttons by Democraticstuff.com, there's no time like the present. ... More >>

• Anti-Hipster Haunted Garage Party in The Burbs

  published Nov 03, 2008

  I spent a mellow, anti-hipster Halloween at my friend Mark's house in the burbs. It was supposed to be a Harry Potter party, but Mark changed his mind at the last minute. Instead of butter beer, he ha... More >>

• Obamaware--Drink It Up

  published Nov 03, 2008

  Chinese Americans for Obama cup by Beth Lo, designed for last week's Obamaware ceramics auction on Ebay. Someone won it for $710. Half of that went to the Obama-Biden campaign. Don't say ceramicists a... More >>

• Men of Mortuaries--The Perfect Stocking Stuffer

  published Oct 30, 2008

  What could be better than a mortuary calendar with hot funeral industry men for each monthr Not a whole lot, that's what. What is Men of Mortuariesr I'm not sure. It's something to do with charity and... More >>

• Chocolate Skullapalooza

  published Oct 29, 2008

  In the spirit of Halloween (and the severed chocolate arm) and Mexican sugar skulls, here are some chocolate skulls. Will Thanksgiving bring the rest of the chocolate bodyr Only time will tell. From ... More >>

• Pull Up Your Obamas: Political Fashion Statements — Socks, Tees, Shoes and Even Underwear for Change

  published October 30, 2008

  No matter what happens on November 4, Barack Obama will leave his mark — on history, yes, but also on a million... More >>

• Sweater Buck

  published Oct 28, 2008

  It's a deer...in cashmere. Artist Rachel Denny apparently does custom does or bucks in different colors and knit textures. It costs $700. It's sort of like you caught a deer with your sweater. She's a... More >>

• Tokyo Fashion Ass-Whooping

  published Oct 27, 2008

  I put together this little assemblage of girls from Tokyo Fashion Week, which preceded our Fashion Week by one month. Must Tokyo so thoroughly kick our ass in the fashion creativity departmentr I mean... More >>

• Road Kill Rug--Comfy Grossness For Your Feet

  published Oct 22, 2008

  I saw this a couple days ago. Tried to forget it. But couldn't. Now here it is to embed itself into your very own retinas. It's a dead fox rendered in carpet. The maker, Ooms, says "The Road Kill carp... More >>

• The End of Fashion Week as We Know It: Wailing Outside Lauren Conrad, the Dead Ferret Con and Other Scenes From L.A.'s Last Smashbox Catwalks

  published October 23, 2008

  It will never be like this again. The final three days of Los Angeles... More >>