When I hopped on the phone with emerging artist Matt Furie to talk about his upcoming show of new work with Albert Reyes at Giant Robot, I was a little nervous. The hyper colorful pieces on his Web site—often small-scale...[+]

A beautiful thing happened the day Melanie Willhide moved in next to Betsey Kenyon, and we would like to personally thank the jewelry gods for the divine accessories intervention that occurred. In an area bursting with roughly 17 million people,...[+]

Some people bring a camera with them everywhere when they go on vacation. Others mark their experiences by keeping some sort of travel journal. Personally, I like to find a special article of clothing at a tucked away boutique or...[+]

After wisdom tooth surgery, my nurse, who had five minutes prior been sedating me with laughing gas, asked if I wanted to save my crooked, extracted tooth—the thing that caused me days of pain, a swollen cheek, and an unfortunate...[+]

Every rocker has a cuddly side—after all, the Ramones did write some pretty sweet love songs, and even Ozzy Osborne can't seem to resist little fluffy dogs. Jewelry designer Wendy Nichol's fall collection taps into the softer side of punk,...[+]

We always thought we'd fall for the perfect man, the million-dollar man, or at the very least, the big man on campus. We'd meet, lock eyes and live happily-ever-after in an apartment with very large walk-in closets. We never thought...[+]

Last night I saw Zooey Deschanel, part of my favorite new indie rock duo, She & Him, and one of the most charming things about the actress-cum-singer's performance was her '50s-inspired get up. Which reminded me of another of my...[+]

While I'm a sucker for the man children who populate Judd Apatow's movies, part of me thinks they should all be forced to sit in a room and listen to Elbow's album, Seldom Seen Kid. In their new release (which...[+]

"Females carry the marks, language and nuances of their culture more than the male," Wangechi Mutu has said. "Anything that is desired or despised is always placed on the female body." So it should come as no surprise that this...[+]

Once upon a 19th century time, restrictive corsetry and umpteen pounds of underwear rendered women virtually immobile while deforming their precious bodies. Then came the Rational Dress Society—a troop of feminists vehemently opposed to conventional fashion norms—to shake things up....[+]

At this point in his career, you'd think that John Leguizamo would have seen it all. But according to the veteran actor, the sets of action-packed movies like "Carlito's Way" and "Summer of Sam" have nothing on what he experienced...[+]

When Carrie Schupper returned from this year's South By Southwest festival singing the praises of a new L.A.-based rock 'n roll band she saw at a Blender showcase, I didn't think anything of it. Until I surfed on to Drive...[+]

For those of you who don't follow the street art scene, Blek le Rat is the French graffiti artist who began his famed career in Paris back in the '80s and has inspired the work of everyone from Shepard Fairey...[+]

With influences that include the films of David Cronenberg—who, for those unfamiliar, also goes by the "King of Venereal Horror" or the "Baron of Blood"—it's no wonder that Trang Chau's vision for Le Sang Des Betes is a little, well,...[+]

Friday, March 28th: Reduced-price tickets for "American Zombie"Cinematic proof that the Undead have feelings, too. Print out the coupon to the left and score six dollar seats to see this funny mockumentary at Laemmele Sunset 5 on opening weekend. Don't...[+]

Move over Dolly. There's a new Joline in town who has us enchanted. Yes, she spells her first name a little differently, but any chance to reference the classic Parton ditty can't be ignored. Amsterdam-based emerging designer, Joline Jolink, and...[+]

What's in a name? Evidentially, a lot if you're Seattle-based band Say Hi To Your Mom, who recently shortened their moniker to the simpler and less cheeky "Say Hi". Why? "I've been meaning to do it for a long time,"...[+]