Gendy Alimurung

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Disney's Small World Ride: The Horror Returns Anew

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 obnoxiousness, Disney has added in characters from its more popular franchises--Aladdin, Nemo, the Little Mermaid, Toy Story. They've......
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Gerbils of the Caribbean, Ratula, and Sparta Mice

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 real idea." Can't you just see someone spending hours and hours and hours filming and......
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Makeup for Pussy Cats: Hello Kitty & MAC

Last year they did Dame Edna, now they're doing a Hello Kitty line of cosmetics. "Somewhere between a coy girl and sexy siren, M·A·C Hello Kitty represents the desire in all of us to be both innocent and mischievous," says their PR. She is coy girl, sexy siren, and all......
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Star Wars Dioramas: A Day in the Life of a Stormtrooper

digg_url = 'https://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 things I've been trying to get into lately is painting and assembling model toys. I bought......
Pale beauties: Edwardians in L.A.; Credit: Gendy Alimurung

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

View more photographs in the Edwardian Ball slideshow.    “It seemed like the thing to do,” says a tall, thin man named Slim, asked what inspired his costume for our city’s first Edwardian Ball. A tiny candle flickers inside the ornate Chinese-palace lantern strapped to his head. He is swathed......
Xena-philes: Dressed to thrill for the costume competition at the Xena

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

View more photographs in the Xena Warrior Princess slideshow.   A hot young lesbian looking for a good time could do a lot worse than the Xena Warrior Princess Convention this past weekend at the Los Angeles Airport Marriott Hotel. Of course, Xena accommodates all: mythology buffs, amateur historians and......