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Orange Is the New Black's Radical Critique of American Prisons

Top 5 Most Expensive Band T-Shirts on Etsy

First, consider yourself lucky If you own one of the following t-shirts; then consider listing it on Etsy. These sellers are expecting hella mad cash for their rare band tees. Would you pay that price to own one a piece of tour history?

You Know You Want an iPhone Flask: 4 Awesome Booze Oddities You Can Buy Online

A couple of weeks back, we scoured the internet to find food oddities for you to lust over and/or buy. Today, we're back with a whole new crop of fun stuff, this time to help you imbibe. It's a little early in the week to fall down the rabbit hole of internet lists and consumerism, but hey, what the ... More >>

5 Creative Things to Do in L.A. This Week

See also: *5 Artsy Things to Do in L.A. This Week *Our Calendar Section, Listing More Great Things to Do in L.A. For those constantly churning minds looking for inspirational artists and events, this week proves a treasure trove of creative happenings. From a pop-up Etsy shop to a wacky parade to a ... More >>

Getting Etsy With It

Bourbon Perfume/Cologne: Now You Can Smell Like a Drunk on Purpose

Not sure if this one is such a great idea, particularly if you're at all worried about everyone in your life (including that traffic cop) thinking you're sloshed all the time. But regardless, we thought it was worth bringing to your attention, just in case you love bourbon so much you want to reek o ... More >>

5 Sriracha-Inspired Fashion Accessories

If you're one of those people who puts Sriracha on everything, you're not the only one. The Rosemead-produced condiment has been making big headlines these days. Over ten million bottles of the popular chili are made each year and the sauce has become a food-culture mainstay. Remember Sriracha lolli ... More >>

Product Review: Mercado, A Social Media-Designed Farmers Market Bag From Quirky

If you've ever fancied yourself the next George Foreman Grill inventor but don't have the cash or engineering know-how to give it a whirl, Quirky could be your ticket to Home Shopping Network fame. The company is a social media-influenced product developer with a wide range of kitchen gadgets. For $ ... More >>

10 Best Lindsay Lohan Artworks

See also: *Marilyn Monroe's Seven Rare Mostly Nude Photos *5 Artsy Things to Do in L.A. This Week *Top 10 Artworks Inspired by Cult Movies Using celebrities as artistic inspiration is certainly nothing new -- just ask anyone who ever tacked up an Andy Warhol poster in a dorm room. Yet, there is ce ... More >>

The Year of The Vegan Cookbook: 5 Great New Animal-Free Titles

Last year was the year of canning and preserving, this year, it's vegan cookbooks. And not just celebrity vegetable-centric dinners like we've had recently, but everyday slow cooker and sandwich fodder -- even a book dedicated to vegan "cheese." Our favorite? The gorgeous Pure Vegan book by Altade ... More >>

Cooking With Artisans: Coldwater Canyons' Leftover Jam Tips Their OutKast-Inspired Marmalade Salad Dressing Recipe

In today's era of trendy compotes and 10-ingredient jellies, Coldwater Canyon Provisions takes a refreshingly old-school approach to their preserves and pickles that hint at simpler jam and jelly times. Flavors include watermelon jelly, raspberry and strawberry-rhubarb jam, and pickled okra, beets a ... More >>

Coachella in the Rain: Top 5 Ways We Ladies Can Still Look Cute

See also: *Coachella Preview 2012: Everything You Need to Know About the Performers *Going to Coachella? Bring This Gear or You're Effed! When it comes to Coachella, what's better: 103-degree temperatures or a drizzly, windy, muddy polo field? The latter is what many festival-goers might be facing ... More >>

Eagle Rock's New Rock and Eagle Shop

Last Saturday, less than a week after she opened The Rock and Eagle Shop on Eagle Rock Boulevard, artist and curator Bettina Hubby heard a man outside the door. "I'm just going to make sure it's not just an adult rock and eagle shop," he said to his children. The exterior is painted a bright, pot-d ... More >>

8 Essential Vegan Kitchen Tools: Spork Foods on Good Knives and Baby Whisks

Jenny Engel and Heather Goldberg of Spork Foods take cooking to a unique vegan-friendly apogee. As full-time sisters, instructors, consultants, and now cookbook authors, their relationship to the lifestyle is dedicated. They drop tips on necessary tools -- in no particular rank, save for the chef's ... More >>

Vivid Visions: The Tea You Toke

Pot aficionados looking to de-harsh their lungs as well as their vibes don't have to actually smoke. Instead of reaching for the pipe, they use a vaporizer, bake brownies, or even steep a strong tea with hot water and a pat of butter. It's funny then that Raganella, a Brooklyn-based "botanical sol ... More >>

Jonathan Gold Reviews Baco Mercat

Taxidermy Her Bones: Elegant, Macabre Jewelry Featuring Animal Skulls, Teeth and Bones

When Ashley Marie Manzo was a child, her father took her to Necromance, the Melrose Avenue store filled with specimen jars, bones and macabre trinkets. She loved it, but many years had passed before she visited the store again. Then, three years ago, she returned to the shop. "I fell in love with i ... More >>

Frances Delgado, Host of Toybox Web Series on AX Live, and Her Crazy-Huge Anime Collection

The world has been taken over by monsters. You and your family are forced to live in the bowels of the Earth. Against all odds, you decide to fight the evil beings above you and save the human race. And you do it all in a tiny bikini and knee high tights. This is the plight of Yoko, a 14-year-old r ... More >>

10 Food-Themed Clothing Gifts

Miss Turkey in her custom-print hamburger bikini.​It's probably too late to purchase most of these gifts in time for Christmas, but that doesn't mean we can't sit and drool at the intersection of food and fashion. Sorry, Miss Turkey's custom-made burger bikini was auctioned off for charity mon ... More >>

Go Craft Yourself

Top 5 Food-Inspired Jewelry That You Actually Want To Wear In Public

jgarbeeAn Ivory Palm Tagua Seed Bracelet And Antique Fork Bracelet​The very idea of "food jewelry" spurns visions of polymer clay buttered toast necklaces and dollhouse-sized Kitchen Aid charm bracelets. Cute, but not exactly what most of us actually want to be seen wearing in public. To fin ... More >>

Satanica Batcakes: Fire Eater to Hat Maker

Is 'Indie' the New 'Hipster'?

Flickr/Gibson Claire McGuire RegesterAccording to my students, looking dreamy in a field is the pinnacle of indie.​ As a young L.A. high school teacher, I share a generational moment with my students but often view them as daft friends or little siblings, distortedly mirroring the pursuits of ... More >>

R.I.P. Leonard Stern, Inventor of Mad Libs

Leonard Stern, turning everyman to funnyman since 1958​We don't normally obit every Hollywood vet who dies a peaceful death after a golden old age in the Hills, but Leonard Stern, who Deadline Hollywood reports died Tuesday at 88 years old, transcended the film/TV industry to bestow a gift upo ... More >>

Today in WTF: Black Metal Greeting Cards!

​We know what you're thinking: How do I find a greeting card for that special person in my life who is into corpse makeup, cloaks, books about Norwegian church burnings, incomprehensible calligraphy and such? That was what you were thinking, right? In any case--some enterprising Black Metal* ... More >>

Vampire Teeth Bike Shorts: For Sporty Goths?

Chandi Lancaster's Vampire Teeth Bike Shorts modeled by Mandisa Wright​ See these amazing vampire teeth bike shorts? They bring up so many questions. (Who wears them? Vampires? Goths? Do Goths need bike shorts? Do they ride bikes? Do they only bike at night?) Their maker, 35-year old Chandi La ... More >>

Star Wars, Metroid and Zelda Vintage NES Games Turned into 1TB External Hard Drives

It's official -- dreams do come true on the Internet. This whole time we thought online shopping store Etsy.com was mostly for stay at home moms pimping handmade oven mitts or for hippies slinging animal cruelty-free soaps. Turns out we were wrong. So, so wrong. Exhibit A: Vintage Nintendo video gam ... More >>

Uterus Piñata: Great For Hysterectomy and First Period Parties

​ It's a piñata...shaped like a uterus. So wrong it's right? I can't decide. Says Etsy seller AmieKin, "It's great for baby showers, or Red Tent parties (daughter's first period) or even hysterectomy parties? Personally, I think beating a uterine effigy with a stick is a little...violent, so ... More >>

Crocheted Crustaceans: Jessica Polka's Cuteness From The Sea

​Jessica Polka is a biochemist who crochets shrimp and cuttlefish. She is fascinated by "wunderkammer" or cabinets of curiosities. Her crocheted crustaceans are cute enough to eat...or, you know, not eat. What haven't you crocheted yet that you want to crochet in the future? A microscope. I ... More >>

Top 10 Bizarre Kitchen and Food-Themed Items Found on Etsy

We'll start by quickly raving about Etsy, a website that is home base for artists to sell their handmade, one-of-a-kind pieces online. We've used the site many times to purchase unique items for the kitchen and beyond. Still, we couldn't help noticing that there are some extremely strange items up ... More >>

German Cat Caves: Katzenhohle

Photo via DaWanda​ It looks like a hollowed-out baked potato, but it's actually a German cat cave. Meet the katzenhohle. They are hand-made, according to ModernCat, and can be purchased at Germany's equivalent of Etsy, the crafting site DaWanda. I'm guessing that the cats rather enjoy these ka ... More >>

Barbie Parts Hold Your Jewels: Crafty Weirdness

​ 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.

The Boob Scarf: Craft Gone Wrong, So Wrong

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 support." ​ Also available in a human mammary version. These puppies are customizable, too. ... More >>

Zombie Foot Necklace: Huh? Or, More Etsy Weirdness

​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 neck? Someone other than Jeffrey Dahmer, that is. We shall never know. Nice detail work on ... More >>

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

All photos courtesy of icruise​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, Jabba. Why do you like Jabba so much? That's kind of a difficult ... More >>

Broader Than Broadway

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

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 form of two-headed chickens, two-headed men (the buttocks detail on this one is particularly fetchin ... More >>

You Wear Eyes On Your Ears: Cracked Eye Earrings

​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 eyes? Why are they cracked? Did the person cry too much, thus resulting in dried out eyelids? ... More >>

Giant Fiberglass Banana: Very Large. Very Yellow.

For your bananafication: It's 4 and a half feet tall. It's a giant fiberglass banana. It costs $500. What do you do with it? I don't know. I may never know. But it is spectacular. (You DIY-types could probably make a similar version out of paper mache.) The banana was seen over at Etsy's "Keep It We ... More >>

What Do Justin Bieber and Black Flag Have in Common?

[From one of our sibling alt-weeklies, St. Louis' Riverfront Times, comes this LA-related find by music editor Annie Zaleski:] According to this Etsy listing, "Both groups have caused riots, both embrace DIY." Someone named Josiah Hughes is selling the following home-screened T-shirt, which feature ... More >>

Cute Freaky Nurses: Paper Dolls by Amy Earles

Artist Amy Earles made these cute but freaky but cute paper dolls. Maybe it's the black uniforms, or the dour expressions, or deathly pale skin and finger-weave hairstyles, but these two nurses look like they'd sooner smother you with a pillow than resuscitate you. You can buy them on her Etsy site ... More >>

Would You Put A Squid On Your Head? Josh Freeman's Etsy Squid Hats Explained (Sort Of)

All photos courtesy of Josh Freeman and his squids​Josh Freeman, 34, is the guy behind those infamous Squid Hats on Etsy. You know, the ones that made the rounds of the weird crafts blogs not too long ago? Here below, he tells the story behind the Internet's most bizarre headgear. What's with ... More >>

Severed Leg Cat Toys: The Most Endearing Body Parts...And the Tastiest

​ Cats will eat your eyeballs if given half the chance. Now they can eat severed legs. Karen Brazell is a 38 year old graphic designer. She makes catnip toys that look like severed legs and sells them for five bucks a pop. How many severed leg cat toys have you sold so far? Coming up on 140 ... More >>

David Bowie Art Mannequins from Australia, The Ultimate Bowie Birthday Gift

On this day in 1947, David Robert Jones was born in London. Nearly twenty years later, he would rechristen himself David Bowie and begin his ascent amongst the ranks of popular music. To help mark this natal celebration, West Coast Sound combed sites like Etsy and Deviant Art to find the coolest DIY ... More >>

Premium Marbled Beef...Pillow: The Meat Is So Soft

​I don't know much about this Beef Pillow. I don't know that there is much you need to know except that it's a pillow. Shaped like beef. It's on sale at Etsy for $42 (originally fifty bucks). It ships from Hong Kong. According to the description: This is a piece of beef-shape pillow made in k ... More >>

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Bastille Day & Marie Antoinette-Inspired Gift Guide: Shop Til Your Head Drops

Happy Bastille Day! Are we back to shopping yet? If you're into stimulating the economy--and the Dauphine could have used that excuse had it been available to her at the time--here are some Antoinette-inspired items (from Etsy and other internet environs) for your consideration. The storming of the ... More >>

War Tapes Jewelry: Neo-Victorian and Lolita Merch

Becca Popkin War Tapes may be best known for cranking out brooding jams at clubs and loft parties across Los Angeles, but Becca Popkin, bassist for the Downtown-based group has another talent that will be on display when the band embarks on its nationwide tour with VNV Nation this Saturday at Club N ... More >>

Mini Fake-Food Sculptures: The Shrimp Have Eyes, Dangling Hot Dogs, & Salmon Steak For Your Ears

Oh. My. God. Look at these teeny tiny little fake food sculpture/jewelry thingies. Look at them. I cannot stop looking at them. The shrimp have eyes.They are made by Stephanie Kilgast and are sold on her Etsy site here. "You will find very much miniature food jewelry on Etsy," she says, "but I guar ... More >>

Remember What the Dormouse Said: Mad Tea Party at Royal/T

View more photos in the Mad Tea Party slideshow. Shannon CottrellAs the sun set over Culver City maid cafe Royal/T and the crowd of Pullip doll-clutching elementary school girls were replaced by young adults in elaborate Lewis Carroll-themed ensembles, the Mad Tea Party, hosted by local shop The V ... More >>