The Baker's Dozen
1. Leaping Tall Buildings: The Origins of American Comics from writer Christopher Irving and photographer Seth Kushner presents a historical survey of the comic industry, starting in the 1930s. The book is set for an April release and will be available through powerHouse Books.2. French fashion designer Jean Paul Gaultier pays tribute to the late Amy Winehouse in his Spring/Summer 2012 collection.3. Artist Anna Utopia Giordano created...
The Baker's Dozen
1. Leandro Erlich's Bâtiment is a mirrored installation that turns anybody into Spiderman. It is currently on display at Le 104 in Paris, France as part of their In_Perceptions exhibition. 2....
The Baker's Dozen
1. Taking notes is so much more fun when your pencil is made of cheese.  Make sure your cheese shavings don't miss the plate!2. Jil Sander Newspaper Holder Fall 20123. Hamburger Wrapping...
The Baker's Dozen
1. Balmain Spring/Summer 2012 Catalog, shot by Karim Sadli2. In Wonderland: The Surrealist Adventures of Women Artists in Mexico and the United States at LACMA, January 29th - May 6th3. Destino,...
The Baker's Dozen
1. Bow Tie ... Bow Ties. Have your carbs and wear them too.2. Hermès Chess Set for Spring/Summer 2012 3. "Dangerous Ideas: Political Conceptual Work in Los Angeles" exhibit at MOCA, this...
The Baker's Dozen
  1. Betty Crocker makes playing with LEGOs much more tasty 2. Experience a clearer view of the Northern Lights through glass igloos at the Hotel Kakslauttanen in Lapland. 3...
Smooth Lines: NARS Laguna Illuminator
Daphne O'Leary
 Winter is no excuse for lackluster skin, especially with the likes of Nars’ Laguna Illuminator floating about. Available in four different shades, including the ever-so-popularly named “Orgasm” and “Super Orgasm” choices, the light-reflecting liquid glides on easily, adding extra oomph all over or simply used as a highlighter. For you skeptics who dread a Snooki-like result, fear not! The Illuminator is surprisingly sheer; creating a...
Smooth Lines: NARS Laguna Illuminator
 Winter is no excuse for lackluster skin, especially with the likes of Nars’ Laguna Illuminator floating about. Available in four different shades, including the ever-so-popularly named “Orgasm...
Smooth Lines: Shiseido Benefiance WrinkleResist24 Day Emulsion
 Moisturizer can be a touchy subject. Most of us are fiercely loyal to our particular brand, raising an eyebrow to anyone who dares suggest we switch. Now then, we at Flaunt certainly aren’t...
Smooth Lines: Benefit Moisture Prep Toning Lotion
 We all want products that work, who doesn’t? When our friends over at Benefit sent over a bottle of their Moisture Prep Toning Lotion, claiming it boosts the effectiveness of our daily...
Smooth Lines: Dude No. 1 Beard Oil
Of the five senses, smell has generally gotten the shaft. We’re more often slaves to the other four, neglecting to realize just how perceptive our noses really are. Yet, smell has the ability to time...
Smooth Lines: Laura Mercier Moonlight Collection
  Simplicity is, and always has been, key. Prominent makeup authority Laura Mercier gets that. Mercier has pumped out award-winning products with her eponymous empire since 1996, focusing...
Drinking Problems: Momokawa Sake
Caroline Pham
 It had been a calm weekend, devoid of whiskey and late nights, sensible and calm. The kind of weekend that didn’t quite feel normal to her any longer. She scanned the shelves. They were out of red, and vodka simply seemed inappropriate for a casual Sunday evening. A pretty sapphire bottle caught her eye. She tucked it beneath her arm and slipped past the milling bodies, out to the patio, glass in hand. Outside, she sat eyeing her selection...
Drinking Problems: Russian Standard
Jacque Pardo
Although summer has officially surrendered to fall, and the interns here at Flaunt are talking about their Halloween costumes, the cool days and gentle sounds of the fallen leaves scurrying after...
Drinking Problems: Godiva Chocolate Vodka
Devina Brown
  Last night Ernesto broke up with me, that little bastard. He told me I lost that derrière he fell in love with the first night we met last year. Mama always told me: "Latino men like the...
Drinking Problems: Camus Cognac
Mui-Hai Chu
 Earlier this week, on one fine afternoon, the venerable Professor Beard and distinguished Dr. Haswell rang and said they were going to stop by our offices. Feeling a bit crestfallen over their...
Drinking Problems: Stolen Rum
Devina Brown
  Last night Flaunt sent an intern home with a bottle of Stolen Rum; today, the intern is held for questioning: (LONG STARE WITHOUT BLINKING)  FLAUNT: What happened...
Drinking Problems: Cinco de High-o
Judd Condo
It's L.A.'s pinche holiday, motherfuckers: Cinco de High-o. We are currently getting crunk at Flaunt offices, which is why you probably won't even read this damn blog til tomorrow:...
Crowd Surfing: M83
Gabe Geer
On tour in support of their critically lauded new double LP, Hurry Up, We're Dreaming, M83 played to a sold out crowd at Hollywood's Music Box. The much touted "epic" quality of Hurry Up, We're Dreaming translates quite nicely to their stage show. And, as you can expect from a band named after a spiral galaxy, M83 boasts one of the more impressive lighting setups around. The group's frontman, Anthony Gonzalez, described his intention with the...
Crowd Surfing: Grieves & Budo
Brooke Workneh & Jacque Pardo
We love a good Thursday night dance. One more day of work left before two days off - seems only fair. So when we were invited to see Grieves & Budo at The Troubadour, we were already out the door...
Crowdsurfing: Teddybears
Jacque and Paige Pardo
It’s Saturday morning, the cartoons are on. Oh wait, no, we're at The Echo, and it's Thursday night. The confusion stems from the bear mask-bedecked music-makers, eyes glowing bright red,...
Deadmau5 Post-Show High
Every now and again a show is so radical and special, you reel to even process what you're seen. Last week at the Hollywood Palladium, Deadmau5 played 4 shows to a sell out crowd. Of course Flaunt...
Weekend Getaway: Mad Decent Block Party x Los Angeles
Caroline Pham
What did you do last weekend? If it didn’t involve a clammy mosh pit of hipster kids and Skid Row transients raindancing to moombahton, save your breath. Mad Decent’s roving Block Party finally made...
This Music Is Bisexual and By Sexual I Mean Sexual
Jeremiah Garcia
Yukimi Nagano is slinking about barefoot on stage. She’s dressed like Fred Flintstone minus the club. Halfway up her arm is an anchor tattoo, and a pink tambourine that looks more like an...
Nightlife: Eric Ray Davidson's The New York Times Fashion Week Photo Diary
 Much like the newly discovered “Elvis” monkey of Southeast Asia, spotting a model in her natural habitat, in the hubba-hubba that has come to define the madness of any runway show, is a rare find. One of our favorite contributing photographers, Eric Ray Davidson, showed his The New York Times Fashion Week Photo Diary last Thursday at Siren Studios, capturing the candor and business of a catwalk in a provocatively coherent...
Nightlife: Florence + The Machine After Party
 Florence + The Machine hosted an after party last night at Hemingway’s Bar in Hollywood to celebrate their performance at KROQ’s Acoustic Christmas.That’s all well and good.The real treat of...
Nightlife: The Art of Shaving
With all the bearded travesties roaming around the Flaunt offices of late, we couldn't wait for No Shave November to come to an end. So, when The Art of Shaving celebrated their 15th anniversary with...
Tapas, copas, and TASCHEN with Pedro Almodóvar
Stefanie Keenan
Last night Flaunt bounced west to laud to the launch of the surreal tome--The Pedro Almodóvar Archives--at the TASCHEN Store in Beverly Hills with tapas and cocktails. Following...
Monsters, Myths, and Legends at Rankin Gallery
Dom Chinea
We helped ring in Myths, Monsters, and Legends, the latest exhibition at photographer Rankin's eponymous gallery on Melrose. A collaboration between Rankin and Damien Hirst, the collection of...
Myths, Monsters and Legends
What is with Damien Hirst? First, the famed artist made the album cover for the Red Hot Chili Peppers' latest album. Now, he's exhibiting on Melrose. You'd think the man'd finally lightened up to...
Print Media: Carsten Höller: Experience
Photographed by Attilio MaranzanoHuman beings are essentially lab rats. At least comparatively so as test subjects in Belgian artist Carsten Höller's experiment and participatory-based artwork. Influenced by research experiments from scientific history, Höller's work is designed to deconstruct our psychological habit of detachment from the art we view by actively engaging the audience in experiences (or experiments) as varied as floating nude in...
Print Media: Industrial Light & Magic
Cinema is magic, full of visual trickery and awe-inspiring effects that allow us to lose ourselves momentarily in an altered reality. Pamela Glintenkamp’s Industrial Light & Magic: The Art of...
Print Media: Detroit: 138 Square Miles
Decay is a paradoxical process, architecturally speaking. A building falling into disrepair is an eyesore; yet, there’s a strange beauty in the dying skeleton, in the story of what once was. Julie...
Print Media: Where They Create
For those who’ve chosen to worship high art over organized religion, the studio is church: a sanctimonious place of dedication to the spirit within. Dedicating the last 20-plus years to visiting...
Print Media: Fräulein
 A healthy dose of fantasy is always good for the soul. Like a sexual chicken soup, we say. Campbell’s might balk at our comparison, but famed supermodel-turned-fashion-photographer Ellen von...
Print Media: L.A. Object & David Hammons Body Prints
David Hammons. "Spade (Power for the Spade)," 1969. Body print and silkscreen. 55.5 x 33.5 inches. Courtesy Tilton Gallery, New York and Roberts & Tilton, Culver City, CA.It was the era of civil...
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These days, success in the music industry is measured more in airplay than...
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