Gendy Alimurung

America did its patriotic duty to stimulate the national economy at the malls this past Thanksgiving weekend. Black Friday sales, you may have heard, were up 3 percent from last year, topping out at $10.6 billion. Shoppers spent $372 over the Black Friday weekend. Nevermind that nasty little business of......

Oh, Depeche Mode, how could you? Are times so tough that you're letting the Duffster karaoke a version of your iconic "Personal Jesus"? This reminds me of the time Tatu covered "How Soon Is Now," which okay, fine, yes I rather enjoyed. The Duff told MTV she was 2 years old......

Two suggestions, both dresses from KTZ. Both adorable and unusual. KTZ is the label that singer M.I.A. likes to wear. The purple dress is called the "Mayan Dress" for those patterns on the sleeves and bodice (on sale for $217 from Chinatown shop Welcome Hunters). It's layered with a slip inside. The......

Something to consider this holiday shopping season as Black Friday looms tomorrow is sea creatures. We had a rash of them recently in interior design. I'm thinking of the stuff from Roost, particularly their sea urchin tealight lanterns. When I was at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art last......

All day Sunday at my place, the neighbor's dog kept barking (and barking and barking and barking). It's a small dog, of course. In the extensive urban lore that chronicles the incessant barking dog phenomenon, it's the small ones that so often turn out to be "yappers." Careful sonic analysis......

Just a couple of things that came to mind while alternately watching the 2008 American Music Awards and doing laundry last night. 5. Rihanna's Bobbed Hair Backup GirlsI can't find photos of them at this point, but Rihanna had two backup singers in 80's black puff dresses with black Uma Thurman......

You can't go anywhere these days without someone busting out with their digital camera and taking your picture (i.e. stealing your soul) with it. Maybe you always look like crap in them. Maybe you always ask people to delete-delete or threaten to murder them if they post it on Facebook......