Awards season has come and gone and were left with a mere memory of gorgeous gowns and gold statuettes. One thing that has been burned in my mind from that evening was that there was nary a black dress in sight! While most of us don't have any red carpet moments in our future, we do have plenty of c...

So I am an avid watcher of Bravo’s Top Chef. One of the chefs this season who has been quite entertaining to me was Fabio Vivani. Sadly, he was told to pack up his knives and go last week. My friends and I decided that we needed a Fabio sighting to get us through the Top Chef finale (which wil...

With everything going on in the world, it's hard to ignore what were doing to our earth, so in 2009 I'm making an effort to buy green. I've found my self in quite a conundrum though-- I want to be green, but I don't want to look green. I have no interest in looking like a hippie at a Grateful Dead c...

Photo by Alternative Photography via Flickr When I first sat down to write about BDSM for newbies, I figured that I'd wind up with some sort of simple list; you know, 1. Handcuffs. 2. Dog collar. 3. Light smack across the face. But how naive I was! BDSM, which is a complex acronym that stands for bo...

Photo courtesy of Joanna Angel Remember when you were a kid, and you dug through your dad's Playboys? Yeah...me too. Anyway, maybe you wished that the girls were a little more interesting. You know, a little less Barbie, a little more Joan Jett. Well...if so, Joanna Angel is your lady. Since startin...

I am a total geek. I work for a video game company. My desk is covered in gaming magazines and mangas. I might know more about anime than I do about food. It is no surprise to my friends that I am familiar with some of the trends in Asia, such as maid cafes. Maid cafes started in Akihabara, a major ...

Am I the only one who gets major anxiety before Valentine's Day? When you're a single gal, you're either nervous about finding a date or just depressed that your only dates are Ben & Jerry. When you're a coupled lady, you're worried about all the expectations and hype of the most romantic day of the...

Photo by JaseMan/Flickr We've all done some crazy things in the name of health, a better bod or a spiritual cleanse. Today, LAist's writers and editors confess our most questionable decisions; some successful, some not so much. Some downright dangerous. But we do it for you, readers, so read on... "...

I was on the edge of my seat when I heard that Jeremy Scott signed a multi-season deal with Adidas Originals. Best known for his outlandish punk-rock, avant-garde clothing and themed collections, I was excited to see what he was going to do for the Adidas capsule collection. Sneaker-heads and fashio...

You don't need to be a Torah-toter to love Jewish rosaries. These religion-inspired beads have been popping up on cool kids everywhere (including their fearless leaders Agyness Deyn and the boys from MGMT). The (JEW)elery collection was started by Carlen Altman in her Brooklyn, NY, studio when she w...