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Gorgeous Hot Spots in La La Land: Five Restaurant Design Award Contenders

If there is one thing that can make or break a good experience at a restaurant it's the food. If your steak is too bloody, your fries are too soggy, or your pasta ain't al dente...it's sayonara..see you later. Right behind "food quality/taste" has got to be decor/ambiance. Whisk me away from LA to San Francisco, take me on a trip sensory trip to Paris, let me… Continue

Added by alice on September 29, 2008 at 9:00am — 4 Comments

My Modern Mondays: Top 5 Light Fixtures..To Brighten Up Your Day

Who doesn't like beautiful looking light fixtures? More than just a functional piece of furniture, lighting has become like unique pieces of art.



#5 - Lotus light fixtures by Dido designs by by Caroline Mansouri. I just love the look of these! Gorgeous! Too bad you have… Continue

Added by alice on September 29, 2008 at 12:00am — 2 Comments

On Larry King: Chris Rock Talks About the Election



Part 1 of 2 I love the last part of this clip when they talk about Bill Clinton.…



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Added by alice on September 28, 2008 at 12:00pm — 2 Comments

I'm starting to feel bad but Tina Fey as Palin is too funny: Couric/Palin open of SNL

Added by alice on September 28, 2008 at 10:30am — 2 Comments

Jack Cafferty on CNN: How Do You REALLY Feel About Sarah Palin?

Added by Eugene on September 27, 2008 at 9:00am — 5 Comments

How about a little HipHop Artistry?







I found these on the LA times website, thought I would share. They depictions are spot on in my opinion. I didn't have to think about it. The colors used are warm and portray the individuals in a much more subtle way than they are actually known.



"Alexander Melamid and hip-hop heroes

Grammy winner Kanye West is outfitted in some of the trappings of his times in a portrait by Alexander Melamid. It's part of the "Holy Hip-Hop!" exhibition of Melamid… Continue

Added by rp {|} // .MrPresident___++ on September 26, 2008 at 2:30pm — 4 Comments

‘Second Lives’ at the Museum of Arts and Design in NYC

This looks like an awesome show with a sense of humor. The artists in "Second Lives" are using old materials to create something new.

This chandelier made out of recycled eyeglasses by Stuart Haygarth is unbelievable, really beautiful...The entire review is…

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Added by Mary on September 26, 2008 at 1:35pm — 4 Comments

TarFest - Festival of Art, Film, Music & Run! - 10/3-10/5: Park La Brea

TarFest has been held annually since 2003 at the La Brea Tar Pits and the surrounding Museum Row in the historic Miracle Mile district of Los Angeles. The festival presents an opportunity for artists in LA to gain creative exposure in the geographical and cultural center of the city for the benefit of public enrichment. The four-day indoor/outdoor multi-venue… Continue

Added by Eugene on September 26, 2008 at 9:00am — 1 Comment

Oh Ms. Stefani...In This Month's Domino?

I'm not sure when it exactly happened, Gwen. Perhaps we've always had this bond..you went to school in Anaheim...me Anaheim Hills! Or maybe it was when you married that hunka hunka burning love, Gavin Rossdale, in that white and pink Galliano… Continue

Added by alice on September 26, 2008 at 7:00am — 4 Comments

PETA Loves Breasts

PETA wants Ben & Jerry’s to use human milk in their ice cream instead of cow’s milk.



I kid you not. They sent a letter to Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, cofounders of Ben & Jerry’s Homemade Inc., urging them to replace cow’s milk they use in their ice cream products with human breast milk.



“PETA’s request comes in the wake of news reports that a Swiss restaurant owner will…

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Added by PANDA JU on September 25, 2008 at 9:00pm — 5 Comments

Panty Dropping Chic: Ferrari V4 Superbike Concept



Designed by Israeli designer Amir Glinik, this concept bike uses a modified V12 engine from the Ferrari Enzo supercar, chopped down to four cylinders and modified to drive just one wheel in a motorcycle frame. The superbike features hand controls adapted from an F-16 fighter jet and bottons inspired by the steering wheel in Ferrari's Formula 1 racecars, and an all weather touch-screen LCD atop the fuel tank.



D's panties just descended… Continue

Added by PANDA JU on September 25, 2008 at 6:06pm — 8 Comments

Atlantis, The Palm - An Aquatic Luxury Resort: Dubai

Everyone knows that Dubai is becoming one of the premier luxury destinations in the world, and now they can flex their muscles some more. Atlantis, The Palm, the first resort to open on Dubai’s revolutionary man-made island The Palm Jumeirah, opened its doors this week on September 24th. Highlights include Aquaventure, the biggest water park in the Middle East,… Continue

Added by Eugene on September 25, 2008 at 2:00pm — 1 Comment

Got 10 Minutes? Take BBC's Senses Challenge. (Click Pic Below.)

The Challenge. Then..tell us how you scored! It's pretty fun!

Added by alice on September 25, 2008 at 1:00pm — 3 Comments

A little painful to watch but if McCain takes it and then (God forbid) croaks...

we need to be prepared.…

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Added by alice on September 25, 2008 at 12:30pm — 5 Comments

'Cause Adults Create Some Crazy Cool Stuff With Legos

People never cease to amaze me! Who said only kids could play with legos? Get a bunch of grown adults together with a passion for these colorful bricks and what do you get? Pure awesomeness. Here's my top five.



#5. This Vader want to bitch slap you with his lego claw! Watch out for those Michelin tire looking thighs! (I'm not even a Star Wars fan and I… Continue

Added by alice on September 25, 2008 at 10:30am — 3 Comments

THE WEEKEND EXPERIENCE - MOVIES OPENING 9/26

THE MIND-NUMBING ACTION THRILLER OF THE WEEK

Eagle Eye

Jerry Shaw (LaBeouf) and Rachel Holloman (Monaghan) are two strangers thrown together by a mysterious phone call from a woman they have never met. Threatening their lives and family, she pushes Jerry and Rachel into a series of increasingly dangerous situations – using the… Continue

Added by Eugene on September 25, 2008 at 10:00am — 1 Comment

Favorite Artist of the Moment: Yu Cheng Hong

What strikes me most about this Taiwanese artist is that he can modernize anime looking characters. With clean lines and the use of a few vibrant colors, Yu Cheng Hong shows us that it doesn't have to be too complicated or colorful to be beautiful. Oh yes....and these girls look like they can… Continue

Added by alice on September 25, 2008 at 9:30am — 1 Comment

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE SWEETEST GIRL WE KNOW, ANNIE LEE!

Whether you have us wishing we were in south OC for brunch at Bayside Restaurant or riding a trolley in Laguna or… Continue

Added by alice on September 25, 2008 at 9:00am — 7 Comments

Biggest Non Shocker of the Week



If this is the government trying to divert America's attention from the economic crisis via a celebrity scandal a la "Nipplegate", they won't be succeeding.



The cover of the latest People magazine shows Aiken holding his infant son, Parker Foster Aiken, with the headline: "Yes, I'm Gay." The admission was "the first decision I made as a father," the 29-year-old singer told the magazine. A… Continue

Added by PANDA JU on September 25, 2008 at 12:00am — 1 Comment

Stormtrooper Helmet (papercraft)



These are free. (Take that, Economic Downturn!)



Only catch is that you have to download a papercraft file (.PDO) viewing program (Pepakura Designer) from crazy Japanese papercraft website. Download here. [ Link ]



With any luck my storm trooper will look like… Continue

Added by PANDA JU on September 24, 2008 at 12:45pm — No Comments

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