If you do fashion, you go to NYC, and if you do entertainment, you go to L.A. That's the general rule of thumb should you decide to pursue a career in either of those industries. L.A., you know I'm yours, but I feel like I'm perpetuating a really bad, embarrassing lie when I call it "LA Fashion Week." Maybe "LA Fashion Appreciation Week" or even "Fashion Awareness Week" would be more appropriate, but suggesting it's among the ranks of NYFW is borderline crazy. No, not borderline, it's actually plain crazy. However, the two sisters behind Rodarte, the highly sought after fashion line responsible for the costumes in Black Swan, have no intention of leaving their SoCal roots for NYC. More»

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• Libyan authorities beat and hauled Iman al-Obeidi away after she told a gathering of foreign reporters at a Tripoli hotel Saturday about a horrific rape by 15 of Gadhafi's vigilantes.  She has disappeared. [LAT] More»

The good thing about art is that it's always fluctuating. Always new shows, new scandals, new trends. And now that spring is springing, and the sun is shining, it is a great time to get out of the house and look at some awesome art. Why? Because it's awesome. I already told you that. Enjoy! More»

As we all know, this Sunday marks the 83rd Annual Academy Awards, or as it's known to advertising executives, the Gay Superbowl. Ostensibly the crown jewel of the Hollywood awards season, the Oscars honor excellence in film, bestowing accolades on only the most important, revered and timeless movies, and Shakespeare In Love. And while the laundry list of Oscar mistakes is already a sizable one (hey, Al Pacino, can I get a "HOO-AH?"), there's no reason why the incestuous, petulant, self-important Academy can't etch a few more clunkers for us to mock for all time. More»

Awards season continues to roll forward with self-congratulatory revelry by the movie industry, highlighted by flowing champagne mixed with acceptance speech tears. Betty White flirted with her statue, Mila Kunis rocked the carpet while Kate Mara looked spooky, John Krasinski proved he's still awesome, Jesse Eisenberg exposed long revered myths,  Cory Monteith took fans to the bathroom and more... More»