Gendy Alimurung

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Suze Orman, I Love You

Financial guru Suze Orman is who I watch when it's 1 AM in the morning and I'm feeling stressed and can't sleep because I'm too worried about the future. I listen to her money advice (Don't spend!), snuggle up with calculator and budget notebook in hand, and take comfort in......
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Sarah Palin Mannequin Ebay Auction: Inauguration Shenanigans Begin Early

The Obama Inauguration Day shenanigans are beginning early with Mito Aviles and ChadMichael Morrisette's Ebay auction of their infamous Sarah Palin mannequin. They strung her up last Halloween, much to the dismay/delight of their West Hollywood neighborhood. (For the backstory, go here.) The auction begins today (Jan. 13) and ends......
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99-Cent Only Calendar Girl Contest

(View more pics in the 99-Cent Only Calendar Girl slideshow.) You know how Project Runway inevitably has the inevitable segment where the aspiring designers are asked to assemble a stylish outfit from stuff purchased at a grocery store--coffee filters, tablecloths, et cetera? Well, the costumes in Ken Roht's musical 99......
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R.I.P. Retail Stores That Bit the Dust

So many stores didn't make it through 2008. Here is a list of them (and a few things I'll miss about each). More here.  Ann Taylor -- closed 117 stores out of 966.• Things to be missed: Classic black cardigans. Determined-looking petite Asian women elbowing you in the stomach when......
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Guinea Pig Olympics

Guinea pig. Guinea pig. Guinea pig. It just rolls off the tongue doesn't it? Not literally, though, unless you live in Peru. Anyway, have you gotten your 2009 calendars yet? A few of us here at the office haven't yet, aside from those who are content to make do with......
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Twisted Balloon Fashion…Stay Away from Cacti

Um, is this a thing now? People wearing dresses made out of balloons? The outfits probably make a sound like bubble-wrap when you sit down. I wonder if those girls are naked under those balloons. I don't know the why, or the where, or pretty much even the how. Except I......
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Stylist Makeover For Employees at LA's Latest Fashion Hotel

The old Hyatt West Hollywood (unofficially known as "the riot house") on the Sunset Strip is re-opening this January 8 as the Andaz West Hollywood. It's employees won't be wearing just any old thing, however. WWD reports that management brought in a stylist to school employees on fashion. Instead of......