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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2009 Stories by Gendy Alimurung

• Help Turn Machine Gallery Into a Magic, Spooky Forest

  published Mar 09, 2009

  So, Machine Project, who you may know about from the time they took over LACMA for a day, or from any of the many wonderful strange events that happen at their Echo Park space, will be turning the gal... More >>

• Cockroach Sushi For Your Delectation

  published Mar 04, 2009

  Chrissy Prusha makes cockroach sushi out of felt. She is 28 years old, lives in Hollywood, and goes by the name "Felted Chicken." Ordinarily, Prusha is a scenic sculptor who sculpts styrofoam into pro... More >>

• Stainless Steel Stilettos: The Latest in Polio Victim Chic

  published Mar 03, 2009

  These 100% stainless steel stilettos look a lot like the braces polio victims used to wear. I see these and think, "Run, Forrest, Run." As if womens' footwear isn't painful enough. I mean, who designs... More >>

• Boob Vases: Or Breasts as Interior Decor, or Jonathan Adler What Were You Thinkingr

  published Mar 02, 2009

  These are the latest offerings from Jonathan Adler, home decor superstar. Okay, I know Adler is a genius, yadda yadda yadda--I covet his whimsically twisted apothecary jars--but these vases gave me pa... More >>

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  Chocolate Anus, Cats Ear Bondage Gear and Naughty Luxuries at Coco de Mer

  published Feb 26, 2009

  The above photo is of the "confessional booth" at Coco de Mer on Melrose Ave. You look through a little grille into the dressing room. Coco de Mer is a fantastic little luxury erotica shop ... More >>

• Absolute Domination: Mistress Absolute Whips Through L.A. to Teach Torture for Pleasure at Coco de Mer on Melrose

  published February 26, 2009

  When the dominatrix was a little girl, she was constantly locking people in cupboards. In the bathtub with her brother, she... More >>

• Obamabilia: Run DC Tee Shirt

  published Feb 25, 2009

  The Obama Run DC shirt was made as a giveaway for the 2008 BET Awards. People went nuts for it, so the designer made more. Thirty bucks gets you one. At this stage of his presidency, is it tres gauche... More >>

• Taxidermy Gone Wild: Polar Bears, Cougars, Lions, Oh My! Insane Stuffed Animal Collection For Sale on Craigslist

  published Feb 24, 2009

  Everything IS bigger in Texas. And freakier, and weirder. As evidenced by this taxidermy collection up for sale on Craigslist San Antonio. Is that...a polar bearrr One of the largest unrepating t... More >>

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  Jewish Boys and Comic Books: Zap! Pow! Bam! The Golden Age of Comic Books at the Skirball

  published Feb 23, 2009

  View more photos of superhero and comic book rarities in the "Golden Age of Comics" slideshow. There is a pretty amazing collection at the Skirball Cultural Center's new exhibit "Zap! Pow! Bam! The S... More >>

• Enslaved in Suburbia: Inside the World of Trafficked Indentured Servants and the Visa Violators Who Care for Our Old

  published February 19, 2009

  The girls next door never rest. They work day and night and weekends taking care of the old people, and they never, ever leave... More >>

• Think Blink: Paris Hilton and Rihanna's Eyelash Master, Ja'Maal Buster

  published February 19, 2009

  The eyelash guru takes a seat above his client Cynthia’s head. “See that little spot there? We’re working... More >>

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  Disturbingly Sexy Broken Robot Girl & the Evolution of the Fembot Android

  published Feb 18, 2009

  digg_url = 'http://digg.com/arts_culture/The_Evolution_of_the_Fembot_Android_w_PICS'; This photograph is the first in what will soon be a series of broken robot girl photographs created by fashion ph... More >>

• Disney's Small World Ride: The Horror Returns Anew

  published Feb 17, 2009

  Last time I went to Disneyland, the It's a Small World ride was (miraculously) closed for refurbishment. Now, it is open once more, to torment adults and delight children. For even greater obnoxiousne... More >>

• Gerbils of the Caribbean, Ratula, and Sparta Mice

  published Feb 16, 2009

  These "movie trailers" are made by people who own a pet store somewhere in America. The first one, Gerbils of the Caribbean, stars "Chewa Knightley, Gerby Depp, and Orlando Jird" and is "based on a re... More >>

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  Pack a Lunch Your Co-workers Won't Steal: How to Foil a Refrigerator Bandit

  published Feb 11, 2009

  digg_url = 'http://digg.com/odd_stuff/How_to_Foil_the_Refrigerator_Bandit_at_Work/'; Drastic times call for drastic measures. People who normally would go out and buy lunch everyday are brown baggin... More >>

• The Follies Sisters' Past Lives: Tap Dancing Around the Antimodernity Movement

  published February 12, 2009

  They met like many 1920s-loving flappers do these days, on the Internet. Chantel Geary, Nicole “Nicolette”... More >>

• The Woz on Dancing with the Stars

  published Feb 09, 2009

  Oh man. Steve Wozniak is going to be on Dancing With the Stars. I don't watch the show, but they've now found the one star that would make me start. Wozniak co-founded Apple Computers with Steve Jobs.... More >>

• Makeup for Pussy Cats: Hello Kitty & MAC

  published Feb 09, 2009

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  Star Wars Dioramas: A Day in the Life of a Stormtrooper

  published Feb 05, 2009

  digg_url = 'http://digg.com/arts_culture/Star_Wars_Dioramas_A_Day_in_the_Life_of_a_Stormtrooper'; So, because I haven't yet achieved that perfect state of complete and utter nerdiness, one of the thi... More >>

• Lawless Girl-on-Girl Action at the Xena Warrior Princess Convention

  published February 5, 2009

  View more photographs in the Xena Warrior Princess... More >>

• L.A.'s Edwardian Ball: It Was a Dark and Gorey Night

  published February 5, 2009

  View more photographs in the Edwardian Ball... More >>

• Cake Porn: May I Continue To Distract You From the Regularly Scheduled Economic Apocalypse

  published Feb 04, 2009

  You know what you need in these rough timesr Cake. Thus, I give you CakeSpy. It's a site run by a woman out of Seattle, a "Dessert Detective Agency dedicated to seeking sweetness (literally) in every... More >>

• Chocolate Pencils

  published Feb 03, 2009

  These pencils are made of chocolate. You sharpen them with the little pencil sharpener and get yummy chocolate shavings. They were designed by a Japanese (of course) designer/architect in collaboratio... More >>

• Your Cat's Just Not That Into You

  published Feb 02, 2009

  With the movie version of the book version of the advice every mother, father, sister, and concerned gay best friend ever gave a lovesick girl about to drop this Friday, I present to you this book: Yo... More >>

• Bye Bye, Domino Magazine

  published Jan 28, 2009

  The hip shelter magazine is dead. No more DIY gardening projects. No more party planning tips. No more decorating inspirations. The President and CEO of Conde Nast, Charles Townsend, made the announce... More >>