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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2010 Stories by Gendy Alimurung

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  Pikachu Girls: Dressing Up Like Pokemon, The Cute, The Bad, The Slutty

  published Oct 06, 2010

  Why do cute girls like to dress up as Pikachur It's a question for the ages. Pikachu is Nintendo's small, chubby, ground-dwelling rodent whose main powers are electricity and getting cute girls to wea... More >>

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  The Museum of Fat Love: Obese Romance

  published Oct 05, 2010

  Browsing the gallery of photos that is The Museum of Fat Love, these folks don't seem that unusual. Mostly they seem like, well...the vast majority of America. No pun intended (okay, fine, yes, pun in... More >>

• 19 Essential Items from Echo Park Time Travel Mart

  published Oct 01, 2010

  Ever wondered what's inside the Echo Park Time Travel Martr Maybe you've stopped by but didn't have enough time to peruse the shelves. Maybe you've been meaning to go, but couldn't schedule it in. Pre... More >>

• All Occasions Cards From You and Me The Royal We: Thank You, Fuck You and Sorry

  published Sep 30, 2010

  We get a lot of hate mail here at the LA Weekly. And by "we" I mean, "I." These all occasion cards designed by You and Me The Royal We say it all. You get 33 of each letter-pressed card. They express... More >>

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  Twilight Cookbook Author Gina Meyers Defends Herself Against the Haters, Shares Recipe

  published Sep 29, 2010

  Gina Meyers wrote that Twilight cookbook, Love At First Bite. Some of you loved it. Some of you hated it. Here, she talks food, vampires and defends herself against the haters. And yes, she will be re... More >>

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  Zombies vs. Unicorns: Josh Cochran Paints Their Epic Battle

  published Sep 24, 2010

  Illustrator Josh Cochran painted this fantastic piece entitled "Zombies vs. Unicorns." He's selling it as a poster, which is 30 x 23 inches big. If you want it, buy it fast. Josh has already sold out... More >>

• Twilight Hot Dogs: Vampire Dachshundsr Made of Clayr Huhr

  published Sep 23, 2010

  I don't understand these "Team Edward" and "Team Jacob" dachshund hot dogs. Why hot dogsr Why Twilightr Why vampire teams written in ketchup and mustardr Why does Jacob get mustard and Edward get ketc... More >>

• Polar Opposites

  published September 23, 2010

  So, there's this man who used to be a woman, who wrote a novel about a polar bear who moves to Hollywood and becomes best... More >>

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  10 Grossest Alien Chest-Burster Cakes

  published Sep 21, 2010

  Presented here for your edification, the 10 most disgusting alien chest-burster cakes in the galaxy. They are listed in order of ascending grossness. Let's eat! 10. The Cutie Chest-Burster Cake Aww... More >>

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  Barbie Parts Hold Your Jewels: Crafty Weirdness

  published Sep 21, 2010

  Apparently, Barbie's legs make really great ring holders. Check out these jewelry stands by Etsy seller Luxfordst. She screwed the legs onto a vintage mahogany tray. Strange. And strangely appealing.... More >>

• Rick Araluce's Tiny Rooms of Mystery

  published Sep 20, 2010

  Rick Araluce makes tiny diorama roomboxes. He's often compared to assemblage artist Joseph Cornell. At his most recent show at La Luz de Jesus Gallery here in Los Angeles, Araluce told me that he goe... More >>

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  The Boob Scarf: Craft Gone Wrong, So Wrong

  published Sep 17, 2010

  Ask not why the boob scarfed dog howls. He howls for thee. These boob scarves are made by Etsy seller BoobsRus. The scarves, she says, are "inspired by my own twins who have faithfully clung to me for... More >>

• Strip Tease Babushka Nesting Dolls by Letizia Reuss

  published Sep 16, 2010

  Check out these strip tease babushka nesting dolls by Letizia Reuss. The only way to improve them is if inside the tiniest (naked) doll, there was another doll. And that doll would be painted like a s... More >>

• The Orangutan Angel

  published September 16, 2010

  "Forty years ago, are you kidding?" asks Birute Galdikas, the world's foremost expert on orangutans. "No. It never occurred to... More >>

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  Chipper the Ripper: Loved to Death's Taxidermy Art, Or The Secret Lives of Victorian Mice, Pigeons, Pheasants and Chipmunks

  published Sep 15, 2010

  The artist known as Loved to Death makes these fantastic (or fantastically creepy) dioramas. They feature taxidermied mice, pigeons, pheasants, and chipmunks. Oh my, it's "Chipper the Ripper." Can ... More >>

• Gay Ballroom Dance Lessons with Steve Valentine

  published Sep 14, 2010

  Are you gayr Do you like to dancer If you answered those questions "yes," then you might check out Steve Valentine's Gay Ballroom Dance class at West Hollywood's Plummer Park. If you answered "Is the ... More >>

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  Save the Orangutans 5K Run for Survival

  published Sep 13, 2010

  Do you want to save some orangutansr Do you like to runr Twenty-five bucks buys you a ticket to run in Orangutan Foundation International's upcoming fundraiser Save the Orangutans 5K Run for Surviva... More >>

• Tower of Power

  published September 9, 2010

  Land-development power couple Frederick and Laurie Samitaur-Smith have a big dream. It is 72 feet tall, to be specific —... More >>

• Little Pieces

  published September 2, 2010

  Rick Araluce has a day job building sets for the Seattle Opera, where it's not uncommon for him to make a piece of scenery 60... More >>

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  Skull Stapler: Office Supplies No One Will Steal

  published Sep 01, 2010

  Would you pay $50 for a staplerr If it looked like this you might. Yesterday I was researching (and by "researching" I mean "random Googling") a chicken handbag by Sarut, and I came across these Skul... More >>

• Chicken Bag: Weirdness at Black Market on Sawtelle

  published Aug 31, 2010

  If you go to a store called Black Market on Sawtelle Blvd in West Los Angeles, depending on whether someone has already purchased it, you may or may not find this bag. It is shaped like a chicken. It ... More >>

• Zombie Foot Necklace: Huhr Or, More Etsy Weirdness

  published Aug 26, 2010

  Check out this "zombie foot" necklace from Etsy seller Spacepearls. The current crafting scene never ceases to surprise me with its strangeness. Why would someone want to wear a tiny foot around their... More >>

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  Jabba Mania: Collecting the Hutt (With Some Thoughts On Jabba's Love Life)

  published Aug 25, 2010

  The 35 year-old Central Illinois man known as "icruise" has a thing for Jabba the Hutt. By day he is a Japanese-language translator. By night icruise collects anything and everything Jabba, Jabba, Jab... More >>

• Chocolate Weapons: Bust A Chocolate Cap In Your Ass

  published Aug 24, 2010

  The only thing more hilarious than these chocolate weapons is the warning on the chocolate weapons website: "Due to excessive heat during the summer months, we regret that we will be unable to ship o... More >>

• John Chase: Memorial Planned for West Hollywood Urban Planner

  published Aug 23, 2010

  The memorial for John Chase will take place tomorrow 4 pm to 7 pm at Plummer Park, 7377 Santa Monica Blvd, West Hollywood. Chase was West Hollywood's urban planner for fourteen years. He died Friday, ... More >>