Gendy Alimurung

Grunions in ecstasy; Credit: PHOTO BY TED SOQUI

Fish That Walk

Gendy Alimurung
No one knew for sure if they would run, but they were out there in the waves, lurking, waiting: the grunions.Grunions are the fish that walk on land. On certain nights in the months of May through August, they beach themselves by the thousands on Southern California shores, spawn, then......

Eau Manny

Gendy Alimurung
Have you ever smelled Manny Pacquiao? You can. The Filipino boxer has an official fragrance now. It does not, as some people believe, contain droplets of his sweat or extracts of his testosterone or blood. Nor does it smell like gym socks. "It smells not how a boxer smells, but......
A young Potter fan. He takes no prisoners.

Have Tea with Harry Potter at Whimsic Alley: Bring Your Own Owl

Gendy Alimurung
Every couple of weeks or so, the Harry Potter store Whimsic Alley in Los Angeles hosts Potter-themed afternoon tea events. Last weekend was one such occasion. Hagrid (or a Hagrid-impersonator) was there. As was a cute Harry (okay, fine, a Harry-impersonator). They (and by "they" I mean "we") played Wizard......
Credit: Photo via Krazzy Cakes

Top 10 Brain Cakes: What Happens When Zombie-Lovers Bake

Gendy Alimurung
As evidenced by these Flickr photos, surprisingly many people have been making brain-shaped desserts. This is what happens when the zombie-horror-comic book-convention generation learns how to bake. (What is wrong with you people?) These are particularly inspired: 1. Floating Brains Cupcakes. They look like they're floating. The icing looks so......
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Succulent Bear at the Natural History Museum "Age of Mammals" Gala

Gendy Alimurung
Check out this crazy amazing succulent bear. Holly Vesecky, floral artist, made it for the grand re-opening gala for Los Angeles County's Natural History Museum's Beaux Arts Building. The bear was the centerpiece at the new Age of Mammals exhibit. Vesecky and her partner Rebecca Uchtman run an innovative floral......
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MacAquarium Meets iPad, Has Baby

Gendy Alimurung
Remember the MacAquarium? The fish tank you could build out of an old Mac Classic? Well check out this baby. It's an iPad dock made from an old Mac Classic. If you have the Pocket Pond app (which is a nice app, by the way), it's a fair approximation of......
Equus Ann; Credit: PHOTO BY STAR FOREMAN

Giddyup

Gendy Alimurung
A horse is a horse, of course, of course, except if it's actually a human. A woman known as Submiss Ann is a 54-year-old mother and grandmother and former children's party planner. In her off time, she enjoys pretending to be a pony. Ann, who prefers that her last name......
Credit: All photos courtesy of Boozecats

Cat Insanity of the Week: Boozecats is Like Kittens for Beer

Gendy Alimurung
Ryan Darrenkamp is 27, lives in Brooklyn, currently has no cats, but blogs about cats and booze in the website Boozecats. He moved to New York three years ago from Amish country Pennsylvania and it's apparently been hell and liquor and cats since then. Do different breeds of cats represent......