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I'm in the Band

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“It’s not every day we get a virgin,” the pretty bandleader says into the mike. “So I want you to take it real easy on her.” I walk to the stage as the crowd stares at me in anticipation, sizing me up, wondering if I’m gonna be any good. I......
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She Is Barbie, Hear Her Roar

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Barbie has always been a controversial figure. There was the whole bit about her being so impossibly proportioned that she couldn’t menstruate if she were real — never mind her wrecking the self-confidence of young women everywhere with her male-fantasy beauty. Just look what happened when Barbie played poor Karen......
(Photos by Josh White)

Take a Load Off, Mandrake

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Mandrake is a cozy, wood-paneled shoebox of an art hang that feels a little like a small cabin at the top of a mountain where hikers can go rest. It even has cocktail tables made out of tree trunks and footage of crackling fireplace flames projected on the large wall......
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Kelly Clarkson New Face of NASCAR

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That's right the American Idol winner was just chosen to be the "it" girl for the racing sport. But you're not really surprised are you? (Not that there isn't a special place in my heart for NASCAR.) According to the press release I just received: "Nearly 50% of NASCAR fans......
Journey through Infinity ''Kenny Loggins'' (left) and ''Steve Smith'' (right)

Hold On to That Feelin'

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Journey sing-alongs are normally reserved for moments alone in your car or an a cappella rock block in the shower. But at Spaceland Friday night, we screeched through the Streeet-light, Peep-pu-u-ul! of “Don’t Stop Believin’,” the staccatoed, Ooh, all night. All night. Oh, every night, of “Anyway You Want It,”......
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Heads or Tails

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Apparently the newest accessory this season, is a tail. No, not that strand of hair you kept growing despite haircuts. I was speaking to a member of an artist collective in Venice, who says he and his pals are getting a lot of attention for wearing tails in public. What......
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Wet Is the New Dry

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Dry cleaning is a bit of a misnomer — the process isn’t dry at all. A liquid called perchloroethylene (“perc” for short) is used to clean your precious garments in huge washing machines, and if even a little bit spills it can seep right through concrete or cement floors and......
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Golden Globes Bitchfest

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Ok, so I guess I'm supposed to comment on who wore what, if they looked good or not, yada yada... since this is a style blog. But I was so pissed off all week that my inbox was being violated with emails from publicists who thought I gave a shit......
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LA Fashion Week Buzz

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I heard from a Smashbox freelancer yesterday that traipsing back and forth through leaky tents in Culver City may be a thing of the past. Smashbox merged with Quixote studios and plans are being made to host this upcoming LA Fashion Week in March in the massive soundstages on the......
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A Shady Deal

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Do something for yourself and the rest of us this year — plant a tree. It’s not such a tall order. You can get a free tree from L.A.’s Department of Water and Power to shade your home, or you can plant a tree in a public space with the......