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

• Cat Lipstick: Paul & Joe's Kitty-Shaped Makeup

  published Aug 23, 2010

  This cat head-shaped lipstick by Paul & Joe is weird. Pretty, but weird. It's from their Clair De Lune collection, which "celebrates the Paul & Joe woman," who is "unique" with "capricious and unpredi... More >>

• Selections From Book Soup Owner Glenn Goldman's Estate: Auction on Sunday

  published Aug 21, 2010

  The estate of Glenn Goldman, the late owner of Book Soup, will be up for sale this Sunday at Bonhams & Butterfield's in Beverly Hills (7601 W. Sunset Boulevard). This particular auction focuses on Gol... More >>

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  Steampunk Dildos by Lady Clankington: Infernal Devices

  published Aug 20, 2010

  Good god almighty. Steampunk dildosr! As the lovely girl who sent me this link said, "Yes, you read that right." And steampunk vibrators. These babies are courtesy of one Lady Clankington, who inve... More >>

• Selling the Treasures of Book Soup's Late Owner

  published August 19, 2010

  Much as he might have wanted to, when Book Soup owner Glenn Goldman died of pancreatic cancer last year, he couldn't take his... More >>

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  Victorian Star Wars Paintings: Greg Peltz Imagines Vader as Civil War Officer, Jabba as Robber Baron

  published Aug 17, 2010

  These gorgeous Victorian-styled paintings of Star Wars characters--hello! Jabba the Hutt as a 19th century robber baron!--were done by 23-year-old Alameda resident Greg Peltz. Peltz is technical direc... More >>

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  Goodbye, John Chase: West Hollywood Urban Designer Dies

  published Aug 16, 2010

  West Hollywood's urban designer John Chase died of an apparent heart attack the morning of this past Friday the 13th. Editors Alissa Walker of Gelato Baby, and Marissa Gluck and Josh Williams of Curbe... More >>

• The Daddle: Child's Toy Used for Naughty Purposes

  published Aug 16, 2010

  The Amazon reviews for this product called The Daddle are hilarious. Just a few choice excerpts: "I originally bought this because my daughter loves horsie rides," says Bloody Difficult. "I quickly ... More >>

• Plant Pornography at Hammer Museum: Machine Gallery's Amusements for Plants on Vacation

  published Aug 13, 2010

  If you're reading this and you are a plant, or have a plant, you should know that tonight from 11 p.m. to midnight, conceptual artist Jonathon Keats and Machine Gallery will be screening pornography ... More >>

• Zombies Needed: Be a Zombie Film Extra

  published Aug 12, 2010

  Calling all zombies. You are needed. Says SoCalZombieWalk founder Antho D.: "We're looking energetic extras to be zombies in a film. We require that you are at least 18 years old and that you come dre... More >>

• Pass the Salt, Please

  published August 12, 2010

  Teenagers and table etiquette go together like bulls and china shops. Nevertheless, here they are together at the downtown... More >>

• Vampire Heart In A Box: Sarina Brewer's Animal Art

  published Aug 11, 2010

  Check out this vampire heart pierced with a (removable) wooden stake. It was made by taxidermy artist Sarina Brewer, who was in town here in Los Angeles recently for an exhibit of her work and othe... More >>

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  The Nonlife Zoo at Royal/T: Cute Dolls With Skull Faces & An Animal Graveyard

  published Aug 10, 2010

  These little eco-friendly guys from The Nonlife Zoo were partying at Royal/T this weekend (they'll be there until August 23). See how the face resembles a skullr That's deliberate. The Nonlife Zoo is... More >>

• Existential Ruminations on ThinkGeek's Nihilist Mints

  published Aug 06, 2010

  I have nothing but questions about these purported Nihilist mints from ThinkGeek. How are they "flavorless"r What would flavorless flavor actually taste liker Airr Waterr Chalkr Sandr Dirtr Are they p... More >>

• Marry Your Gay Lover For Free at Coco de Mer Sex Shop: Their Garden is Your Garden

  published Aug 05, 2010

  To celebrate the recent Proposition 8 decision, if you're gay and local to Los Angeles and want to get married, the quaint little Victorian sex shop Coco de Mer is offering you their garden as a weddi... More >>

• Who's That Girlr Jeana Sohn in Poketo for Target

  published Aug 04, 2010

  Poketo's new collection for Target debuts on August 10. (The design team known as Poketo is all about functional, accessible art, so the Target collaboration makes sense.) Portions of the look book h... More >>

• Adorably Disturbing Interspecies Wedding Cake Toppers: Cat, Bear, Giraffe, Bunny & Unicorn

  published Aug 03, 2010

  Talk about unholy unions. Like many couples I know, these interspecies wedding cake toppers by sculptor Megan Bogonovich are adorable and disturbing. Bogonovich also makes porcelain sculptures in the ... More >>

• Enjoy a Good Body Cavity Searchr Use These Offensive Suitcase Stickers by The Cheeky

  published Aug 02, 2010

  These suitcase stickers by The Cheeky are designed to stick to all types of surfaces. They also make your luggage easy to identify. Best of all, they get you a one-way trip to the happy body cavity se... More >>

• I Heart the Golden Girls: The Zine, by Jacqueline Bos

  published Jul 30, 2010

  Whenever someone tells me that Sex and the City is about female friendship, I politely tell them they are full of crap and refer them to The Golden Girls. Those septuagenarian bitches knew what was wh... More >>

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  Give Your Opossum a Proper Pedicure with ME Pearl

  published Jul 29, 2010

  Yeah, I don't know what's going on with this woman and her opossum, but I'm going to file it under "Pets" (because she seems to keep opossums as pets), and "Science" (because it is an instructional vi... More >>

• Hickey Tats: Stencil Your Public Display of Affection

  published Jul 28, 2010

  These Hickey Tats by The Cheeky are both gross and hilarious. And clever! As they say, "Generic hickey's are often meaningless and can be mistaken for bruises. Eliminate the risk of distasteful bruis... More >>

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  Wookiee Brains: Deconstructing the Star Wars Breakfast Cereals

  published Jul 27, 2010

  For those of you who haven't been following the Star Wars collecting beat, just FYI, wookiee brains now come in cereal form. According to StarWars.com, 16 types of Star Wars-themed cereal boxes (40... More >>

• You Wear Eyes On Your Ears: Cracked Eye Earrings

  published Jul 26, 2010

  This week's Etsy Weirdness of the Week: cracked eye earrings. Lots of people wear those "evil eye" amulets to ward off evil, but this particular execution seems especially disconcerting. Why are they ... More >>

• 24-Hour Literary Marathon: Need a Bedtime Storyr

  published Jul 23, 2010

  It starts at 9 a.m. on Saturday July 24 and ends at 9 a.m. on Sunday. The Writers Junction, WordHustler and The Nervous Breakdown are organizing it. If you're feeling restless in the wee hours of the... More >>

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  Like Horsesr Join Los Angeles's Pony Play Club

  published Jul 23, 2010

  Maybe you've seen that episode of Bones where Temperance and Agent Booth investigate a murder at a pony play club. And maybe you wondered, does LA have a version of thatr Is there somewhere to go to b... More >>

• Nerdy Date Suggestion: Cabrillo Beach Grunion Run, Must Love Fish and Darkness

  published Jul 21, 2010

  Is there a special nerd in your life you're trying to impressr Take him or her to a grunion run. July is an open season month on the little fish that walk on land. They come up to spawn on Southern C... More >>